The lyrics to the aforementioned nursery rhyme are believed to be of late 19th century American origin. However, according to the Oxford Dictionary of Superstitions, the fanciful belief of making wishes upon seeing a shooting star dates back to the ancient world. With its orbiting lines on a lunar white exterior, what comes to mind when approaching this vessel and peering into the deep blue interior but a crystal-clear starry night.
“Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish, I wish tonight”
- All art work is handmade by Robert Wiener in the DC Art Glass Studio. Kilnforming is a method of shaping glass in a kiln using heat and gravity. Techniques used by the artist include fusing, slumping, casting, printmaking and coldworking. It is common of kilnformed glass to have slight color shifts and small "champagne" bubbles.