Planet Earth looks beautiful from space. So beautiful that a photo of our world taken by Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell inspired then 21-year-old Josh Simpson to begin a lifelong project: creating ...

Glass blower Josh Simpson creates other worlds - and he's married to an astronaut. Updated: 10:32 AM EDT Jul 9, 2015 A Tank Away: Planetary Travel ...

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Glassblowing artist Josh Simpson creates imaginary planets that have landmasses, oceans, mountain ranges, volcanoes, even clouds. His big mega-planets, shown at a variety of museums, are 30 ...

Shelburne, Massachusetts resident Josh Simpson has spent the past 45 years blowing glass, and his creations can be seen in his studio, and art galleries big and small across the United States.

Glassblowing artist Josh Simpson creates imaginary planets that have landmasses, oceans, mountain ranges, volcanoes, even clouds. His big mega-planets, shown at a variety of museums, are 30 ...

Planet-making was an idea that came to Josh Simpson from outer space. No, Simpson does not suffer from delusions. He`s a brilliant and expressive contemporary glassblower who translates his wonder … ...

Only 285 people, though, could fit into the auditorium. Among those were die-hard fans of Simpson's fantastical, glass planets, which are permanently displayed in museums across the country.

The azure blue oceans, swirling clouds and continental shorelines spurred Simpson to create his own universe of planets in glass. His luminous celestial spheres -- now on exhibit at Gallery 51 in ...