"Albuquerque Morning"
by Bovano

Perhaps you have had the good fortune to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Festival.  If so you were able to witness the Mass Ascension on a cool, clear Albuquerque morning, where hundreds of balloons lift off to create one of the world's most colorful displays of hot air ballooning.  It is a sight to bring tears to one's eyes, as the lead balloon displays a large American flag to the strains of the Star Spangled Banner.  This group of sculptures is dedicated to that wonderful experience.   Although pictured in a horizontal plane, the sculptures can be arranged in any way that pleases the eye.  The group consists of three sculptures: closer views can be seen by clicking on the below links:

Left hand group
Middle group
Right hand group

This group of sculptures features very vivid colors, as well as a curved surface to mimic the appearance of the real thing.  The process used by Bovano, called "enameling",  is very difficult to achieve on a curved surface, but Bovano has developed a proprietary process to do just that.   Click here for a side view showing the curvature of these sculptures

Easily hung using built-in brackets and ordinary picture hangers.  Fused glass over copper.  Wall sculpture.

The production of each Bovano creation  requires hundreds of separate procedures.  Click here to learn more about this process.