Shawn Rippner

Shawn O'Malley Rippner was born in 1957 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. She and her husband Rob have survived the raising of five wildly adventurous children.  They now live in relative peace and quiet in a small, picturesque canyon located between Paradise and Hell Town, in Northern California.  

Back in 1980 Shawn began experimenting with Stained Glass and ignited a long lasting curiosity and deep love of the glass medium. Eventually Shawn ventured into Fused Glass,

and the dance began...

"There is something about glass that is like no other medium. There is a life that comes from light, a magical quality to the colors and shadows. A delight for those who share an infatuation of glass".

Shawn has studied the art of fused glass with numerious gifted artists including:    Richard La Londe,  Miriam de Fiori,   Boyce Lundstrom and Patty Gray... to name a few. She has worked and studied the techniques of stained Glass with Mick Needham.

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