Good morning! Hope everyone is doing SUPER FINE this happy Saturday 🙂 We had a bit of sunshine yesterday that melted away Thursday snow storm so I am looking forward (*hopefully* fingers crossed*) to no more snow.
Yesterday evening, our Friends Of The Brainerd Public Library helped to host a local artist who had recently created original lights to go over the circulation desk. Today I thought I would share that for Saturday Snapshot.
I have known Greg Rosenberg for many years now. Until recently, his business was located downstairs from the office I work at. Occasionally I would pop in to see what he was working on. Greg works with stained glass, metal, and yes – agates, to create original art works. Here is one of his many lamps he has made:
Gorgeous yes?
Here are pictures from last nights event:
Greg also made a beautiful window using a mixture of agates and stained glass that sits above the doors into the library from the entryway. I apparently was too busy talking to people last night and forgot to take a picture of it, but it is another gorgeous original piece.
To see more of Greg’s work, please check out his website at Shining Light Studio.
It was a fun evening!
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The agate lamps are so distinctive- they’ll be a talking point forever. I really like that standing lamp too, I’d love to have something like that in my house one day.
His work is so beautiful Louise.
Stained glass is very pretty but a lot of work. My dad used to do a lot of stained glass projects including a few church windows and it was amazing just how much work goes into each one.
Yes, I know Greg has worked on projects for months before! He made these amazing doors once with metal on them- I wish I had a picture of those!
It’s lovely!
I think so too 🙂
I adore stained glass, and what a nice addition to the library!
We have had lots of compliments about the lights 🙂
Those are really great! So cool that the library is supporting local art in that way. I love the stained glass colors on the cake, too!
We are a big art community – we have an art center, arts in the park… lots of artsy events 🙂
What a talented artist! Those ceiling fixtures will delight library patrons for years to come. What treasures.
We are pretty excited about them 🙂
Beautiful lamps! The stained glass motif makes the library look cozy. Thanks for sharing.
It really adds something we had no idea was missing. 🙂
Very pretty and a nice addition to the library.
Thanks Leslie, we love them.
The lights are gorgeous! It’s so nice to have local art in your library!
It is – I am a big fan of community and adding the art is so awesome.
I love lead light lamps and have a couple around my home, so I was particularly taken with Greg’s work.
He has some amazing pieces.
That’s some real talent. What a great addition to the library. Those champagne flutes look like the real thing. Here’s Mine
The flutes were plastic – but it was fun 😀
Agates are one of my favorite stones, they are so gorgeous. I’m thinking I’m jealous that I don’t have a few of those lights in my house. Maybe when I win the lottery on build my dream house on the North Shore, I’ll have some.
Hurry up Ryan and get that home on the North Shore so I can visit you and we can go book shopping 😉
My husband is a rockhound and a gem cutter. He learned to cut stained glass thinking he might use rock, but he never did and he gave it up. Love the beautiful work here. I’ll have to share with him today.
Here’s my Saturday Snapshot.
Oh yeah – I will have to get a picture of the window which has a lot of stained glass and agate mixed.
What beautiful works of art. He is very talented. My eye was also drawn to the rather splendid cakes.
I am not a cake fan but I heard it was really good 🙂
very, very nice and how lovely to enjoy them with a piece of cake and glass of bubbles 🙂
Thanks Sheila for posting this Library event. It was fun but most of all I loved this job.