California-based glass artist Loren Stump specializes in a form of glasswork called murrine, where rods of glass are melted together and then sliced to reveal elaborate patterns and forms. While the murrina process appeared in the Mideast some 4,000 years ago, Stump has perfected his own technique over the past 35 years to the point where he can now layer entire portraits and paintings in glass before slicing them to see the final results. His most complex piece to date is a detailed interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, which involved hundreds of glass components that were melted into a final piece.

Francisca Gomez stands at an entrance to her home, a cave where she has been living for the past 50 years, in the mountains on the outskirts of Chusmuy, Honduras April 21, 2015. The 75-year old widow receives help from neighbors and friends and she makes a little money by selling wood she collects, according to a local newspaper. (Photo by Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)

The head of a decapitated rooster is pictured after a rooster run, during celebrations in honour of San Juan Bautista in San Juan de Oriente town, Nicaragua, June 26, 2015. The rooster runs, where horse-riders try to pull the head off live roosters, symbolize the beheading of John the Baptist. (Photo by Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters)

A woman holds a rooster burned during a fire on a hill, where more than 100 homes were burned due to a forest fire but there have been no reports of death, local authorities said in Valparaiso, Chile January 2, 2017. (Photo by Rodrigo Garrido/Reuters)

A dog snuggles up to a potential owner on the opening day of Dog Cafe, a coffee shop where people can adopt shelter dogs in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 7, 2016. (Photo by Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

Police in riot gear hold back demonstrators against U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump outside the Hyatt hotel where Trump is set to speak at the California GOP convention in Burlingame, California, U.S., April 29, 2016. (Photo by Noah Berger/Reuters)

England supporters in the Flat Iron Square pub in London react to events in Kaliningrad, where England and Belgium play to decide the winner of Group G in the Russia 2018 World Cup on June 28, 2018. (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP Photo)

A ranger watches a seal pup near the Northumberland coast, Farne Islands, UK on December 19, 2018, where the National Trust says the number of Atlantic grey seal pups has reached a record high thanks to an abundance of food and a lack of predators. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Wire Press Association)