Penelope Rose (known as “Nelly”) is a multimedia artist, collaborator, and educator.

Often gravitating toward glass and ceramic processes, her objects and sculptural compositions take form through a mixed-media approach, illuminating and emitting elemental power, earthen peculiarity, and psychedelic wonder. Rose looks to her surroundings for inspiration; Gathering, arranging, and assembling a growing library of interchangeable ideas, parts, and scenery to create glimpses into fleeting memories, moments, and magic. 

Roses' illustrations explore similar themes through fun, connection, and collaboration with musicians, community events, and designers. 

Rose currently works as an instructor at the Perry Glass Studio and is an adjunct professor of glass fusing and ceramics at Tidewater Community College.