Jen Violette

Edition Five Feature
Words by: Jen Violette  
Location: Wilmington, Vermont, USA      
Photo Credit: ©John Polak Photo, ©Jen Violette, ©Jen Masotti 

My name is Jen Violette and I’m a full-time glass sculptor/mixed media artist living in rural Wilmington, Vermont, USA. Having begun working with hot glass at Alfred University in 1991, at the age of 18, I have been working with molten glass for the past 31 years. 

I received my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in glass and metal sculpture from Alfred University School of Art and Design in 1994. I have also studied at the Pilchuck Glass School, Corning Museum of Glass, Rhode Island School of Design, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and Penland School of Crafts. I have been very fortunate to study with many of the best glass maestros in the world, including Lino Tagliapietra, William Morris, Pino Signoretto, Dante Marioni, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Martin Janecky, Richard Marquis, Randy Walker, Kait Rhoads, Stephen Dee Edwards, Fred Tschida and Brian Pike.