The second in my lamp series, this piece is fitted with a blue vodka bottle for the shade.  While similar in many ways to the first lamp in its basic structure, it also has quite a few of its own unique elements.  The blue bottle changed my impression of the aesthetic I wanted for this lamp, and the unexpected … Continue reading Desk Lamp Blue

Michelangelo is quoted as saying, “I saw the angel in the marble, and carved until I set him free.”  I wish I could say that I follow a similar process, but most times my art takes more of a “connect the dots” path.  I plunge ahead for a while until I start to see a theme develop, … Continue reading TBM-1C Lamp

My ideas don’t always work out. Generally, I’ve found this to be a good thing, as some of my ideas are basically stupid.  But let’s not dwell on that.  A friend of mine whose gallery I had shown at told me about an art competition that she was hosting, and encouraged me to submit an … Continue reading CGI Lamp

Sometimes an element is too big to go on top of a project.  Sometimes I do it anyway.  I started with an oil pan from a 1950’s Jeep motor and nestled two whiskey bottles inside for light shades that can pivot out to access the bulbs.  I then used a satellite dish mounting bracket welded … Continue reading Intercontinental Street Lamp

Most of my materials are given to me by friends, some I find in junk piles, others I salvage from things I disassemble. Occasionally though, I’ll find something in a store my eye insists should be something else.  The glass shade on this lamp was just such an element.  Originally is was a glass flower … Continue reading Big Bulb Standing Lamp

Why make one when you can make two? Normally the answer to this question for me is that I’ve only got enough of the key elements to make one. I have a whole box of valve covers, and shelf full of piston caps to play with though, so I thought I’d take a shot at … Continue reading Chevy Orange Valve Cover Lamps

Most of my lamps take shape from the top down, this one grew from the bottom up. I started by welding the operating wheel from a 20″ waste gate valve to a ’48 Dodge Power Wagon differential housing that I got from a friend at church. Actually, I started by bringing a fresh load of … Continue reading 90mm Lamp Post

Why make only one lamp when you can make four instead? Because it’s a huge pain in the butt. I probably should have known this when I first came up with the idea, but then again, ‘bad decisions’ are kind of my wheelhouse. Lets rewind a little, a friend (we’ll call her ‘Helga’) texted me … Continue reading The Catherine Lamps