Featured Artist
Deanna Clayton
Randi Solin and Nicole Birkholzer sat down for a zoom interview with Artist Deanna Clayton to discuss her creation process, dream projects, and how her work has evolved over the years.
To watch the interview and learn more about Deanna’s work, head over to our Blog
Our Artists
At Fire Arts Vermont we feature curated collections from local artists and well known artisans across the United States.
Ceramicists
Cynthia Parker-Houghton
Cynthia is the lead mural designer for Natalie Blake. In her own studio she follows her whims and curiosity to create personal objects, quilts, costumes and parade floats. You can find her trivets and chicken sculptures in our gallery.
Nicole's furry and feathery clients inspire her creative spark. She carves their expressions and messages into ceramic tiles and puts their wisdom into books. You can find Nicole's Mugs on Mugs, coasters, trivets, wall tiles, and her books, PET LOGIC and HORSE LOGIC at the Fire Arts Vermont Gallery.
Lisa Blake
Ceramic Artist Lisa Blake slab rolls unique serving dishes inspired by the sea and leaves. The mother of Natalie Blake, Lisa has been creating ceramic work for over 25 years.
**All Sales of Lisa’s pottery go to the “Jim & Lisa Blake and Michael Wind Scholarship” fund.
Sara Meehan
Sara combines her love for drawing and ceramics by carving into drawings into her pieces. She is inspired by nature and illuminated manuscripts.
Glass Artists
Lucy Bergamini
From her signature crunch cups, to beautiful ornaments and jewelry Lucy’s work is fluid, sculptural and timeless. Lucy’s beautiful glass and silver jewelry have adorned women for decades.
Marie Formichelli
Marie creates multimedia glass lighting. Forging and welding metal shapes to capture the spirit of the glass. She began her glass adventure in the 90’s in a factory in VT. Joined Randi’s glass team in 2000 and now is the manager of Fire Arts Vermont Gallery, teachers classes and jumps in to help Randi in the hot shop.
Deanna Clayton
Glass artist Deanna Clayton creates beautiful glass sculptures using the pate verde technique. Using a special paint and then placing her glass work into an electroplate bath all her work emerges with unique organically grown copper.
George Billesimo
Randi Solin’s glassblowing assistant and studio tech for 21 years. His many talents are on display here at the studio, where in addition to blowing glass, George can be seen building equipment and teaching our work-shops.
Chris Sherwin
With over 27 years of glassblowing experience, Chris strives to capture the spirit/essence of Nature in his art glass and sculptural pieces.
Jewelers, Sculptures, and painters
Krista Duhaime
Using the interior mechanics of vintage cameras Krista’s work is delicate and unique.
Don David Designs
Their design is inspired by architecture and nature. Our process is known as Pate De Verre. They carefully hand carve our design into a special jewelers wax using carving tools. The glow of their pieces is the light penetrating through the glass and reflecting back off the silver.
Susan Panciera
Susan’s work is about balance between the artwork and the wearer. Using swirls, circles, and natural shapes her work is a conversation between the creator and the metal.
David Stern
A jeweler and scenic artist his work can be found not only in our jewelry cases but in the design of the gallery flooring. Using tarnish and intentionally discoloring his pieces David’s work is all one of a kind.
Nick Marchese
A wood, metal, and concrete artisan Nick’s work greets gallery visitors in the form of custom steel awnings and a cherry wood entrance door.
Ryan Curtis
Experimenting with drawing, photography, digital collage, print making, and airbrush body painting all of Ryan’s work is layered and intricate. He uses layers of paint to create a meaningful aesthetic.
This open glass piece is inspired by the organic shapes and textures of barnacles. Every piece made by Deanna Clayton enters an electro bath after a copper based paint is used on the glass. This results in organic copper growth on the rim of her work that is then soldered together. The perfect accent piece and touch of sea for any glass lover.
This urchin measures about 3 inches at its widest point and is about 2.5 inches tall.