Michael Sturtz (born May 17, 1969 in Walnut Creek, CA) is an American artist, fabricator, and designer. Sturtz has worked as a sculptor, teacher, and facilitator since the early 1990s. He is the founder of The Crucible a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California, USA.Sturtz's work often combines organic themes with metal and machinery. Sturtz states in his bio that his art work "showcases a strong juxtaposition between materials including metals and glass, stone and kinetics, fire and liquid, 3D objects and video."