Mielle Riggie works with both the strength and fragility of glass to illustrate the dynamics of human emotion or conditions. In this video, Riggie is creating cast-glass sculpture, amplifying elements in nature, such as leaves or roots, and recombining disparate parts in ways that exaggerate the tension and balance of humans with their surroundings. Riggie was a 2009 Artist-in-Residence at The Studio, the glassmaking school of The Corning Museum of Glass.