After selling residential real estate in Houston, Texas for 35+ years, I knew that I wanted to do something creative. After taking a few courses in “warm glass/fused glass”, I knew what I wanted to do in my "next" career. Working with glass creations, fused in a kiln, became my passion. The beauty which surrounds us, especially the colors in nature, motivates me to create. The joy of working with warm glass-mixing colors of glass that are transparent or opalescent with design elements beyond imagination and then watching what happens when the glass is heated to approximately 1500 degrees-is magical and exciting. My pieces are meant to be both decorative as well as functional.