Michelle Plucinsky

Michelle Plucinsky is a Glassblowing Expert based in Dearborn, Michigan. Michelle is the Co-Owner and Creative Director of Glass Academy, an educational facility showcasing glass experiences, hands-on classes, and seasonal events. Glass Academy’s facility functions as an art studio for the founding partners, where large-scale commissioned projects are fabricated and handcrafted glass objects are sold. The Glass Academy aims to expand consumer awareness of how handcrafted glass can be utilized as both functional and decorative elements in modern applications. Michelle has an extensive background in the glass arts, has taught at the professional level at the Corning Museum of Glass, traveled to work abroad in Italy, and ran a production studio within Dearborn’s Henry Ford Museum. She attended Alfred University.