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@ Colourful Glass Apples
Kyoto begins his exploration of Glass.

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@ Jar with Grape Hyacinths

Navy Flower Power Egg
The first painted eggs came from Mesopotamia, and because eggs were forbidden food during Lent, people painted eggs while Lent was being observed—after Lent, they would eat the eggs on Easter Day.

Beautifully decorated eggs “pysanka” are associated with Ukraine, and the oldest painted egg that was unearthed in northern Ukraine is dated to the end of the 17th century.

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Crushed Glass Mosaic Art
This is a stunning example of glass art. Making crushed glass art is a great way to recycle glass and turn it into a beautiful and unique piece of art. The steps involved in making crushed glass art are fairly simple, and with the right materials and safety precautions, you can easily create a one-of-a-kind work of art.

@ Crushed Glass Mosaic Art
Glass is a material that’s both man-made and natural as well. In fact, our ancestors once used glass called obsidian to create knives, jewellery, and weapons. This type of glass is naturally created by the intense heat given off from volcanic eruptions that works to fuse rocks and sand into glass. And yes, it looks as cool as it sounds!

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@ Multicolour Marbles
Did you know that glass can be recycled again and again without wearing out or losing its quality over time? The fact that it won’t deteriorate with use and age makes it one of the easiest materials to recycle.

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Neon Nudge
Set off your bar wall décor with this eye-catching neon bar sign to create a welcoming vibe and notch up the look of your place! It's the perfect accessory to jazz up your home bar. Neon was discovered in 1898 and the name comes from the Greek neos, meaning 'new'. It is the second Noble gas and is the fifth most abundant element in the universe. Only red signs contain pure neon; the other colours combine neon with other gases.

@ Neon Nudge
What do you call an alligator with a magnifying glass?
An investigator!

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@ Street through Raindrops
We’ve all gotten used to driving in cars with windshields that are made of shatter-proof laminated glass, but it hasn’t always been this way. The first windshields were made out of regular glass that’s used for standard windows. Of course, the main problem with this was how easily the glass would shatter during an accident, which became a major safety hazard. Even Henry Ford himself was injured by flying glass shards because of this. That was until he decided that something needed to be done to lower the cost of the glass and make it safer. As a result, one of his employees, along with a British glass manufacturer, produced a new process that made our windshield glass safer, stronger, and more cost effective.

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@ Journey by Train
There is one type of glass that hardly ever cracks or breaks into shards — tempered glass. This kind only breaks under extreme pressure, and when it does, it breaks into smaller granules, not shards. How does this work? By super-cooling glass that’s first heated to more than 600 degrees Celsius in a tempering oven. This process causes the outer layer to cool much faster than the inner layer, creating superior strength.

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@ Windowsill with Flowers and Jug
Will glass coffins be a success?
Remains to be seen!

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@ Modern Chess Board
Blue glass is made from naturally occurring iron impurities from the sand. This blue glass is used for food and beverage containers and even home design items like tiles, flooring and stained glass.

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@ Sparkly Cocktail Glass
We’re all used to driving cars with windscreens made of shatter-proof laminated glass. However, the first windscreens were made from the normal glass used for house windows. The main problem with this was how easily the glass would shatter during an accident, which was of course a major safety hazard. Even Henry Ford himself was injured by flying glass shards from a broken windscreen. He decided that something needed to be done to make windscreens safer. One of his employees, along with a British glass manufacturer, produced a new process that made windscreen glass stronger and safer.

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@ Still Life with Rose
Glass is a material that can be both man-made and natural. Our ancestors used black glass called obsidian to create jewellery, knives and other weapons. This type of glass is formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes. Lumps of obsidian resemble lumps of glassy coal!

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@ Glass Dragonfly
What do you call an alligator with a magnifying glass?
An investigator!

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@ Through a Glass Brightly
There is one type of glass that hardly ever cracks or breaks into shards — tempered glass. This kind only breaks under extreme pressure, and when it does, it breaks into smaller granules, not shards. How does this work? By super-cooling glass that’s first heated to more than 600 degrees Celsius in a tempering oven. This process causes the outer layer to cool much faster than the inner layer, creating superior strength.

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@ Marbles in Blue and Purple
What do you call a glass to-do list?
Clear instructions!

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@ Sands of Time in Hourglass
Oh look ... you found a truly unique little penguin!

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@ Glass Square Tile
There are three ways to see things in life. You can either look at the glass as half empty like a pessimist, half full like an optimist, or you can be an engineer and realise that the glass is bigger than required.

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Cathedral Stained Glass Window
The art of creating stained glass windows to decorate churches and cathedrals is over a thousand years old. It took very skilled craftsmen to create them. Stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture, and normally by then further decorating it in various ways. Many large windows have withstood the elements for over hundreds of years and remained for the most part intact since the late mediaeval time.

@ Cathedral Stained Glass Window
Glass is not clear in its natural form. It’s actually a greenish colour! To get clear glass, the iron content in the molten glass formula must be reduced. To produce dark green glass (aka "bottle green"!) chromium, copper or iron is added to molten glass. Green glass is essential for wine bottles, as it protects the contents from exposure to the sun and extremes of temperature.

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@ Urban Glass, Pink and Blue
We’re all used to driving cars with windscreens made of shatter-proof laminated glass. However, the first windscreens were made from the normal glass used for house windows. The main problem with this was how easily the glass would shatter during an accident, which was of course a major safety hazard. Even Henry Ford himself was injured by flying glass shards from a broken windscreen. He decided that something needed to be done to make windscreens safer. One of his employees, along with a British glass manufacturer, produced a new process that made windscreen glass stronger and safer.

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@ Crystal Cube
At this time, most glass bottles and jars today contain at least 25 percent recycled glass. That’s another reason why it’s important to keep recycling your glass bottles — every little bit helps to reduce unnecessary waste in our landfills.

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@ Windscreen Rain
There are three ways to see things in life. You can either look at the glass as half empty like a pessimist, half full like an optimist, or you can be an engineer and realise that the glass is bigger than required.

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@ Creativity with Lightbulbs
Respect people who wear glasses.
They paid money to see you.

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@ Champagne for Two
My 90 year old grandmother still does not use glasses. She drinks straight from the bottle.

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Rustic Window
It has surely seen better days ... perhaps this house has been abandoned, and the exterior allowed to fall into disrepair. Whatever the situation, this shot of a old building, perhaps a former farmhouse or barn, has a great atmosphere, particularly with the reflection in the window panes ...

@ Rustic Window
Clear glass is made from basic glass elements like sand and limestone.

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@ Textured Glass
Beautiful stained glass windows have been crafted since 400 CE! Christian churches that first started using stained glass in their windows. Today, the method to produce it hasn’t changed much since the Middle Ages.

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@ An Old Fashioned Christmas
Kyoto has now completed his exploration of Glass. As he prepares to go home, he receives a wonderful gift!

Kyoto has enjoyed his tour of Glass, but it is time to go home now! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also enjoy exotic materials!