A bouquet of once-beautiful purple and white flowers made from lamp-worked Murano glass stands wilted and rotting in murky brown water at the bottom of a colourless borosilicate glass vase. The work’s title, Vanity, questions the ephemeral nature of beauty.

A colourless cone-shaped borosilicate glass vase holds a blossoming Murano glass bouquet with dry-looking stems. The peony kopper kettle flowers, varying from light pink to brown, and oak acorns hang from the end of branches flanked by dry leaves. Bright red berries contrast with the wilted autumn flowers and oak leaves.

White dog-rose petals have started to wilt but maintain their white colour and orange pistil. In contrast, the leaves and berries have started to wither at the end of their green stems. The Murano glass bouquet stands upright inside a classically shaped borosilicate glass vase.

A simple bouquet of four lamp-worked roses stands in a colourless borosilicate glass vase. The pink blossoms atop four brown stems rest against the edge of the vase.