Here is a shade I completed for a delighted customer in February. She was delighted and said it surpassed all her expectations :). Lovely to get such favourable feedback! It was inspired by my little leaf design uplighter that she saw in my studio. And below are a few photos of how I made it…
Detail of some of the glass pieces cut and laid on a template to get the shape. The white residue is powdered glass from where the pieces were ground ready for foiling…
Here are the foiled glass pieces. Each one is foiled by hand, so quite a slow process (but therapeutic!) …
Ooh these panels look a bit like angel’s wings laid out. The glass pieces in the eight panels have been soldered together ready to assemble into the lamp…
And here is a close up of the signature and date etched on the inside of the finished shade. Note the solder joints have been darkened with a black patina which makes a feature of them and also makes a strong contrast with the jewel colours of the glass when the lamp is lit…
And this is the finished lamp :). Lovely warm autumnal colours. Below is the uplighter that the customer saw and that she wanted replicated in a table top shade. It looks perfect in her lounge which is decorated in warm terracotta tones.
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