"Twenty-five years of experience have sharpened the vision of both artist and naturalist and added finesse to the native exuberance with which Nygren handles hot glass. The complexity of the current work is intensified by the high seriousness of play. To follow the development of John Nygren's glass over a quarter of a century is to witness the re-enchantment of the world."

John Falconer Byrd, Western Carolina University, 1993