new work: lamps

right: Purple Cubes Lamp, 2011

center: Blue Marbled Triangular Lamp, 2011

left: Blue Pentagonal Lamp, 2011

The story behind these lamps is a bit funny.  At the first show I did on Headhouse Square here in Philly I seemed to get the same question over and over again, and it was very unexpected ... "do you make the lamps?"  The answer was... "well, no."
If you look at the post from Headhouse Sq you'll see we just used simple (but yes, nice) wooden lamps from our apartment.  After the third person asked about the lamps I came to a conclusion.  For the next show I needed to make lamps.

So in the two weeks before Swarthmore I came up with a few designs, chose some glass and got cutting.  I am so happy with the results, and from the feedback on Saturday, so is everyone else!  

The lamp on the far right is the one that sold on the day.  This lamp has five tapered sides that form a pentagonal column.  Three of the sides are the transparent royal blue color I love to use and the other two are clear with long bubbles.  It looks pretty without the sun shining, but when the sun shines through it, the lamp casts an amazing bright blue on to the table.  Here's a photo of the shape:

Blue Pentagonal Lamp, 2011

The center lamp is larger than the other two, the base measures about 15" high, and has three sides, which form a long tapered triangular column. Two sides are clear with accent bands in the middle made from clear glass with blue marbling and the third side is mainly made from the marbled clear, and I cut the glass to complement the curves in the marbling.  The blue glass in this is my favorite, you can actually feel where the blue comes out from the clear glass, it's amazing.

Purple Cubes Lamp, 2011

The last lamp on the right is made from three ascending cubes in varying shades of purple.  The bottom cube is 5x5x5, the middle is 4x4x4 and the top is 3x3x3.  When soldering them together I slightly skewed them so they create an interesting geometric shape, and the result is that the lamp looks different from every angle.  All of the lamps are securely soldered to square metal bases, so there won't be any accidental toppling if someone knocks into one.

In the coming weeks I will be making new designs and replicating some of the ones above in different sizes and colors.  If there are any color combinations you would like to see then let me know!

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