Under Glass Cloches, Amber Cowan Nests Enchanting Flameworked Scenes

Known for her lush assemblages of flameworked glass, Amber Cowan reimagines a ubiquitous yet fragile medium. Flowers, filigree, and colorful baubles cluster into dense compositions that invoke fairytale narratives and whimsical nature scenes. Cowan typically works with industrial scraps, antiques, and other offcasts, which allows her to draw on products and colorways that are no longer in production.

Currently leaning into cloche and coupe sculptures alongside her wall-based works, the Philadelphia-based artist is preparing for several upcoming exhibitions, including at San Francisco’s Museum of Craft and Design in September and Design Miami in December. Her work is on view now in The Passion of Collecting at The Baker Museum in Naples, Florida, and you can find more on Instagram.

a colorful milk glass coupe with swans, flowers, and other baubles under a clear glass cloche — “Swans in Delphite and Rosalene” (2026), 11 x 8 x 8 inches. Photo by Logan Jackson

a colorful milk glass coupe with flowers and other baubles under a clear glass cloche — “Bittersweet and Lemon,” 10.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 inches

a colorful milk glass coupe with taper candles, flowers, and other baubles under a clear glass cloche — “Strawberries and Mandarin in Sky” (2025), 20 1/2 x 13 x 13 inches

a detail of a brown milkglass piece with flowers, butterflies, jewels, and other baubles

a pink and white milk glass wall work by amber cowan with a chalice in the center and fruits, flowers, and other baubles surrounding — “Rosalene with World’s Fair Pears”
(2025), 28 1/2 x 20 x 8 inches

a colorful milk glass coupe with a butterfly, flowers, and other baubles under a clear glass cloche — “Butterfly in Argonaut” (2025), 8 1/2 x 6 x 6 inches

a colorful milk glass coupe with pheasants, flowers, and other baubles under a clear glass cloche — “Pheasants in Shell” (2025), 10.5 x 9 x 9 inches

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