Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. What is the picture above an example of? How was this piece, and others similar, made?

Answer:

The picture is an example of a blown-glass sculpture made as a ceiling light. To create pieces like this, an artist gathers molten glass on the end of a blowpipe and blows air into it to form shapes. The artist then uses tools to stretch and shape the hot glass. The separate glass forms are assembled into the finished piece.