Frustrating, unforgiving, time consuming, unwieldy, and brittle! Fragile, colourful, shiny, transparent, and mesmerizing. These two conflicting phrases may both used to describe glass and glass art objects. One view is while making and one view is while looking at the same artwork. This contradiction is why glass is my material of choice. The duality of its perception makes it puzzling. My challenge is to master the idiosyncrasies and subtle nuances of glass to produce intriguing and pristine art works. Glass is a ubiquitous material cherished for its transparent properties. My work draws the viewer inside the glass. I want them to find something interesting beyond the shiny façade.