On a recent visit to Storm King, though the white sculptures currently on view by David Smith highlighted a glorious stroll outdoors, stepping inside, another dimension of the exhibit provided expressive visual influence like no other. Creating glass beads, at times the thought process is unconscious and I simply produce on a whim. What is to follow here is a careful study of my own mental materialization. The patterns by Smith I photographed that day have been cropped simply to create focus. Many made a decorous impression in my mind carried through flamework beads in pattern and texture. The beads were made in a few studio sessions.