how long will your art glass last?

[EmergentGlass]

i often think about what the oldest glass piece ever discovered is and how long the art we make will last.. i like to think that the things i make can last at least a generation. thats wishful thinking though since most of it is "wearable art" and likely will get broken within a few years unless someone likes it so much as to NEVER use it.. i sincerely doubt anything other than marbles or paperweights can last for more than a few centuries...

then i start thinking of them as time capsules and if we wanted to send a message deep into the future for archeologists to find, it'd better be well annealed and deeply encased in clear

[Dog Squeez]

Glass will last thousands of years.

[menty666]

I don't know about the pendants I've made; wear and tear is rough on stuff. But the marbles are damn tough.

I'm comfortable sending my pieces out into the world knowing they can last the buyer as long as they take care of it.

[J Howard]

i doubt mine will last long at all - i specialize in really thin delicate work. glass to me is a study in time - the way it speeds up and slows down, is like nothing else. if it doesn't last more than a generation i'm not really concerned. i do it for me, not eternity, which doesn't exist in the first place so i'm ok with short lived work

[EFS]

I have a piece that was given to my friend before he was buried which will be around for a long long time.

[EmergentGlass]

i doubt mine will last long at all - i specialize in really thin delicate work. glass to me is a study in time - the way it speeds up and slows down, is like nothing else. if it doesn't last more than a generation i'm not really concerned. i do it for me, not eternity, which doesn't exist in the first place so i'm ok with short lived work

that is a fascinating viewpoint.. like making time warps around the glass using the tip of a flame...


to dog squeez: of course it lasts thousands of years. but my point is; will it last INTACT?

[Emmett's Glass]

Some of my work lasts too long and other piece not long enough.
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[Bunyip]

The interesting thing with wearable art is that often it is just the loop that breaks. The art may find its way into a landfill, or be handed down in a family for years, even though the loop is broken. Hell, if you get famous, it may even be 'restored' or kept 'as is' in a museum.

Your glass may well be immortal!

[J Howard]

I have a piece that was given to my friend before he was buried which will be around for a long long time.

i guess i hadn't thought about that. i made the urn my grandfather was buried in - that should be around for a long time as well. guess that will be the one exception! irony at it's finest.

[Flux]

Many millions of years. Glass and concrete is what will remain.

[Dog Squeez]

I own 3 pieces of Roman Blown Glass (made apx. 250 AD) and they are unbroken. The surface on one
is flakeing, but intact. Being buried underground for around 18 hundred years will do that to you.