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Handmade blown glass bowls make for unique and eye-catching decor

A handmade blown glass bowl can be the perfect touch to a room's decor. With the recent rise in glassblowing as an art form in North America, blown glass objects are becoming more readily available.

CURRENT RISE IN GLASS ART MAKES OPTIONS NUMEROUS

In the past 40 years, there has been a rise in glass art, making it easier than ever to find high quality handmade bowls. You can find contemporary designs in a wide range of prices, or look to antiques. As far as antique glass goes, Fenton bowls are probably the most popular right now, though their bowls are molded, not solely blown. If you're unfamiliar with them, many of their bowls are in a round 'clam' shape popular in the contemporary glass bowl industry, and some of their other bowls come in that opaque Periwinkle Blue that has found its way on many shelves lately.

PRACTICAL AS WELL AS DECORATIVE

The great thing about bowls is that they don't just have to be decorative items, they also have a variety of uses. Clear glass bowls could be used for glowing floating candles, and smaller bowls could be used to place some candy out on your table. Of course, you would want rare handblown pieces to be out in everyone's reach.

Many finer glass works made by an artist are lovely just on their own, and these handmade creations can add a unique touch to your home, inspire conversations, as well as invoke 'oohs' and 'ahhs'.