Cygnus X-1 Platter

The first step in making this piece was picking up a chunk of solid black glass. It was a kind of hard way to start knowing I was going to cover some of the amazing color reaction. I'll never see what emerged behind the big black "pupil". Metaphor #1...

A black hole in space is such a powerful gravitational force that is grabs all surrounding matter, including light, and pulls it deep within its mysterious core. Metaphor #2...

What is on the other side? ...and so on.

Measures 15" diameter. Comes with a displaybuddie for hanging on the wall.