Borosilicate Glass Pendants

I love the way a simple borosilicate glass pendant glows in the light, polychromatic as it is. This pendant is one dot of a fantastic color behind a globe of clear.

Last week at Aquila I taught a class in making pendants, we had a real good time and made some beautiful glass! The picture above was the first exercise, a little amber purple under a ball of clear. Beautiful eh?! Below you can see a picture of part of the class hard at work having fun. You can sign up for my classes thru the studio or thru PCC - there is a link on the right.

mobile swap

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Originally uploaded by elsiemarley

There is an awesome Mobile Swap going on started by Elsie Marley in her fabulous blog. Artists from all over the world are creating mobiles and sending them to each other.

Being that I am such a huge fan of mobiles - I just think this is fantastic!

I wanted to extend a big HELLO to the participants - so here ya go:

For all swap participants: if you order a mobile from my Etsy shop I will send you a free one as well! 2 for 1!

the fine print: when you are checking out make sure that you put in the "notes to seller" that you are a mobile swap participant.

Live What You Love

P is for Passion
P is for Pellegrini
P is for Pelican

I was checking out this photograph this morning and noticed the title of the book: "Live What You Love." While I have no idea what the book is actually about, I can share my opinion on the matter.

I sit here in worn down jeans and basking in the glow of the morning sun. Loving what you do is an accomplish. We live in the flow of capitalism, paying the bills and providing for a comfortable life. I do love to live comfortably - but do I live to love comfort? Perhaps :) And to find that comfort is a journey into itself. I have always been one to choose the road less traveled. Why fight the inner voice? We each have something that floats our boat, and wouldn't it be a beautiful world if we could all live what we love, rather than living life crammed in a cube wearing business attire.

The photos of my little glass lady was taken by Danielle Anthony - please check out her beautiful photography shop on Etsy and her blog - such talent!

Holiday Sale!

For a limited time only: in my EtSy ShOp

2 mini mobiles for only $30

thats a 40% savings! plus FREE domestic shipping!

Check it out, stock up. The deal is just to spread the holiday cheer.

I was listening to this NPR piece on gift giving - specifically "Thank You Gifts". So this sale is my way of helping out with the need to have little gifts to give to those around us. When we get invited over for dinner - why bring a bottle of wine when you could bring a handmade glass present?! When your co-worker surprises you with a holiday present and you weren't prepared to reciprocate - how about giving them a handmade glass gift? A computer monitor mobile is a perfect gift for those office-mates. For a limited time only you can purchase in my Etsy shop and receive a second for just $5 more!

http://www.leahpellegrini.etsy.com

pinks

pinks
Originally uploaded by LeahPellegrini

Pale Pink Mobile - I made this mobile for a custom order thru

hangingmobilegallery

Pink glass is made with pure gold. Its beautiful and expensive. The piece near the bottom of this picture is actually clear with a thin film of silvery gray iridescent shine.

Glass Plate Set

chocolate brown and marzipan

yummy

Its a wedding present - a plate set for four with some extra serving trays and platters. Each is engraved with their names and wedding date on the back.

If you click the picture you can see more pictures of the set on my flickr account.

The torches at Aquila Glass School are back up and running! Yeah!

I had a class last night - making pendants - lots of fun.

The studio is lookin' good and already buzzing with energy from all sorts of artists coming in to get working... the holidays are approaching fast and there's presents to make!

Having been in upheaval for the past two weeks, its fun to see the place full of the creative spirit. We had two different classes going on last night (there was also a Introductory Fusing Class) and many people coming in to work on projects.

Tomorrow (Saturday 11-10-07) there is a big demonstration happening by the owner of Northstar Glass - and then next week is the open house with a glass sale (25% off on some stuff!) and a fun raffle, etc... Common in and visit - see the new place - its exciting!