The best way to explain this incredible material that we call glass can be best explained in one sentence: "The history of glass is swathed in tales of mystery, secrecy and the quest for power." When discussing blown glass specifically, this is a process that gives people a lot of opportunity to create something miraculous. Blown glass is unique in the way that it can be blown and shaped into a variety of different forms, making each and every design distinct from one another. Because this tactic allows glass to be molted into so many different shapes and forms, we see glass blowing being used to create a lot of different functional items, and aesthetic ones too. We see this material being molted into cups, plates, bowls, and a lot of other items that we see and use in our daily lives. We also see this material being blown into art, where we can't help ourselves but to simply just observe and look at its true elegance and beauty that the artwork displays through its design. Take Figure 3 on the left, for example, where the glass blowing process turned this simple, transparent material into pure art. The colors presented in this sculpture are incredible, as well as the shape that this sculpture was molted into. Or take cups in figure 4 as an example too, where this functional item that we use daily makes drinking a glass of water just a little more interesting. The colors utilized throughout each cup makes each individual cup unique from one another, as well as the design that is displayed through each cup as well.