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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Crystal light refraction |
A couple of artist friends (Christine and Noela) gave me the challenge of turning a leadlight glass suspended light shade and a large a fire hose nozzle into an Artisan Lamp for Christine.
I knew I would need to add a couple more pieces to get the height for the lamp - I added a solid steel slip bearing (nice pink and green) and a block of very old and very dark timber. Fiona thought the slip bearing would work well as it's colours would tone in with the leadlight glass shade. We tested a mock up below.
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Mock up of the lamp |
One of the challenges was to create a bracket that would convert the shade from a hanging arrangement to a supported arrangement. I started by cutting and drilling a piece of 2mm thick brass plate I ha; drilling it so that the centre pipe could be firmly bolted on; and then forming it to fit the hanging cross braces of the shade.
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Rough cut brass plated - drilled and bolted |
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Brass plate - polished and bent to shape |
The bracket bolted in place; and with the piece of threaded brass coated steel pipe I was using to run through the nozzle into the timber attached.
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Brass bracket bolted in place with small stainless steel bolts |
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Centre pipe bolted to the bracket before threading through the nozzle and into the timber |
I had to widen the nozzle outlet to allow the centre pipe to be threaded through. It all came together; and then it was taken apart again for polishing and reassembling. The electric cable was threaded through the side of the block; up through the pipe; in and out of holes drilled into the new brass support bracket; and finally into the light fitting - whew!!!
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Artisan Lamp with pumpkin etc |
And then there was light.
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - I turned it on outside to be on the safe side - note the cable going up the outside of the bracket. |
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - The leadlight shade and it's crystals need a little clean!!! |
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Artisan Lamp - alfresco - bit dark in the shade for photographing |
The light was delivered to Christine today and temporarily sits on a corner table.
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| ©2016 Barry Smith - Looking good in it's new home. |
So challenge accepted; and outcome achieved.
Lovely lamp. Glad it worked out well.
ReplyDeleteStunning! Just simply stunning!
ReplyDeletebarry, this is a real testament to your skill, knowledge and craftsmanship. what a beautiful piece -
ReplyDeleteisn't it lovely!
ReplyDeleteP, J, MJ & V - hi folk - thanks for checking out Christine's lamp and for your positive comments. P - I also relieved it worked out well. J - stunning - like that. MJ - not always sure my skills will be up to it - but it worked well. V - a bit different to my usual Artisan Lamp given the headlight shade. All - go well & peace. B
ReplyDeleteWonderful job, B, I'm sure Christine is delighted. I loved seeing your process photos - inspirational, as they always are. A stunning table lamp!
ReplyDeleteHi C - yes she loved it. B
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