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Lucy Bergamini
An extraordinary Vermont glass artist, is fifth generation self-employed entrepreneur and proud
of her lineage. Bergamini studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and in 1983, opened
Vitriesse Glass, her glass studio and successful wholesale/retail business.
"I always excelled at all arts and crafts for as long as I can remember, and glass posed to be the
one field with the most challenge which is the reason I chose to make it my life's work."
Born in Connecticut, Bergamini traveled with her family extensively as a child due to her
father's occupation and was exposed to every art form imaginable. She regularly visited
museums with her parents throughout Europe and relished the experience. Artists whose work
Bergamini identifies with is Picasso, Vasily Kandinsky and Paul Klee.
Bergamini's blown forms are fluid, sculptural and timeless. Her latticino vessels are an intricate
process of blowing, pulling and twisting glass rods or canes with multiple colors entwined
around each other. The canes are then joined and shaped into their desired form resulting in
exquisite depth and luminescence. In addition to her vessel forms, Bergamini developed a line
of glass beads using a similar process of pulling cane. The canes are cut into beads, fire
polished into brilliant gems which are then assembled to create her lovely jewelry line.
Lucy Bergamini has taken glass blowing to new heights with her innovative processes. She is
honored, by having her work in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's permanent collection, in addition
to others.
of her lineage. Bergamini studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and in 1983, opened
Vitriesse Glass, her glass studio and successful wholesale/retail business.
"I always excelled at all arts and crafts for as long as I can remember, and glass posed to be the
one field with the most challenge which is the reason I chose to make it my life's work."
Born in Connecticut, Bergamini traveled with her family extensively as a child due to her
father's occupation and was exposed to every art form imaginable. She regularly visited
museums with her parents throughout Europe and relished the experience. Artists whose work
Bergamini identifies with is Picasso, Vasily Kandinsky and Paul Klee.
Bergamini's blown forms are fluid, sculptural and timeless. Her latticino vessels are an intricate
process of blowing, pulling and twisting glass rods or canes with multiple colors entwined
around each other. The canes are then joined and shaped into their desired form resulting in
exquisite depth and luminescence. In addition to her vessel forms, Bergamini developed a line
of glass beads using a similar process of pulling cane. The canes are cut into beads, fire
polished into brilliant gems which are then assembled to create her lovely jewelry line.
Lucy Bergamini has taken glass blowing to new heights with her innovative processes. She is
honored, by having her work in the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's permanent collection, in addition
to others.
ACORN VASES
Click on the image to the right to see the enlarged version of Lucy Bergamini's glass art.
