This advanced class has a prerequisite: students must have taken Bryan and Dave’s weeklong class. The murrini technique dates back more than 4,000 years to the Middle East. The method was later perfected and revived by Venetian glassmakers on the island of Murano in the 16th century. When large numbers of flower or star shaped murrini are grouped side by side to create a mosaic effect, the result is called millefiori, Italian for “thousand flowers.” Glass murrini are small, intricate cross-sectional slices cut from a long glass rod or cane. Each slice reveals a complete, repeating pattern or image, such as a flower, portrait, or geometric shape, that runs through the length of the cane. During this seven-day class, students will learn to create murrini and cane. Each student will build and pull their own cane and murrini, then cut and use them to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Day 1 will include instruction and demonstrations. Students will make cane and murrini on Days 2–4, then spend Days 5–7 blowing forms and vessels with the murrini they created earlier in the week. The class will be intense, challenging, and fun.