Stained glass artisan, puppeteer, producer....creativity and imagination seeker, cultivator of collaborative connection. www.rainbowridgestudio.com www.theunexpectedvenn.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lr43i3awws26“And Still, We Dance.” #stainedglass #mosaic #glassart #expression #freedom08 Jun 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr43i3awws26https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lomirydsuk2vFinally made it to Gallery on Eye in DC to check out the exhibit “Behind the Uniform”. Feel honored they accepted my experimental glass piece “Pinned.” Virtual exhibit link here: https://assets.artplacer.com/virtual-exhibitions/?i=17942 More info: www.behindtheuniform2025.com #stainedglass #glassart #veteranartist07 May 2025 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lomirydsuk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3ln45js5s522hThe goal: a pair of pieces to represent roots in one country and growth in another. Each panel contains stones and pressed flowers of both. The ray through the center unifies the fauna through the light of one lens. #stainedglass #glassart #mosaicglass #cherryblossoms #flowers18 Apr 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln45js5s522hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lmnna2v4bk2eJust finished the first of sister panels, meant to represent the commissioner’s family roots in Columbia while growing herself in D.C. The other panel will be mirrored but using cherry blossom colors for the fauna in the center beam. #stainedglass #glassart #mosaic #blueskyartshow #peaceful #roots12 Apr 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmnna2v4bk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lkim4bjwrc2ePlaying with solar eclipses! #sunlight #BlueSkyArtShow #stainedglass #glassart #solareclipse16 Mar 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkim4bjwrc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3ljv4ft24tc2w“The Yes Beast.” One of the only pieces I’ve made specifically for my own windows. Built on an old storm door and filled with broken glass, hopeful insistence, and hidden trinkets. (Dog for scale. ;) #blueskyartshow #windows #stainedglass #glassart #mosaic #creativity08 Mar 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljv4ft24tc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3li7xwtxenk2pCapturing in glass the moments of love we share with each other. #stainedglass #glassart #love #weddings #art #creativity #inspiteofitall #februarty #blueskyartshow15 Feb 2025 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3li7xwtxenk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lhcuo2mupk2e“Tempest in a Tree.” I installed this 7 years ago into a tree taken out by a lightning strike, and today the last piece of the wooden frame finally disintegrated into nature, leaving behind the blank canvas of an empty tree husk. #stainedglass #glassart #tornado #nature #circleoflife #lightning #art04 Feb 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcuo2mupk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lh72p62tec2oTurning a friend’s favorite BIG stained glass window into an homage style panel for their retirement gift. (Based on Bernini Holy Spirit Dove, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican) #StainedGlassSundays #stainedglass #glassart #creativity #art #artist #doves #vatican02 Feb 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh72p62tec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lh5bh44rh225“Higgs Boson” (2024) Seeing first light through a finished glass piece is always such a thrill. :) #BlueSkyArtShow Day 1: Light #FebruArty #stainedglass #artglass #moonlight #lunar #constellations #creativity #higgsboson01 Feb 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5bh44rh225https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lh3gunu4ps2eSimple silhouettes. Empty space is often where art tries the hardest to grow. #stainedglass #glassart #silhouette #creative #empty #simple #faces #void #grow #art01 Feb 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3gunu4ps2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgyn3orfes2s“Scotty Series #2.” Original stained glass interpretation of an unfinished pencil sketch by Scott Van Domelen. (@svandomelen01) #stainedglass #glassart #drawing #sketch #artist #creativity #collaboration #januarty30 Jan 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgyn3orfes2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgvwn7vqlk2n“Alex & Olmsted.” Some glass transforms when the light hits it- just like people. #stainedglass #glassart #silhouette #artist #creativity #sunshine29 Jan 2025 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvwn7vqlk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgtlcp3vrc25“The Embrace” Stained glass interpretation of a friend’s full body paint photography session. He didn’t actually meet the other model until they arrived on site. Unique type of intimacy. #glassart #stainedglass #photography #artist #intimacy #januarty #embrace28 Jan 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgtlcp3vrc25https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgpvnua7322f“Scotty Series #7- Balloons.” Original stained glass interpretation of an unfinished pencil sketch by Scott Van Domelen. (@svandomelen01) #stainedglass #glassart #drawing #sketch #artist #creativity #collaboration #nude27 Jan 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgpvnua7322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgnivmozc22a“Scotty Series #3- Woman on a Wire.” Original stained glass interpretation of an unfinished pencil sketch by Scott Van Domelen. (@svandomelen01) #stainedglass #glassart #drawing #sketch #artist #creativity #collaboration #nude26 Jan 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnivmozc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgmaobirfs23“Lincoln’s View.” Unaltered double exposure. (Nikon F3) #Blueskyartshow #photography #B&W #lincoln #creativity #monuments #dc #artist #nikon #doubleexposure26 Jan 2025 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgmaobirfs23https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lglenude4s2n“Scotty Series #6- Clear Through.” Original stained glass interpretation of unfinished pencil sketch. 2023. #artist #stainedglass #glassart #drawing #portrait #creativity #art25 Jan 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglenude4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgibhqhfik2rI totally dig some abstract free-play collaboration. Any artists out there have drawings/designs/photos to share that might translate well to stained glass? Would love some inspiration! Original drawing by Jenn Kukorlo: jennkuk.com #art #artist #glassart #drawing #graffiti #collab #stainedglass24 Jan 2025 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgibhqhfik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgfvkhyyik2j“Ever pushing through the glass.” This was a piece I designed for an Edgar Allan Poe Exhibit, but it’s been catching my eye with resonance on the regular lately. #stainedglass #silhouette #artist #creativity #barriers #determination #shadow #poet #edgarallanpoe23 Jan 2025 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfvkhyyik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgccjvbojk2fOne of my firsts and still one of my favorites: Mom and me, 1983ish. Time is as fast as it is slow, but art can still capture the breath of a moment. #art #stainedglass #photography #portrait #moms #artist #creativity22 Jan 2025 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgccjvbojk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lgc2wv34k22qAnyone interested in some creativity zoom 1-1s? I’m looking to build a personal community of accountability and inspiration. Let’s go from strangers to supports. #artists #creativity #accountability #community #support #imagination #puppetry #stainedglass22 Jan 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgc2wv34k22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lg7mut3x6s26Experimenting with “frame layering” for an upcoming exhibit with Veteran artists in DC, “Behind the Uniform”. #stainedglass #art #creativity21 Jan 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7mut3x6s26https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lg7ms4llcc26When someone asks you to make a small monstera suncatcher but the muses have a different plan. ;) #mosaic #glasswork #monstera #creativity21 Jan 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7ms4llcc26https://bsky.app/profile/rainleighbow.bsky.social/post/3lg7i5re4ck2mMy first resin pour! Sealed a huge glass mosaic piece, bringing me some much appreciated creative joy.20 Jan 2025 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:fg2r7e465tddkl4plc2yt7fb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7i5re4ck2m