This glass sculpture embodies a sense of childlike wonder — a doll figure dressed in a blue donkey costume, reaching out to hold a star. Artist Wenyu Zou often works from a child's perspective, deconstructing and reimagining everyday elements into sculptural form. Her works feature delicate textures, gentle hues, and a touch of unresolved tension, reflecting both innocence and the quiet struggles of growing up. The Last Star (Qiān Xīng Xīng, literally "Holding the Star") captures the fragile but persistent desire to cling to hope, even in moments of uncertainty. The Last Star is created through the traditional pâte de verre technique which is an ancient and highly demanding form of glass art rarely mastered today. Unlike blown or cast glass, pâte de verre involves hand-grinding colored glass powders into fine grains, placing them precisely layer by layer inside a refractory mold, and firing them in the kiln at carefully controlled temperatures. Each tone, gradient, and translucency is shaped by the artist's judgment of heat and timing; a few degrees' deviation can alter the outcome entirely. This meticulous process produces a surface that feels velvety and porous yet luminous from within — a texture unattainable by industrial glassmaking. This sculpture requires a full two-week cycle from mold preparation, pigment layering, drying, firing, to slow cooling. Because of the fragility of the powdered-glass stage, a single imperfection can collapse the entire work. The success rate is extremely low, further increasing its exclusivity.