David Garcia was born in San Francisco, CA in 1957 and now works in Yacolt, WA. From 1978 to 1980, Garcia became interested in glass, both flat and hot, and studied stained glass with Paul Dufour. After studying with Leighton and Lipofsky, in 1983  Garcia began working independently out of Shaun Weisbach’s studio and founded and built his own hot glass shop in 1987. Today his work is collected and exhibited throughout North America and Europe.