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Lucas Lonegren was born in 1974 in the North East Kingdom of Vermont. His mother, an
interior designer, and father, a world renowned dowser and geomancer, set the ground work for Lucas’ innate capacity for intuitive design in glass.
Lucas attended the Putney School from 1990 through 1992, Where he explored his creative side working in clay, metal, jewelry, painting and wood. After graduating from Putney he pursued wooden boat building, attending three courses at the Wooden Boat school in Maine.
Lucas’ interest in glass art began in 1995 when a life long friend, Jacob Barron introduced him to flameworking. He taught himself the art of flameworking by studying how artists had made sculptures in the photos of glass art books and then by experimenting.
Lucas took his first glassblowing class in 1996 with Roger Parramore at Pilchuck Glass School. Parramore’s class opened his eyes to the world of the refined craftsman. Lucas’ work shifted from solid sculpture to examining the vessel as an art form. In 1997 Lucas’ focus again shifted into soft glass and in the summer of 97 Lucas and Jacob built Caspian Hot Glass Studio in Greensboro, Vermont.
In 2002 he studied at Liquid Glass Centre near Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England, then furthered his education in 2005 working with Rich Arentzen in Bostad, Sweden focusing on the Swedish technique Graal. “I was fascinated in connecting with my Swedish roots and how they could be incorporated with the work I was doing in glass.
“I was originally attracted to glass because of the fire. Like a moth to the flame I was consumed instantly.
I go into a very meditative state while being immersed in the intense heat. Its the space where my vision flows into creation.”
Lucas’ work is found in private collections around the world, from a private installation in Denver, Colorado,
and another installation at Republic Crane Headquarters, Chalotte NC, to lighting in the palace of The Kingdom of Bahrain.