Rick and Valerie Beck’s  original designs in blown glass are inspired by repetitive patterns around us; such as the alternating colors on a checkerboard,  or the lines and veins on a leaf, floral patterns, etc.  Their painted cylinders and bowls and large rondelles use the graal technique, where the surface of the glass is painted with enamel in three layers. The graal is then encased in clear crystal, shaped and blown out.

The Beck's work is included in numerous private, corporate and public collections throughout the world, including Dutton Lainson Company; Federal Reserve Bank, NC; Glasmuseum, Denmark; Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, WI; Mint Museum, NC; Johnson Wax Corporate Collection; and McDonalds' Corporate Collection.