©Lothar Böttcher

Croco Bear

This animal-shaped object is hand carved, cut and polished from solid optical crystal, inspired by Palaeolithic carvings and figurines. A layer of multi-coloured fused glass is sandwiched in between the head and torso. The object captures and refracts light to give different perspectives when viewed from varying angles.
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Lothar Böttcher
Pretoria, South Africa
Lothar Böttcher is one of the few remaining cold workers in the world who still cut glass in a traditional way, on stone wheels. “This ancient practic ...
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