Topic: Art glass chopping block?

[Cybercyr]

Found in storage unit sell, with recycled glass art, Fire & Light dishware, and a sea glass dish. Weighs 25 lbs, is huge, like 15 inches long and 5 inches thick.....I don't even know what to search, slag glass cutting board?? Chopping block? hoping someone can recognize what I'm looking at and point me in a direction, thank you in advance for the help and if I'm noob posting, please be gentle

[Anne Tique]

I don't know if a glass chopping board exists really but I know what I would use it for.
Considering it's a bit hollow, I think it would make a great presentation piece for seafood and fish etc ...

[Cybercyr]

Its not hollow, its solid, over 20 lbs heavy......

[Anne Tique]

Sorry if I didn't express myself correctly, I can see it's solid allright ... I meant that it looks like it's hollowed out a bit, like it has a slight border ...

[Cybercyr]

Slots for hands,  on each side, I'm so stumped on where to look, was going someone had seen something similar

[chopin-liszt]

I had wondered if there were "slots" on both sides - if so, they're probably for holding it upright, so that light can come through it to show off the textures.

There have been contemporary artists recently, using slabs of slabs like this, but constructed on a spiral to make table bases or another shape for a water fountain to dribble over, etc.

If it's art, it doesn't have to be anything.

[Cybercyr]

Oh I didn't think about that, thank you for the suggestion...I instantly thought it looked like a cutting board block and we all assumed that's what it was...

[Della]

 The colour is very much like the that used by Berube Studio, Canada. Alas, I can find very little infomation on them. 

[chopin-liszt]

Glass really does not make a good chopping block - everything skids everywhere, even the modern ones with a slightly bobbly surface to stop skids.
They're only for show and to trick you. They don't stop skids.

Can anybody with a copy of Judith Miller's 20th Century Glass (DK Collector's Guides) work out who the artist is who made the sculpture "vase" on the back cover of the jacket?
I can't find a reference to who made it, but whoever they are, they make scupltures of slabs of glass stuck together. I had hoped finding that name might help find some more.

I think the colour is "window glass green", isn't it?

[Anne]

Welcome to the board.

I agree with Sue re glass chopping boards for cutting on, they also blunt my knives horribly, but they are excellent for rolling out pastry on as they help keep it cold.  The vase on the back of 20th Century Glass is by Sidney Hutter, it's also on page 205 of the book.

I would favour using this one as a server for fishy bits or cheese or similar too. It's rather nice!