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Introduction to Lighting

INTRODUCTION TO LIGHTING

As a child growing up in Texas, I loved collecting fireflies in mason jars. To make a lantern out of a jar was pure magic to me. That idea of a container holding points of light led me to experiment with placing a clear filament bulb inside a clear crystal silhouette. From there I drew upon another childhood memory – of lying in the grass at night, gazing up at the stars – to create whole constellations and galaxies in the forms of chandeliers and other large bodies of light. In my evolution as an artist, I have become obsessed with capturing specific times of day, with fixed images of light and shadow that come and go as day progresses to night.

All of my lighting reflects my fascination with the physical qualities of light and the density, form, and optical properties of crystal, and how the two interact. My pieces transmit an atmospheric, low-volume light that is subtle and meditative, like electric candlelight. For me, the objective is not to light a room in a practical sense, but rather to create a moment of thoughtful observation.

  • Detail Word Pendant

  • Word Pendant, Night

  • Firefly Pendant

  • Bell Light Form study

  • Threaded, Rolled, Acid-Etched Pistil Pendants

  • Amber Tree Lights

  • Silver Line Pendants

  • Inspiration Thread-By-Thread Pendant

  • Amphora Pendant detail Amphora Pendant

  • Calipering the Beacon

  • Beacon Detail Beacon Pendant

  • Inspiration Lantern Pendant

  • Inspiration Form Study

  • Cage Pendant, Day

  • Cage Pendant, Night

  • Inspiration, Phases of the Moon

  • Moon Pendant in full rotation

  • Moon Pendant

  • Form Study Aura Pendant

  • Aura Pendant

  • Bow Pendant, night

  • