Skibska is the originator of this technique, which several other Polish women artists have adopted. Their work shares the common characteristic of being crafted from clear or colored glass melted at the torch and drawn into tiny, irregular strands. These strands are then welded into a much larger whole using a simple hand-held jeweler’s torch. The sculptures are larger than human scale and are incredibly intricate, fragile, and ephemeral. For example, "Tympanum" measures 11.5 feet by 7.5 feet by 1 foot and refers to the space between the lintel of a doorway and the arch above it. In classical architecture, the tympanum often housed an image sculpted in stone and was designed to carry weight. In direct ironic contrast, Skibska’s tympanum floats weightlessly in space, thereby emphasizing its fragility. "Pylon" follows the same concept. Over 40 feet tall, it refers to a high, isolated structure used decoratively or to mark a boundary. In classical architecture, the pylon was constructed of stone and could carry weight, while Skibska’s fragile web of glass could never support anything.

Skibska was born in 1959 in Kluczbork and attended the Academy of Art in Wroclaw, Poland, studying painting, glass design, architecture and graphic arts. Since 1985, she has taught at the same school, and in 1994 and 1996 she was a faculty member at Pilchuck Glass School where she subsequently joined the international council of the school. She is currently artist-in-residence at the Pratt Fine Art Center in Seattle. Following a brief residency at the Pratt Fine Arts Center, Skibska established a studio of her own where she works in many media creating works on paper, sculpture in many materials, and edits her films.