Lampworking (flame-working) is an ancient art developed thousands of years ago. It is the art of melting rods of glass in the flame of a torch and winding the molten glass around a steel rod or mandrel; which has a clay-based release agent on it to keep the glass from bonding to the steel itself. The steel rod must be evenly rotated to center the hot glass. The bead can be shaped and decorated using a variety of simple tools, all the while keeping the glass at a 'molten state' by moving it in and out of the flame. Some of the tools used for intricate patterns, textures and designs are called: frits, powders, stringers and foils. I am fascinated by cold solid glass being transformed into a molten state, the freedom it offers of molding it into my own unique designs and the finished beads as they return back to a solid state encasing my creative expressions. Because this creative hot glass process must be completed in one sitting, I like to call this "frozen motion". I so enjoy the entire process and it is my hope that this creativity carries over to my customer’s enjoyment when they wear my lampwork glass beaded jewelry.