I took my Venetians and added long-stemmed glass flowers and leaves, which evolved into my Ikebana series. I started calling them Ikebana partly because I had just been to Japan. The quintessential Ikebana would be a base piece with a long stem coming out of it, perhaps two or three stems. And it might be six feet high.

These are some of the biggest pieces we make. They are about four or five feet tall and have very simple vases, usually in bright colors, and stems that are made separately. The Venetians are different because all the parts are attached hot. With the Ikebana all the pieces are separate. That's what allows us to make the Ikebana larger and allows us to put more details into the parts.