....Daniel Petraitis received his BFA with a coonncentration in glass from Massachusetts College of Art. He returned to his native city of Philadelphia in 2004, where currently lives and works. He runs a custom metal fabrication shop where he incorporates his steel work into architectural designs. His work can be seen at galleries throughout Philadelphia including the Wexler Gallery and the Philadelphia Glass Works Gallery. Daniel has taught and demonstrated glassworking at Ox-bow in Saugatuck, MI, East Falls Glass works in Philadelphia PA, Wheaton Arts in Millville NJ, and Goggle Works in Reading PA, among others.

....His present work deals with accumulation, balance, and the oddity surrounding human experience. Using familiar objects from daily life, his sculptures evoke feelings of uneasiness and stillness while still maintaining a precarious beauty.