Dellene Peralta
Dellene Peralta is one of the foremost female glass artists in the pacific northwest. She began her successful career in 1996 in the areas of kiln building, functional glass art and glass sculpture.
In 2002 Dellene was the first place winner in the first annual flame off in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has competed and placed in the 2003-2006 flame off competitions in her hometown of Eugene, Oregon. She went on to win another first place in the 2005 Northstar competition. In the summer of 2007 Dellene was invited to the second annual women’s flame off in Philadelphia, where she won yet another first place award for her elaborate and eclectic sculpture.
Her work on these projects was featured in both Flow and Glass Art magazines. In 2006 Dellene was invited to the prestigious Studio Morio in Kyoto, Japan. Here she gave demos in dichro and honeycomb techniques. While in Japan she worked with Roger Paramore, who started lampworking classes at the University of Osaka.
In addition to being a strong competitor and teacher, Dellene is also featured in two videos from Dichroic Alchemy. Self taught in dichroic, she coated all Dichroic Alchemy color with Northstar color in 2003. Her work is featured on their website.
Dellene’s evolution as an artist is gaining momentum. Mother of 9 year old son Zion, she teaches private lessons from her home studio. She is available for demos, classes, and custom orders.
