Yasuko Miyazaki grew up in Mie prefecture in Japan.  Currently, she lives in Nishiharu city in Aich prefecture and is pursuing her Master of Fine Art, majoring in glass art, at Nagoya University of Arts, where she obtained her Bachelor of Fine Art in 2004. Yasuko had a solo exhibition at Gallery AGALUTA in Aichi, Japan in 2005 and has also participated in several group exhibitions in Japan.  She has been an assistant to Michael Scheiner and taught a glass jewelry class in 2004.  She expects to finish her MFA in March 2006.