Chapter 32 - The Glass Artwork of John Kuhn (Patreon)

Getting up from my chair I directed her to the back corner of my office which was illuminated by a bright yellow beam of what looked like natural sunlight from Earth’s sun. It certainly reduced the artificial feel of station living in my office and reminded me of home. This artificial beam of sunlight was shooting straight up into a beautiful cube made of the clearest glass, rotating on one of its points on a pyramid base of highly polished stainless steel. Inside the cube was another smaller cube filled with thousands of smaller shapes made of bright and vibrant colors. As it rotated it shot out pieces of colored sunlight onto the nearby walls.

“Do you like it?” I asked.

B’Elanna took it in for a few moments, her eyes following the slow rotation of the cube and taking in the vibrant colors.

“I do. It reminds me of my time on Earth. It’s very beautiful,” she answered, looking as captivated as I had once been. “I’m not sure I’ve seen anything like it before.”

“Its name is ‘Lion’s Mane’,” I explained. “It was made by a human artist, named Jon Kuhn, who lived on the Earth of my universe and time. He was a master and pioneer in cold worked glass, an artist who used advanced manufacturing technology to help create his art. The original piece took over 2 years for the artist to create.”