If you are dazzled by the beauty of millefiori canes, then you will love The Glass Menagerie. This guide to the world of silhouette canes contains over 150 blow-ups of silhouettes in full color. Hawley accompanies his photography with well-researched speculation about why each cane was made, pointing out particularly fine silhouettes and identifying those canes which are rare finds. The Glass Menagerie is the first book to take an in-depth look at the art of silhouette canes. It is an essential addition to the library of any collector.
Reader Reviews
I can't believe they made the guy use a cane. Hawley gives us a perfect perspective of what life in a paperweight is like. Glassy. Classy? I have incorperated this work into my class on modern day anthropomorphism. I applaud his efforts. I particularly enjoyed his passage, "Affliction makes opposing forces loom anthropomorphously." Perhaps he could work these ideas into a dramatic work about a family who's father has abandoned them and they live in St. Louis, in a state of paralysis as they struggle to find happiness. He could even make a character who finds solace in an imagined world of glass animals. Perhaps ...
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