“What drew me to plasma? Just the ability to create light, but what keeps me in that process is learning more. I’m someone who, when they find something they’re interested in, will keep wanting to engage and learn. And it does become a bit obsessive in some regards. It forces me to see broadly about the process of glassmaking, where often times you may not get into the chemistry of the glass, which becomes very important… Your craftiness brings an understanding of your material” – Percy Echols II