Marilyn Johnson started her love affair with colored glass in 1985 when she took a stained glass class, and worked with that medium until 1999. She then discovered the Phoenix Center for the Arts was offering a Beginning Glass Fusing Class. Having no idea what glass fusing was, but loving working with glass, she enrolled. That class changed the trajectory of her life. The variety of techniques that fusing offered was endless, from dish ware, to wall art, mobiles, sun catchers, and jewelry. She continued taking classes and working with the Instructors at PCA. After retiring from a career as a Special Education teacher, in 2015, she was asked to join the talented teaching team at PCA. Since then, her passion for glass fusing, and sharing it with others have grown exponentially.