Brilliance

The unique accent lamps in my Brilliance category share one thing in common.  Visually, they are compelling. Your eye is pulled to them. As the creator, I began each lamp with a concept that I want to actualize in my unique medium. When that concept emerges from the glass, I want to look at it over and over. They just knock me out.

  • Unique accent lamp shown under spot light. Photo displays projected patterns in shadow of lamp.Inspiration source photo by Marc Muller

    Homage to PPAS

    $325.00

    This lamp is inspired by a photo of peeling paint. There is a Peeling Paint Appreciation Society (PPAS). It’s on Facebook. If, like me, you are looking for a graphic resource which you can inspire your own creative activity, the PPAS is a gold mine. Their discoveries reveal a breadth of color and graphic composition that leap forward and proclaim, this way to freedom of expression.
    There are seven separate glaze layers applied to this lamp.

    This lamp is derived from a photo that is attributed to the creative eye of Mark Muller.

    This dramatic puzzle background  becomes a roadmap for a scatter of woven of scorched horse tail hairs. They create the wiggly black lines .

    4 X 10 In.

  • Transposed view of powder glazed accent lamp, flood lit.Face view of powder glazed accent lamp, flood lit.

    Ginkgo-sun

    $325.00

    A white mist blankets a lake. You are gazing at it through a drapery of ginkgo leaves in fall colors of golden brown and yellows . The name of these colors: “Spanish Fly” and “Orange peel”. Beyond, a crimson sun streaked with clouds sets over a distant mountain range. Seven separate glaze colors are used to depict this setting. The composition simply emerged from working on several of my prior lamps.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Scorched horse tail hair applied over red glaze.Displayed at sunrise where amber hues of dawn are reflected upon backdrop.

    String Theory

    $145.00

    There is a technique used in raku pottery. On a very hot clay surface, natural horse tail hairs are instantly transformed into vibrant wriggles. The results I wanted. In raku, they are working at around 1800 degrees F. I only reach about 400 degrees, yet. Maybe with a torch I can combine this with my glazed powder. This glass lamp opened the door. On a fire cracker colored background, I’ve created a vivid and tactile black spider’s web. It spans from one end in black while the other is in bright gold.

    2.5  X 10 In.

  • Art glass lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying face view.

    A Rose

    $325.00

    The composition for this unique lamp is inspired by a B & W photo. The torso of a women in profile gazes down at a rose in her hand. She’s lit from behind with careful attention to detail and becomes a single white line drawn against a deep black background that’s dusted with multicolored specks. She comes to life in striking vividness. On this art glass lamp, the line is clear glass echoing a silvertone powder material line.

    On the back of the lamp, is a re-composition of the rose. It is rendered in glossy orange and floats above an abstract cloud in two separate translucent red colors.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Art glass lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying face view.

    Peek-A-Boo

    sOLD

    On a glass cylinder, can two figures be transformed into one? On this art glass lamp, a woman and her cat play ”peek-a-boo, I see you.” As you rotate this lamp, the cat comes to nuzzle her chin. From a black cloud of hair at the top, her face is suspended. While from the black cloud circling base, the cat’s head emerges. Las Vegas Nights, the name for this color, units these two figures. One of my favorite colors, this black becomes luminous. It contains flecks that change color across the rainbow of as the light angle shifts.

    Silvertone highlights the Cat’s whiskers and features. This creates a striking depiction of the cat’s head. Especially when viewed from within the cylinder when lit by the LED. Translucent Soft Candy Red sparkle in the cat’s collar and the hair brooch above her left cheek along with the art nouveau doodles the decorate the field.

    4 X 10 In.

    SOLD

  • Lamp shown with flood lit on backdrop displaying face view.

    Red Daises

    This unique art glass lamp portrays a bouquet of Red Daisies set against a solid black background. The petals are in a translucent Soft Candy Red. The stems are in silver paired with a clear glass line. Given the solid black ground, this glass art lamp broadcasts a wonderland of red and rainbow colors on any nearby surface.

    FOUND A NEW HOME

    2.5  X 10 In.

  • Unique art glass lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying face view.Unique art glass lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying face view.

    Athena

    $325.00

    This unique art glass lamp portrays the ancient Greek goddess Athena:  goddess of wisdom, warfare and handicraft. Athena is the sister to Persephone. She gazes at you from this lamp with an alluring image of elegance and intrigue. Athena’s  commanding expression changes it’s composition with differing angles of viewing. Her tresses encircle this lamp. Lit by the sun while shaded on the underside, her hair is adorned with gold jewelry and festooned with flowers shown in three translucent colors.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying face view.Art Glass Lamp shown with flood lit backdrop displaying face view. Notice striking overlap between images displayed on front and rear.

    Persephone

    $325.00

    Persephone emerged as I added flowers to curls encircling  the surface of a glass cylinder. As the queen of the underworld, she regulates the seasons on earth’s surface and thus the life and death of all vegetation. In the spring, plants sprout from the soil to live and grow. In the fall, they die and sink down in death.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Lamp shown with flood lit backdrop displaying face view.Flood lit views of lamp in three stages of rotation are arranged in a triptych.

    Sisters

    $225.00

    Contemplation is the mood expressed by “The Sisters”. Drawn in single lines, portraits of two women are arrayed on either side. One portrait is of translucent red, the other of teal. Their faces float above a bubbly base of firecracker red and gold. This stunning tableau displays with captivating interplay.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Lamp shown with flood lit backdrop displaying face view.WM2

    Grapes

    $175.00

    Grape clusters in the still life paintings of William J. McCluskey inspired the design of this lamp. A gold vine with lavender clusters and teal leaves encircles the cylinder, while tendrils float into a shimmering orange field. This lamp expresses the bounty of the natural world.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Lamp shown with flood lit backdrop displaying face viewFlood lit views of lamp in three stages of rotation are arranged in a triptych.

    Falling Petals

    $175.00

    Inspired by the embroidery on a Japanese kimono, this lamp captures a natural vibrancy. Against a field of dark blue over a pale green base, petals from a cherry tree drift down and carpet the ground. The blossoms and petals are pale pink while the branches and stems are a silver tone. When lit from within, the lamp projects the swirl of petals as a soft pink cloud.

    4 X 10 In.

  • Lamp shown with flood lit backdrop displaying face view.A40-Trip

    Volcano

    $175.00

    Inspired by the shades and colors found on raku pottery, I explored the limitations of powder glaze for my creations on glass. Results display a dynamic, even emotional topography. Topped with a transparent gold cloud, over a red underlayer, Volcano is glazed in glossy black flecked with metallic specks. With splotches in clear glass and bold red dashes Volcano projects an alien tapestry.

    4 X 10 In.

The unique accent lamps in my Brilliance category share one thing in common.  Visually, they are compelling. Your eye is pulled to them. As the creator, I began each lamp with a concept that I want to actualize in my unique medium. When that concept emerges from the glass, I want to look at it over and over. They just knock me out.