“Working with molten glass requires quick reflexes and a need for immediate gratification: this describes me perfectly. Carving glass requires patience and a willingness work on a single object for days or weeks at a time. Definitely not me! But Gabriele Küstner, whom I met in 1990 at the Pilchuck Glass School, has mastered this skill. Now I save unusual Corona vases for her to sculpt with her abrasive and diamond cutting tools. I think her work is really stunning.”