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Handmade kaleidoscopes that open tiny portals into dreamlike mini universes

Popkin
May 08, 2026
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Budderscopes is the creative world of artist Kaleb Weber, who makes handmade kaleidoscopes built from glass, mirrors, and found materials. Look through one, and color and shape break apart into endlessly changing patterns — each scope a different mini-universe.

The handmade quality makes them addictive to peer into, because no two…

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