Featherspray
Feathered colour and a shifting lustre, both made in the glass.
Featherspray was among the first designs made at the Arreton studio and remains one of the most immediately recognisable.
What Happens In The Making
Colour is introduced while the glass is at working temperature and feathered into the piece by hand as it is blown, then iridised to give a lustre that shifts as the piece is turned. Held to the light it moves from copper through violet to green.
Nothing is painted on. The feathering is in the glass, and the iridescence with it, which is why neither will ever wear away with handling.
Forms
The widest range of shapes of any of our collections: cylinder vases, perfume bottles and bowls, together with the studio's long-loved sculptural forms — birds, ducks, apples, shells and hearts, in several sizes.
That range is why Featherspray is where many collections begin.
A small fumed bird or apple is made at the same furnace, by the same hands and to the same standard as the largest vase on our shelves, simply at a smaller scale.
Care
Wash by hand, avoid abrasives and the dishwasher, and dry with a soft cloth. Fingerprints show more readily on Noir than on the other colourways.
Collecting Featherspray
Each piece is signed by the maker and dated. Find out more about collecting Isle of Wight Studio Glassware.
