Personal Essays

Fire fuels The Universe through passions. Passions about people, things, ideas. Anything. As passion flares, that's just a fan to your flame. The form of this glass was born out of fire. A melted blob of sand and additives was painstakingly shaped while molten in a red, hot mass. As cool and complacent this bottle appears now, it was once part of a writhing mass, boiling with a fury to change the world. I am a fiery redhead. When a passionate chord of mine is struck, it usually results in a flared temper and immediate, if not the smartest of action. Fire can be a dangerous partner in life, but as I grow and learn and work more with these elements, I'm sure I can find a way in my life to help use these temper flares as a more positive means to an end.