Donna Gordon works with glass and it is such an amazing material to work with.  It can be transparent or completely opaque and any variation in between.  It is resilient yet fragile,  we use it for protection from the outside environments in our cars and homes, and it can be made so thin that it flexes as in fiber-optic cables and insulation or delicate like the finest thinnest blown goblet.  Molten glass is a conductor of electricity and in its solid state it is an insulator.  It is incredible that when this material is heated to 2100 degrees you can change it with a simple breath of air, but there is no direct contact, only tools.  It can be worked in various stages, being hot, warm and cold.  The possibilities are truly endless! Donna’s inspiration comes mainly just from living, it can be as simple as a texture, a color, the way the sun is casting a shadow, the crisp smell of fall. These gorgeous hearts come in several sizes, colors and they stand up to catch the light.