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Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring - LIULI Crystal Art

Crystal Bird, Siskin, The Allure of Spring

The Collection: Buoyed by Spring Light

Design Concept:

Carried across the winds in the changing of the seasons and the dawn of springs is an unfettered joy and hopefulness that few other phenomena in the world can rival. This is the vivacious energy manifested in the spring season—the inspiring theme of our collection, “Buoyed by Spring Light.” In this artwork, two yellow siskin perch on a persimmon, symbolic of both joy in the present as well as bountiful fortunes to come. Sculpted in exquisite detail with sharp contrasts in both negative and positive relief, this small and unimposing piece nonetheless has no shortage of technical mastery.

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The Allure of Spring

The pleasing chirp
of good news abounds.
Excuse the delay in relay,
there is too much good
waiting to be conveyed.

春光明媚好事多

佳音報喜
好事連連
莫念枝頭傳信遲
可知喜信多
莫要少半點。

Item No.:	PEF173.ADA
Size:	5.67"L x 5.24"D x 7.24"H inches
Material:	Crystal Glass
Technique:	Pate de Verre
Limited Edition:	2,400 pieces (Worldwide)

* Note: As the art pieces are individually hand-made, the color and dimensions will vary slightly.

Exquisite LIULI Gift Bags Packaging Award by Germany's iF Design Award Every art pieces comes with the gift-ready packaging including gift box & bag, product's description card, greeting card, and authentic certificate. Authentic certificate only comes with most art pieces at the valued of $500 and more, which include the signature of the artist, product detail, and the edition number (if applied).

Artist/Founder Loretta H. Yang leads a team of experienced artisans to create arts that honor the richness of cultural heritage and value.

Step No. 1: Design and sculpting

Step 2 of the process involves coating our original clay sculpture in silicone. Layer after layer (3 to 7 layers) is fastidiously coated to produce a negative mold, a crucial step in capturing the prevision of the sculpture. Each layer must dry completely before additional layer is applied, thickness must be uniform to prevent leakage of wax. Once complete, the clay is removed to reveal a negative silicone mold.

Step No. 2: Silicone molding

Pour molten wax into the negative silicone mold.

Step No. 3: Infusion of molten wax. Fill wax into a negative mold.

Once wax has solidified and cooled, release the wax form by carefully peeling back the silicone mold. Like a butterfly molting, the silicon is shed to reveal a positive wax form.

Step No. 4: Shedding of silicon mold to obtain the wax form

A careful refinement of the wax sculpture. Because every microinch and subtlety plays its own role in the grand scheme of beauty. Our artists refine the wax mold to its final perfection.

Step No. 5: Wax form refinement; removing imperfections

The wax mold is placed on a wooden plank in a metal container and plaster is poured and solidified. Embedding wax form with fire-resistant plaster.

Step No. 6: Coating the wax sculpture with plaster to form a refractory mold

Wax is steamed out of the plaster under high heat yielding a negative plaster mold.

Step No. 7: Removal of wax with steam—the essence of the “lost-wax” process

Liuli ingredients are created through unique firing and processing of glass. Color and size appropriate pieces are placed within the plaster and fired.

Step No 8: Choosing color; kiln firing

Fire and melt. Under intense heat, a new vision of transparency and clarity is born.

Step No. 9: Re-firing at 1,400 degrees Celsius

Extreme patience and care are necessary when removing the plaster to prevent damage.

Step No. 10: Removal of plaster mold

When the art pieces emerge, our masters step in to carefully chip away the plaster mold. Like excavating fragile archaeological relics, one false move and you're left with broken shards.

First comes die-cutting - smoothing the crystal down to the last microinch. Rough polish, removal of excess support, refinement and fine surface polish with a high-speed fabric wheel.

Step No. 11: Retouching of details; burnishing and polishing

Our artist refines and re-polishes each and every detail yet again.

An etched number on the base of each piece indicates its limited edition and reminds us to never stop creating. After the engraving - an official LIULI artwork is born.

Step No.12: Final inspection; etching of serial number; packaging