"Making glass beads is like choreography to me. I plan and use my skills to conceptualize a bead, and in turn the glass, its colors, and the heat—just like dancers—build on my vision with their own naturally conditioned interpretations. I like that I am not 100% in control: the glass surprises me sometimes in ways that influence my thinking and make me a better artist – an artist who speaks the language of the glass but never speaks for the glass."