Damselfly Illusion Glass
Dance in Painted Garden Light
This luminous Illusion Glass work is born from quiet moments in our own garden: watching damselflies dance through the air with delicate grace, their soft landings on blue flowers creating fleeting jewels of motion and color. Hand-painted with specialized European enamel glass paints that fuse permanently upon firing, the damselfly, its iridescent wings, and the surrounding foliage glow with rich depth and lifelike vibrancy—tangerine accents, citrine highlights, emerald greens, royal blues, and swirling purple hues weaving an illusion of living flight suspended in glass.
The diagonal composition is framed in traditional lead came construction, accented by hand-twisted copper wirework that forms elegant, organic tendrils and supports. Eleven European crystals and carefully selected glass and crystal beads add subtle sparkle and narrative completion. The piece is suspended from a custom copper hanging element and rests above a flared, customized bowl base, evoking a gentle, downward flow of beauty and lightness.
Designed with a deliberate dual nature, it reveals its full magic in two lights: radiant and translucent when natural daylight shines through from behind, unveiling vibrant depth and illusion; painterly and richly atmospheric when viewed in ambient indoor light or shade, appearing as a glowing, hand-painted composition suspended in time.
Materials : Hand-cut art glass, lead came and solder, European enamel glass paints, hand-twisted copper wire, European crystals and glass beads, customized base.
Dimensions : Approximately5x”-6” width × 13” height, total height including hanging and base ~18”.
Price : $375
Purchasing Note : Serious inquiries welcome. Message for additional photos, custom variations, or shipping details. Each piece emerges after more than 40 hours of meticulous handwork and remains a unique original.
Lead Note: This Illusion Glass piece uses traditional leaded solder sealed with a protective polymer coating. It is safe for normal decorative use.
Delicate Damselfly Dancing Through Garden
Light and Color
Location: Louisiana, USA
Available
Damselfly by Art Illusions by Young against a dark background. A delicate damselfly hovers gracefully above blue wildflowers in this hand-painted and leaded Illusion Glass panel. The dark field dramatically highlights the iridescent wings with subtle shifts of blues and oranges, and the slender body with fine veining. European glass paints create luminous depth and lifelike translucency, complemented by elegant copper wirework, a tiny dangling silver damselfly, and sparkling crystal accents. When sunlight passes through the glass, the piece radiates with radiant, jewel-like glow and ethereal movement; in ambient light, it reveals fine painterly detail and the quiet elegance of a summer meadow. A luminous tribute to the fragile beauty and graceful flight of one of nature’s most enchanting insects.
Damselfly by Art Illusions by Young. A delicate damselfly hovers gracefully above blue wildflowers in this hand-painted and leaded Illusion Glass panel. Its iridescent wings shimmer with subtle shifts of oranges and blues, while the slender body and fine veining are rendered with exquisite precision against a soft, light background. European glass paints create luminous depth and lifelike translucency, complemented by elegant copper wirework, sparkling crystal accents and a tiny dangling silver damselfly. When sunlight passes through the glass, the piece comes alive with radiant, jewel-like glow and ethereal movement; in ambient light, it reveals fine painterly detail and the quiet elegance of a summer meadow. A luminous tribute to the fragile beauty and graceful flight of one of nature’s most enchanting insects.