The beautiful world of paperweights

The common paperweight rarely gets much attention in today's digital world. But Paul Stankard's dazzling creations are true works of art - an entire universe encased in glass. Martha Teichner visits the artist at his New Jersey studio.

[@jeanniemainzer8551]

This man is beyond talented. I dabble in lampworking, and trust me--it is NOT an easy thing to do. His skills are some of the best I have ever seen.

[@thisiscj8748]

Legit, I LOVE paperweights, I think they are soooooooooo cooooooooooool I love how majestic they look, how beautiful they are. ........Duchess an amazing talent

[@patricemarie2960]

They are gorgeous to collect! ... But? .... Yes! .... Sometimes the collections get too gargantuan?? ..... and, Yes! ... They do belong in museums. 🥰💓💕👍

[@CottonTailJoe]

I was lucky enough to view his collection years ago, not understanding what I was looking at, I have a very fond memory of it. Its better in real life.

[@cathifamjourney469]

Wonderful video. This gentleman is a true artist!

[@rubywittnebel9409]

What a beautiful talent!

[@preciousbash]

AMAZINGLY MAGNIFICENT!!!

[@pinkfreud62]

Wish I could create paperweights. Such a cool creativity.

[@wLoveBodyCare]

Beautiful work with a beautiful story

[@revandenburg]

Absolutely Beautiful! and to be honest...I didn't even know 'paperweights' was a thing. Obviously I knew they existed, but I didn't expect them to be displayed in museums and to have such intricate detailed designs within them. I guess I can get rid of this rock now!

[@grilledme]

dear me what a Gorgeous creation.

[@mgkelly3389]

Magnificent.

[@AnimalsandOtherStuff]

What delicate work!

[@terrykobleck6529]

I’ve been following Paul Stankard since the 1970s. Habitat Galleries in Royal Oak Michigan has been having their international glass exhibit since then and his work is always included. It’s been my favorite thing to see there, and why I collect paperweights today although not on as a grand scale. It’s nice to see how he does it.

[@shellypayne8402]

Truly a work of art. Thank you for sharing

[@janelee9376]

They are more beautiful than real ones! I wish I could have one with flowers and a bee.

[@myralatham189]

Brilliant, thank you so much for this insight into paper weightd.

[@jeanniemarkech351]

Gorgeous work!

[@ConvertibleGirl29]

Absolutely magnificent.

[@jerrigraham5738]

Who are the people who give stories like this a thumbs down? What’s broken in them? What were they expecting?

[@kassiapencek6185]

Stunning

[@pattdunn9845]

Amazing work!

[@anabhousen7159]

Love a paperweight. These are absolutely beautiful.

[@dre61986]

this is awesome

[@chickenparmsandwich]

Old world craftsmanship that is a dying art.

[@andybaldman]

Humanity is a dying art.

[@johnvaldez407]

Beautiful just plain pure beauty

[@ccsimonds9590]

This is why I have a large collection myself. Love paperweights ❤️❤️❤️

[@christhompson3750]

That is awesome.

[@candyevans4964]

Beautiful

[@ivorytower99]

My Nana used to collect paper weights from Malden or in the area, the ones that had the colored dots that were spread throughout the base.

[@eduardgevorgyan3315]

