{"product_id":"fluted-glass-vase","title":"Fluted Hand-Blown Glass Vase | Clear Glaze | Ribbed Edges | Artisan Crafted | Fleck by Powered by People","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBorn of Breath and Fire — A Vase That Is a Work of Art\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a moment in the making of a hand-blown glass piece that is unlike anything else in the world of craft. The glassblower gathers molten glass from the furnace — glowing orange, fluid, alive with heat — onto the end of a long iron blowpipe. And then, with a single steady breath, they begin. The breath enters the pipe, travels through the molten glass, and a bubble forms — expanding, thinning, taking shape in response to the breath and the hands and the skill of the maker. The glass is rotated constantly, reheated, shaped with wooden tools and gravity and the accumulated knowledge of a craft that is thousands of years old. The fluted technique adds another layer of extraordinary skill — the ribbed edges that give this vase its distinctive, beautiful character are created while the glass is still molten, using tools and technique to press and shape the surface into the elegant vertical ridges that catch the light so beautifully. Every single piece is unique. Every breath is different. Every vase that emerges from this process is, in the most literal sense, one of a kind. This is the Fluted Glass Vase by Fleck — and it is extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Fluted Technique — Ancient Craft, Timeless Beauty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFluting — the creation of those elegant vertical ribs along the surface of a vessel — is one of the oldest and most beloved decorative techniques in the history of glassmaking. It appears in ancient Roman glass, in the finest Venetian crystal, in the most celebrated studio glass of the modern era. The reason it has endured for millennia is simple: it is extraordinarily beautiful. The ribbed edges of a fluted vase do something that smooth glass cannot — they multiply the interaction between the glass and the light, creating a surface that shimmers and shifts as the light moves, that catches the sun from a window and throws it across the room in a hundred different ways, that makes the vase as beautiful empty as it is full. The clear glaze allows the full beauty of the glass itself to be seen — the slight variations in thickness, the subtle movement of the material, the evidence of the human hand and breath that made it. This is not a machine-made object. It is a made thing — made by a person, with skill and care and the ancient knowledge of a craft that connects her home to thousands of years of human artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA Vessel for Every Season’s Beauty\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 7.5\" x 7.5\" x 6.5\" and 2.6 lbs, the Fluted Glass Vase has the perfect proportions for a wide range of floral arrangements and indoor plants — substantial enough to anchor a dining table centerpiece or a console table arrangement, beautiful enough to stand completely alone as a sculptural object when empty. In spring — fill it with tulips, ranunculus, and the first peonies of the season, their soft colors glowing through the clear glass. In summer — sunflowers, zinnias, and garden roses in the full abundance of the warmest months. In autumn — dahlias, dried grasses, and the warm amber tones of the harvest season. In winter — bare branches, white amaryllis, or a single dramatic stem of something extraordinary. Or plant a favorite indoor plant and let the ribbed glass become the most beautiful pot in the room. Every season brings a new arrangement. The vase remains — constant, beautiful, and always exactly right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Vessel in Scripture — Beauty with Purpose\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bible speaks often of vessels — of the beauty and the purpose of things made by skilled hands to hold something precious. The prophet Isaiah writes of the potter and the clay: \u003cem\u003e“Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand”\u003c\/em\u003e (Isaiah 64:8). And Paul, writing to the Corinthians, uses the image of the vessel to describe something extraordinary: \u003cem\u003e“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us”\u003c\/em\u003e (2 Corinthians 4:7). The vessel — beautiful, fragile, made by skilled hands — is the image Scripture uses for the people of God, held and filled by something far greater than themselves. A beautiful vase in a beautiful home is not a trivial thing. It is the work of human hands honoring the beauty that God built into creation — the same impulse that moved Bezalel, the craftsman God filled with His Spirit to make beautiful things for the tabernacle (Exodus 31:3). Beauty in the home is an act of worship. And this vase is beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBy Fleck — Artisan Craft, Purposeful Commerce\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fluted Glass Vase is made by Fleck, part of the Powered by People family of artisan makers — a community committed to the belief that beautiful objects should be made by skilled hands, that craft should be honored and sustained, and that the commerce of beautiful things can be a force for good in the world. When she places this vase on her table, she is not just bringing beauty into her home — she is participating in the sustaining of a craft tradition and the honoring of the artisan who made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Perfect Gift for the Woman Who Makes Her Home Beautiful\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the woman whose home is a sanctuary — who fills it with beautiful, meaningful, carefully chosen things. For a housewarming, a birthday, a Mother’s Day, a hostess gift, or a Christmas gift for the woman who has everything and deserves something truly extraordinary. Give it with a bouquet of her favorite flowers already inside — and watch her face when she opens it. By Fleck — hand-blown, fluted, and made to be the most beautiful thing in any room it enters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 7.5\" x 7.5\" x 6.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 2.6 lbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Hand-blown glass, clear glaze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnique: Traditional glass blowing with fluted ribbed edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Fleck \/ Powered by People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fresh flowers, dried arrangements, or indoor plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for housewarming, birthday, Mother’s Day, or hostess gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e— 2 Corinthians 4:7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DC-Powered by People","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42749235527757,"sku":"DC-2577541","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/4042\/2477\/files\/1398bb304a2e48cdb889e97e755d2a41.jpg?v=1772640095","url":"https:\/\/christiandecorandmore.com\/products\/fluted-glass-vase","provider":"Christian Decor and more","version":"1.0","type":"link"}