Biography

Jenny Treviño-Blanquet and Jesusita (Jessie) Blanquet both fell in love with glass in 2003 and followed their dream of making it a career in 2007. Their style is inspired by their combined Latina and Basque heritage where bold and bright colors are found and spirituality is celebrated. A shared love of Mexican folk art takes shape in many forms, such as flaming corazones (hearts), botanicals, and crosses. Jessie's background in engineering influences her great attention to detail and Jenny's sense of design leads to the eye-catching color combinations found in many of their pieces. Together, they continue to collaborate and experiment with their ideas to develop new product lines each day.

Although they started with glassblowing, Jenny and Jessie have since focused on using the flamework (a.k.a., lampwork) technique to create their pieces with a tabletop torch. Their torch, fueled by oxygen and propane, produces a flame of over 1700F degrees and allows for an hour or more of detailed design and sculpture to take place for each piece. They use borosilicate glass because they find that it's easier to incorporate the techniques they originally used in glassblowing and prefer the superior durability that this type of glass provides. Every piece is handmade without molds making each one a unique, one-of-a-kind design.

Their current work focuses on creating functional pieces so that their glass can be actively enjoyed in day-to-day life. "Glass is very spiritual, with its history going thousands of years back in time. Being one of the most beautiful materials, we highly respect it and feel honored that we can become part of an ancient art form that allows us to create our vision in a way that will live on after we're gone."