Each glass piece has been hand blown using techniques developed thousands of years ago. The glass is heated in a furnace to approximately 2000 degrees. A blowpipe is dipped into the pool of melted glass repeatedly. The hot glass is then rolled over bits of colored glass which fuse together from the intense heat, and is shaped, inflated and reheated many times until the desired form is achieved. The piece is then cooled slowly over several hours in an annealing oven. Each piece is unique with variations in patterning and surface quality unlike any other.