In June I visited the studio of Hans Godo Frabel to receive the 2009 Frabel Award. Kimberly Fields won the emerging artist Frabel Award, and she was there as well. The three of us – Frabel, Kimberly and myself – with the help of Mangnum Mangkang and another of Frabel’s assistants, made a collaborative piece. It incorporates Frabel’s Longfellow, Kimberly’s bird, and my botanical vines. Since we all wanted the piece, and how in the world would we settle that, we decided to donate it to the 2011 Glass Art Society auction. Look for it at the GAS conference in Toledo, June 2011.