A few years ago while living in Seattle, I became curious about using glass to add more color and light to my metal sculpture. After my first class in glass casting, I became mesmorized with this material. Much exploration ensued in casting glass to incorporate natural and industrial objects, however, I longed for a way to add a deeper ecological footprint to this method of making glass sculpture. I began researching methods of melting and molding discarded glass bottles to create patterns and images. To learn more, I visited one of the largest factories in the United States that uses discarded glass in making tiles and a variety of other products. Just as I enjoyed about using discarded metal from local junkyards, I became infatuated with the idea of creating sculpture and new products using bottles which are so abundantly available in local recycling centers. As timing can be, a friend rescued a discarded kiln and gave it to me as an appropriate beginning to my exploits in kiln-formed recycled glass.