Three-dimensional sweet asters with copper stems. Narrow strips of glass are layered then fused to a central arrangement of green glass. The flower is slumped, and copper tube is added for the stem. A frit-decorated center piece covers the screw head where the stem is attached. This article was originally published on page 58 in the Spring 2015 issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly. Design, Fabrication, and Text by Stephanie O’Toole