Artist

My Name is Frank Casciani and have a my background in ceramics and horticulture. The mix of media is quite intriguing since the Ideas are endless. When I started as a hobby I was creating different types of ornaments for the holidays for my family. As the interest and the hobby grew, I was asked if I ever sold any of my  work. I started selling my work at small craft shows here in San Diego, California.

Kaleidoscopes have always been intriguing to me. I have always wondered how one worked and why the image never repeated itself.  I started with several designs of my ornaments and housed the Kaleidoscope in an egg. To my surprise I was contacted at a show to make three special gifts for a 100^th Anniversary celebration of The Cabrillo Monument. Receiving these gifts were Diplomats of Portugal, Spain and Mexico. These gifts were presented by the Committee and were a huge success.

As the business has grown over the past two years I have been invited to attend Artist Signings at several Galleries that carry my work. While in San Francisco at a gallery signing I was demonstrating the completion of a kaleidoscope that was bought by a very inquisitive customer. About a month after the signing I received a photograph in the mail in which the Egg Kaleidoscope was presented to the Dalai Lama as a personal gift.

My work is now represented throughout Europe and Japan as well as around the United States for all to enjoy and to be treasured.