Dichroic glass is a fascinating high-tech material with which to work. Dichroic literally means "two colors"- the glass will reflect one color and transmit a second color. When fused, this glass offers an optical quality like no other-sparkling and shifting among colors in the piece. Originally invented for the space program, this glass acts as a substrate to which metal oxides are deposited in a high tempature, vaccum furnace.

The pendants are individually created by hand-cutting layers of sheet glass. The layers are then stacked upon each other and placed in a kiln, where they are fused to a temperature of approximately 1450 degrees farenheit. After cooling, each piece is hand-shaped on a grinder. Fired a second time to fire polish and to anneal, the pieces regain their glossy finish and are ready for attaching the bail. Each piece is signed by the artist and each is a one of a kind.