Judith Schaecter's stained glass piece Cold Genius is inspired by the song, as are many of her pieces. This piece in particular takes inspiration from “The Cold Song”, an aria written by Henry Purcell about a Cold Genius who recognizes the power of love to thaw the harshest winter (Cold Genius, 2009). Although it contains many references to traditional stained glass scenes found in Christian churches, particularly in the intricate folds of the fabric, this piece of stained glass is very distinct. To exaggerate the loneliness and intense physical and emotional cold in the scene, the layer of glass covering the panel adds an additional degree of separation from the subject. Streaks of shadow line the sides and tree branches snake across the top, as if the Genie were displayed in a tree cage, or perhaps on a stage. The Genie in the center doesn't complain, he suffers and seems to die without opposition. The black pools of his eyes are abysmal and show the very root of his inexplicable desperation and apparent acceptance of his fate. The German glass artist Erwin Eisch produced many intricate and curious modern sculptures during his long career, perhaps his most personal work “Eight Heads of Harvey Littleton”. Eisch met the American glass artist Harvey Littleton in 1962 and the Their close friendship led to the unification of European and American studio glass cultures. The sculpture is a portrait of his friend composed of eight individual heads in cast glass with enamel details, each showing a different mood or characteristic. of Littleton. The relationship between Eisch and Littleton was mutually inspirational and both left a very deep impression on each other. Littleton, who was teaching at the University of Wisconsin when he first met Eisch, claimed that “meeting Erwin confirmed my belief that glass could be a medium for the direct expression of an individual” (Littleton, 1980) of the Eight Heads of Harvey Littleton has a comic with the words “The technique it's cheap" written in enamel. This phrase is one that Littleton uttered at a conference and sparked a rich debate, and it was clearly something that Eisch kept with him. What Littleton meant by this phrase is that “technique is available to all…[t]he technique in and of itself is nothing.