Robert Mickelsen shares the history behind the development of the Lifeforms exhibition in which many artists will create realistic glass art to capture the details of flowers, insects, birds, and other forms found in nature. The work emulates the art of Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka, who created the botanical study models in glass commissioned by the Harvard Botanical Museum. The nonjuried entries of Lifeforms will be displayed online, with the juried portion to be exhibited at the Pittsburgh Glass Center in Pennsylvania.