Nikki Carollo demonstrates how to make her comical screaming alien bead. She builds up the glass in two separate sections on the mandrel, then tips them toward each other so they meet and fuse, creating an open circle. She then adds eyes, teeth, feet, antennae, and dots for decoration. Article originally published on page 44 in the Fall 2022 issue of The Flow®. Text and Demonstration by Nikki Lynn Carollo