Эти сказочные полупрозрачные шары сделаны из стекла, как и их содержимое. Пол Стэнкард (Paul J.Stankard) - всемирно известный художник и пионер в таком направлении, как пресс-папье. Он считается живым мастером в искусстве папье, и его работы представлены в музееях по всему миру. Мастер отливает невероятно точные изображения растений, затем помещает их внутрь стеклянных сфер пресс-папье, что еще больше усиливает реалистичность. Так создается впечатление, что в сфере находится фрагмент реального мира, чтобы сохраниться вечно. Зрителей поражает тонкое мастерство стеклодува, красота спрятанных в стекле цветов и безграничность фантазии мастера, который ни разу не повторил композиции. Его методы помогли изменить ход развития ремесла художественной обработки стекла в течение последних нескольких десятилетий и этого знаменитого стеклодува по праву считают отцом современных стеклянных пресс-папье. Стэнкард родился 7 апреля 1943 года. Во время учебы в колледже (Salem Community College), в 1961 году, Пол познакомился ближе с мастером-стеклодувом и был восхищен самим занятием настолько, что решил попробовать свои силы в этом. Более десяти лет он проработал на стекольном заводе, где стал мастером изготовления сложных изделий. В 1972 году Пол покинул промышленность, чтобы осуществить свою мечту - заниматься творческой работой со стеклом. Однажды на выставке в Атлантик-Сити работы Стэнкарда попались на глаза известному арт-дилеру Риз Палли. Она взяла несколько вещей для продажи в своей галерее и стала финансово поддерживать мастера. Для Пола это был счастливый случай. Сегодня работы стеклодува хранятся в шестидесяти художественных музеях, включая Метрополитен-музей в Нью-Йорке и Лувр в Париже. За свой сорокалетний творческий путь, он получил три почетных степеней и множество наград за свои работы и достижения. Он - член Американского совета ремесел, почетный профессор родного Салемского колледжа и лауреат премии «UrbanGlass Award-Innovation». Пол Стэнкард активно пропагандирует стеклодувное искусство через свои монографии, а его новаторские технические приемы изменили методику преподавания художественного стекла в колледжах. Стэнкард является автором двух книг и многочисленных эссе и статей.

[@Anna-lg1bj]

👀✨ beautiful 💖

[@dominicw4723]

Martha KNEW what she was doing when she mentioned the oven's nickname...

[@mhmoodalrajhi9727]

صراحة شي خيالي، الحين رايح ابحث كيف احصل وحدة من أعماله

[@sharonbowers9929]

He gets to live in Wonder. ❤️

[@soliha100]

You are talented

[@JoieGirl]

Bravo 👏❤️👏

[@markherron1407]

I have the American Flag crystal cube paperweight heart ❤️, insect 🐝 paperweight and Dolphin 🐬 paperweight Blessings and Hugs 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@paulgifis1908]

The world went paperless 🫤🫤🫤🫤🫤🫤

[@BerryM6162]

it is such a shame that most humans can not see the beauty of this creativity. but they just want to continue towards chaos

[@bonnierobinson8684]

I want one!

[@rachelkoiks]

Of course he’s excited. All it takes is a bad break right at the end after you’ve spent weeks and weeks painstakingly making flowers petal by petal, etc. All it takes is 1 mistake and then you have to start all over again

[@aonebtube4607]

❤

[@amandahirschfeld7382]

❤❤❤❤

[@elzaaltmann]

Wisdom comes from artistry

[@sillystephys7123]

Google his work. Wow!!!!!!

[@Emerald1dx3]

He should do a book.

[@jiimz]

I think he has.

[@davidsullivan5700]

Dyslexia .......so misunderstood........a heavy cross to bare,,,,,,,,I m happy for those who find a way to go , and pray for those poor souls who dont.

[@jenniferbotai8618]

s[oooo cool

[@charleneguiliano2943]

If you visit the glass museum in Corning NY they have a program where you can make your own paper weight. Check online.

[@salmanalqahtani6943]

Why don’t the flowers and bees get squashed or melted by the hot blob of glass? Amazing work

[@jkevr2021]

They’re also made of glass

[@salmanalqahtani6943]

@@jkevr2021 yes I know that but you know a really hot gather of glass would surly melt or soften a thin glass flower

[@jkevr2021]

I’m assuming the flowers and bees are made of borosilicate... which is a different type of glass so thereby withstanding the temperature of the soft glass encasing them. In short Salman, it’s two different types of glass...and in turn working temperatures and melting points for each

[@danielr8107]

Im in the weird part of the tube agaib

[@mikewallis2987]

Great glass! Thumbs down for cbs msm

[@aiintelintel121]

fyi, an ugly paperweight when holding down a stack of $100 notes becomes a beautiful paperweight, a beautiful paperweight when holding down a stack of credit card bills becomes a stressful object, and a paperweight hung on the wall is a useless symbol.

[@Hennacrone1]

That is the most pedestrian comment I’ve read on the internet today.

[@andybaldman]

Brilliant!

[@Alusnovalotus]

..... very pretty but ultimately useless. Especially when more and more companies are going paperless. A crystal or coffee mug or something can perform the same function

[@NyanyiC]

I would want some. I am a dressmaker and you need something to hold pattern pieces down