Collection: Jen Violette

Inspired by the colors, textures, and forms of the natural world, Jen Violette creates hand-blown glass and mixed-media sculptures that reflect her deep connection to the rural Vermont landscape. Working out of a restored 1890s barn studio in Wilmington, Vermont, she transforms molten glass into vivid botanical forms, often combining her glasswork with stainless steel and mahogany to create one-of-a-kind pieces.

Violette’s passion for art began in childhood and led her to earn a BFA in Glass and Metal Sculpture from Alfred University in 1994. She has furthered her studies at institutions including the Pilchuck Glass School, The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, the Rhode Island School of Design, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, and Penland School of Crafts. Violette has trained under renowned glass masters such as Lino Tagliapietra, William Morris, Pino Signoretto, and Dante Marioni.

Her sculptures, created through intricate layering of colored powders and freehand sculpting techniques, capture the essence of gardens, forests, and seasonal change. Violette’s work has been exhibited nationally and she has been a featured artist at the Corning Museum of Glass and SOFA Chicago. Her numerous awards include the Cohn Family Trust Prize for Excellence in Glass and multiple honors for Excellence in Craft and Design.