When the lamp is turned on and the wood starts to warm up, you can see the “petals” of the shade slightly open up. Subsequently, when the lamp is turned off it returns to a more closed position, almost like a flower going to sleep at night. I wish I could say I planned that, […]
After getting tremendously positive feedback for the first wooden light fixture I made “Beech Blossom,” I decided it was time to create another. I learned a lot for the first lamp, which inspired the slightly different shade shape on this one. When the lamp is turned on and the wood starts to warm up, you […]
It can be difficult to drum up inspiration for a piece. Inspiration has its own timing, but when it comes, run with it! This piece was well received after I completed the first rendition of it as a student in the College of the Redwoods Fine Furniture Making Program. It’s been shown in galleries across […]
