Glass has an almost magical quality. Because it is translucent, it seems to glow from within. This makes it an ideal medium for art. While some glass artists work with glass in its solid state (cold glass), the artists in this exhibit all work with glass in a molten state (hot glass). Working with molten glass requires great heat and specialized equipment. Some ways of working with molten glass are glass blowing, shaping or fusing molten glass in a kiln, or casting it in molds. The artists in this exhibit have come up with unique ways of working with glass and even invented some equipment that allows them to do their work.