About the Artist...
Domenick Peronti grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. While attending high school there, enrolling in all of the art courses he could find, a passion for the Arts developed. In his sophomore year, he was selected along with 9 other students in the state to represent excellence in Art in what, Governor Tom Carper, assembled as "The Governor's School for Excellence." It became an annual, week long program at the University of Delaware, to enrich select students through out the state who displayed unique capabilities in Art, Music, Drama, or Academics.
He went on to attend Alfred University in western NY where a transition from 2-Dimensional drawings and prints gave way to 3-Dimension sculpture. With Alfred being one of the premier glass schools in the nation, and coupled with a natural draw to the material, a passion for Glass developed instantly. Students were encouraged to explore all glass forming techniques to fully grasp the nature of the material. Glass Blowing, Hot Glass Casting, Kiln Casting, Slumping, Fusing, and an array of cold worked finishes including sandblasting, acid etching, and surface texture.
After graduating, a sudden urge to travel the country developed. After stints in the Virgin Islands and Mexico, Domenick landed in San Diego, CA where he began working in various Hot Glass shops in the area as a Gaffer and Gaffers Assistant. Shops included: Bill Kaspers Hot Glass, where large scale custom blown glass was created - Lowerey's Hot Glass, where production was emphasized in this blown glass studio that focused on lighting shades and pendants. After spending a year in CA, Domenick moved back to Delaware where he found employment at Simon Pearce, a hand blown crystal stemware facility. Since then, Domenick has worked for glass studios in southern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Corning and western NY.
Currently, Domenick has moved to Peachtree City, GA and works as a Gaffer in Janke Studios in dowtown Atlanta. He is starting a new line of work that combines his 2-D experience with free formed glass. It is an attempt to combine the formal with the conceptual and allow the juxtaposition to take the work to a greater level of experience.