Piece of the Week | Rainbow Ganesha Pipe

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This pipe is available on Etsy from FionaPhoenixFire.

Rainbow Ganesha Pipe (aka Ganesha Ohm Sparkle Rainbow Image Glass Pipe)

This is hands down one of the most gorgeous pipes I have ever seen. The second I laid eyes on this I fell in love. First of all, we have Ganesha, etched in jaw-dropping detail in bright, vivid rainbow colors. Then we have Buddhist symbols, mandalas and lotus accenting this decorative pipe. I want to toke up with this and then relax into some meditation.

The “steamroller” look is a clever design, as it allows a wide surface area for the artistic qualities of this piece to really shine. The feet make for a sturdy piece which won’t roll away from you. All in all, this seems like an expertly made piece that absolutely radiates beauty and art.

In Their Own Words:

“These are an extremely special offering from my partner and glass mentor Turtle (National Champion in the 2013 CHAMPS Masters Flame Off). Made with imaged dichroic tubing sleeved in thick wall clear glass it has a hefty weight. It features magnifiers over the images on the bowl, and two “kickstands” to keep it upright and resist rolling around. It measures approx 4″ long.

Dichroic glass offers an unequaled amount of shine and comes in a rainbow of vivid colors. The technology used to create this effect is a variation on what is used to coat the windows of space shuttles in aerospace craft around the world. It is a specialized mix of minerals and metals that are effectively sprayed onto the surface of the glass in a vacuum chamber. The actual image is etched with a laser cutting machine to achieve the most precise images available anywhere in the wold. The process and materials for Dichroic glass are more expensive than average glass supplies, which is why this piece is considerably more valuable than your average spoon. Not to mention it was fashioned by the hands of a master!”