I was fortunate to recieve a scholorship to attend the Penland School of Crafts for two weeks. Perched on top of one of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, it was a beautiful and refreshing place to learn. I partook in a torch worked glass workshop with Micheal Mangiafico. The goal of the class was to learn the basics of torch working and to be able to make glass insects by the end of the class. 
The Dragon Fly is one of Micheal’s demo pieces. This is what we were expected to be able to make by the end of the two weeks! Lets just say mine was a little less fancy.
