Glass has the ability to bend, stretch and refine space. It gives depth, volume, and at times infinite space to objects. Working with hot glass is challenging. The process requires the material to be over 2000 degrees Fahrenheit for forming and shaping a unique piece of art. Douglas Flugum uses techniques developed over centuries by artists across the world to create his works. Using cane, murrini and color, he blows, stretches and shapes the molten glass into a vessel. In the process of marvering and shaping the glass, individual canes, murrini and color will move and distort to create the patterns in the finished piece. Douglas is at heart a technician; his background is technology. In his work he wants you to appreciate the object for its aesthetics, but also value and understand how it was formed.