The Cicero Small Black & White Vase was created through an intensively complex process of layering clear, black, and white glass in that order. The dynamic profile with its mod geometric surface swirls with personality. Because the glass is layered on, there are slight raised areas that can be felt. This and the fact that the white layer of glass has to be sand-blasted away to reveal the black layer illustrates the artisanal quality of the white and black vase.