Schilling Glass
The best moments in my life, regardless of age, are playtime. Altogether, creating original glass lamps is a hugely rewarding process for me. While I’m creating powder coated glass lamps, time stops and I’ve had nothing but fun. In this category, I’ve gathered those where I just let my funny bone do the steering.
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On this lamp I reveal the energy source that makes frogs suddenly leap and croak ’till dawn. When kids fly around, frogs snatch them out of air like bugs. So frogs are bulging with the exuberance of kids at play. Bight orange eyes bulge above the frog’s body which is splashed in colors of tan, lime and forest green.
4 X 10 In.
Who would come up with this? At grade school, awards are given for art and my seven year old took a prize for the drawing that’s shown. For the lamp, I used seven separate layers of powder glaze. Each a different color. All the fish are in clear glass. Below a deep blue rim full of clear glass bubble, the cat now inside the aquarium, stares out at us.
THIS LAMP HELD FROM A DIRECT SALES TRANSACTION UNTIL AFTER THE NEWPORT BEACH ART EXHIBITION.
4 X 10 In.
The playful projections of a disco mirror ball inspired Delicious. Bands of firecracker red and silver flow through a scramble of colored dots and clear glass eyelets. Gazing through the eyelets reveals the silvery inner surface. This lamp embodies the spirit of dancing lights.
4 X 10 In.
A handcrafted glass creation that projects the joy, surprise, and elation of a kid’s birthday party. Dots frolic around the top and bottom. Colors are subtle gold, firecracker red and clear glass. This lamp celebrates playfulness.
2.5 X 8 In,
This powder coated lamp, a new art medium on glass, is inspired by the Italian opera character Harlequin His role is that of a light-hearted, nimble servant. The harlequin is a composition of dots and squares in lime green, orange, and clear glass. These shapes collide, bringing mirth to center stage.
2.5 X 8 In.
Italo Calvino’s whimsical novel Invisible Cities inspired this design. An inky blue sea captures reflections from twin moons. A pale blue sky with clear glass stars and meteors expands above a pair of identical mountains. This lamp projects surrealistic images of an alien planet.
4 X 10 In.
Saul Steinberg cartoon showing a man walking a dog through a door encircles this lamp. A single continuous line of clear glass is cut into a field of polished silver with a base of translucent teal. The design is a whimsical interpretation of everyday life.
2.5 X 8 In.