Ginkgo

  • Face view of powder glazed accent lamp, in full sun.Face view of powder glazed accent lamp in full sun.

    Eucalyptus

    Leaves of this tree contain eucalypti oil. This oil is used for medicinal purposes, including for mental clarity. This lamp attempts to portray a simple way to prove this to yourself, by just gazing at the moon. If you stand looking up through a eucalyptus tree at a full moon, many of the leaves reflect a silver light. Like a Christmas tree with silver bulbs, many leaves will stand out amongst their darkened neighbors and shimmer brightly.

    On this lamp, the leaves are rendered in either Emperor’s Gold with a translucent red heart, or lavender with a Silver central vein. Scene from the reverse side these leaves shimmer in a bold red and silver. The leaves appear to be fish swimming in a moonlit pond.

     

    4 X 10 In.

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  • Art glass lamp shown against flood lit backdrop displaying front view.Art glass lamp lit by the LED shown in three stages of rotation arranged in a triptych.

    Prismatic Powders

    This lamp celebrates my most essential supplier, Precision Powders (PP).  Their products, fusion-bond powder coating, happen to be foundational to what I create. Instead of liquid paint, these dry powders glaze under heat. PP offers a huge variety of colors and finishes. Without first creating and perfecting my own techniques for applying powder material onto glass, I could not create any of my lamps and the projections they display.

    Here, I composed twigs of ginkgo leaves encircling the lamp. This arrangement enabled me to display a small selection of PP colors. There are nine separate powder colors displayed. Also, on several leave, there’s a topping gloss layer.

    4 X 10 In.

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