This semester in school, I have freedom. I can create anything that I want for my "Special Studies" metals class. I have 4 hours per week to work in the school studio. That's where the metal work will take place. The glass is going to be worked at home in my garage... yes I know what I'm going to make.
I've decided to make blown glass oil lamps with copper and brass bases. Gem and mineral growth is the inspiration. The glass is going to be blown, fumed, stretched, cut, etched, and otherwise manipulated to create sculptural lamps that will echo rocks! rocks! rocks!
The US, India, Madagascar, Brazil, Morocco, China, Pakistan etc. will also be inspiration. I'm going to use the gems and minerals' origin as inspiration for the base of each lamp. I'm really excited to see what comes out of my head and into what it turns. Here are some of the minerals that will be inspiration. (These pictures will take you to minservice.com, where you could buy them!)
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