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Melanie Guernsey-Leppla
Whether she is working in the studio with an occasional stray dragonfly, gardening, walking by the river, or traveling, glass artist Melanie Guernsey-Leppla finds inspiration in her observations of the intricacies of nature and her surroundings.
When something of particular interest strikes the artist, she asks herself the simple question, "what if?" and tries to discern how the qualities of the glass would work with the idea. By allowing herself the artistic liberty to try something new based on her own caprice, she often finds herself engaged in new and exciting series of work.
Melanie Guernsey-Leppla has been working professionally with glass since graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in 1986. Her professional career includes shows internationally as well as across the United States. Honors include two fellowship grants from The Creative Glass Center of America and a fellowship grant from the New Jersey Council for the Arts. Her work is included in the Museum of American Craft and the Museum of American Glass as well as numerous important private collections.
Customer Reviews
These are even prettier in person. What I didn't know until they arrived is that they look MUCH better if they are placed where light can pass through them. I had planned to place them on a mantle. That would be a waste of the color.
They are just perfect. Arrived with a lovely hand written note from the artist, and card explaining the significance and history of cairns. Truly meaningful and beautiful.
I was a little disappointed that two of the pieces (the large one and the one with the stacked pebbles) were virtually the same color and darker than depicted in the catalogue (see attached photo). This makes the arrangement a little less interesting. (I would welcome an exchange of one of the darker pieces for a piece with a brighter tone if possible.) Hence, the less than 5 star rating and my bottom line.
These glass pieces are beautiful and substantial! I really appreciated the meticulous finish and the smooth base that each has so they stand securely. To really bring out the true colors it would be best to display in bright natural light i.e. a window, or to backlight them.
Don't know that I need to say more, but these are exquisite, stunning, beautiful.
