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Leanne

' the idiots are taking over!'

About Me

In 2002, I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with a BA(hons) in Glass and Architectural Glass. I loved studying in Edinburgh; the glass department was full of amazing characters so we had some great laughs. In my third year at ECA I spent a couple of months in Alfred University in New York State, studying Direct Glass Casting and Blown Glass sculpture. It was one of the best experiences of my life so far.Alfred is the total opposite of Edinburgh; It’s a small university town with only a few shops and diners. I was there in wintertime and I have never seen so much snow! Everything revolves around the college and the people work really hard, they also know how to throw a good party!Since graduating, I have continued glassmaking using kiln formed techniques and have created a range of glass jewellery. I also work with Artlink Central, which is a totally worthwhile charity, which organises art projects in the community.
Here are a couple of examples of my jewellery collection, they are created using Dichroic Glass which is then fused in a kiln. If you fancy having a better look, click on the images to check out my website!
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My Interests

Music:


I made this MySpace Music Player at MyFlashFetish .com.

love love love The Beastie Boys, Descendents, The Weakerthans, I Stand Alone, Even in Blackouts, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, The Beatsteaks, Reel Big Fish, Alkaline Trio, King Prawn, nofx, The Donnas, Jimmy Eat World, Kings of Leon, Less Than Jake, The Magic Numbers,Mix Master Mike, The Killers, Pearl Jam, Counting Crows, Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Rancid, The Ramones and loads of other stuff.

Books:

Favourite book of the moment is 'For Tibet with Love' by Isobel Losada. Its amazing!, It makes you want to run out and do something to change the world!!

Heroes:

Apart from those people in my life who I quietly worship! the Dalai Lama, in his non-violent campaign for the people of Tibet and Isobel Losada for having the guts to stand up and do something positive for the cause!
Also glass artist Dale Chihuly.