Having taught himself how to flamework in between his educational career, Steven Baker found himself captivated by the nature of making and the way in which glass translates his thoughts and obsessions. While in the Craft and Material department at VCU he was introduced to the process of casting glass. Steven creates carefully manipulated works in wax and clay that are then reborn into glass's exciting characteristics via different complex mold making processes. Steven is now a full time Flameworker focusing on creating functional objects to be the canvases for his sculpting.

Steven is from Pulaski County, a small town in Southwest Virginia. This small town full of nature and one red light created a fresh canvas for his ideas to germinate and grow into the conceptions he obsesses over today. Steven has a BFA in Craft and Material Studies from VCU. While attending VCU he has enjoyed assisting professors and helping out whenever and wherever he can. Thriving on the communal studio environment VCU provided he looks to further his explorations in a similar shared studio space where daily human interaction with other artists creates a thriving, fresh atmosphere.