Always intrigued by the process, Kathleen Ash enjoys the technical challenges of working with glass. Designing work that is clean, unselfconscious and often humorous, her creations maintain both functional and aesthetic value.

Ash utilizes a technique that predates the age of Cleopatra. Hundreds of pieces of glass called tesserae are arranged and then heated in a kiln until all are fused together in a single, beautiful form.