Jon says his work is "all about the surface". He blows glass and inflates glass to make a canvas for his surface experiments. As the molten glass is inflated and shaped Jon rolls the mass in glass powders or chips to add colour. Jon creates his "Red River" and "Heartbeat" marks by drawing with a hot finger of glass on the surface of the vessel.

The colours are composed of various metallic oxides, reacting to each other in different ways. Some are slippery and some are sticky. Jon uses the inherent natural properties of the oxides in different combinations to create his appealing textures and patterns. Some colours come alive from within, and from those pieces Jon creates his signature lamps and lighted sculpture.