Incredibly Real-Looking Handcrafted Sculptures of Jellyfish That Appear to Be Swimming in Glass

Multiple Jellyfish
Multiple Jellyfish

Artist Rick Satava and his team at Satava Art Glass in Chico, California have handcrafted a gorgeous line of incredibly real-looking jellyfish that each appear to be swimming in its own case. Satava’s jellyfish are well-known and even made their film debut in the 2014 Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy.

Our jellyfish sculptures are in the recent movie “Guardians of the Galaxy”, during two scenes in the broker’s gallery and we are thanked in the film’s credits. They used two pieces, one small Ribbed Purple Jellyfish and the other a Magnum Moon Jellyfish. If you had a chance to see the film, we hope you spotted them.

Teardrop shaped Moon Jellyfish
Teardrop shaped Moon Jellyfish

Passion Moon Jellyfish 2
Passion Moon Jellyfish

Side Swimmer Jellyfish
Side Swimmer Jellyfish

Moon Jellyfish
Moon Jellyfish

Nautilus Lidded Vessels
Nautilus Lidded Vessels

Pacific Coast Jellyfish
Pacific Coast Jellyfish

images via Satava Art Glass

via My Modern Met

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.