The Sea Parrot
Retro, El Nino & La Nina
Kaleidoscope designers Bob and Sue Rioux have been working with glass since 1976 and are using their skill and creativity to design and create beautiful and exotic works of art.
From their salt marsh studio in the quiet town of Kennebunkport, Maine they create scopes ranging from simple traditional to one of a kind and limited edition pieces, using many different mirror configurations.
As member of the Brewster Society, the kaleidoscope community's most prestigious group, the Riouxs were honored in 1996 with the Society's Best Limited Edition Kaleidoscope Award for "Clifford - Kaleidoman". They hold these awards as high praise as they are voted on by their piers. Their young son Alex, having been surrounded with the creative process all his life, also designs and makes his own scopes. In 1998 Alex won the Brewster Society's Best new Artist Award.
The Riouxs have been privileged to have their works displayed in many fine galleries and exhibits in the US and abroad including national Geographic Exhibit on Glass, the national Quilt Museum and the Teruko Tsuji Memorial Art Museum in Japan. Their work is featured, along with other kaleidoscope artists, in Kaleidoscopes Wonders of Wonder the latest book by Cozy Baker.
The artistic goals of the Riouxs include creating pieces that are as beautiful inside as they are outside, as well as having each piece be a timeless work of art that will become a family treasure. The high standards of craftsmanship that they maintain insures that these goals are achieved.
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Retro, El Nino & La Nina
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Retro (OPEN SERIES) A two mirror configuration housed in a glass body creates a very bright, colorful image when paired with a oil filled cylinder. The body is constructed of a textured clear glass and is adorned with turquoise glass rods, Dichroic glass bead and decorative soldered “feet“. The oil filled cylinder contains Dichroic glass, hand blown glass beads, glass seed beads, colorful wire and confetti, creating an image reminiscent of the colorful Sixties. This is a 6 inch scope.
El Nino (OPEN SERIES) A three mirror configuration housed in a glass body creates a delicate and ever-changing image when paired with a oil filled glass cylinder. The body is constructed of red glass and is adorned with black glass rods, decorative brass spiral and decorative soldered “feet”. The oil filled cylinder contains Dichroic glass, hand blown glass, stringers, millefiori beads all in shades of red and purple. This is a 6 inch scope.
La Nina (OPEN SERIES) A three mirror configuration housed in a glass body creates a delicate and ever-changing image when paired with a oil filled glass cylinder. The body is constructed of blue glass and is adorned with black glass rods, decorative brass spirals and decorative soldered “feet”. The oil filled cylinder contains Dichroic glass, hand blown glass, stringers, millefiori beads all in shades of blue and pink. This is a 6 inch scope.
SunFlower (Open Series) Not Shown A three mirror kaleidoscope. The body is a beautiful tangerine glass. It is adorned with a fused glass jewel. The oil filled cylinder contains Dichroic glass, hand blown glass, stringers, millefiori beads all in warm shades of oranges and yellows. This is a 6 inch scope. |
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