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.