Jane Tivol has always had a passion for glass. Se is fascinated by the way it is so comfortable in its natural, molten, fluid state. At the same time it looks right at home in its “super-cooled” solid state. Glass that has been formed using heat processes such as a torch, a furnace or a kiln seems to retain a quality that makes it appear to be trapped in a state somewhere between fluid and solid. Gustav Klimt’s painting, The Kiss, inspires many of Tivol’s pieces.