©Lothar Böttcher

Beast Like Rhino

This animal sculpture is hand-carved, cut and polished from a solid block of gold coloured optical crystal. The object depicts a stylistically formed rhino. The body is roughly hewn and textured. In contrast the head is brightly polished and faceted to a point, mimicking a rhino’s horn.
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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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