Where it began - a trace of their first son's hand at age 3. Snail mailed to Julie.

Creating the hand print out of "river rock". A technique that leverages the reactions between certain Bullseye Glass colors.

Julie decided on a set of 4, 2 plates edged in red and 2 edged in black. Because - right & left hands! Here, building the red plates.

Building the black edged plates.

The second fusing of the plate. The design took 4 firings total.

Devit painting the bottom of the piece after the second firing. The third firing was a 'flip firing' technique. The devit painting is applying a thin layer of a solution of glass powder and adhesive and water. This shines up the otherwise matte looking bottom of the piece.

Final stage of the black edged plates.

Final stage of the red edged plates.

Detail shot of the hand print.

Another detail shot of the hand print.