Michael Mangiafico is a glass artist living and working in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1985 and has continued his education as well as instructing glass art seminars across the U.S. and abroad. In 1996 Michael built his workplace Fig Studios- Forms In Glass. He designs,creates sculptures and craft items from glass by torchworking,casting,coldworking and blowing. Michael’s forte is in making glass insects and invertebrate such as spiders,wasps,ants,scorpions and many others. FiG Studios has work in fine art Galleries around the country.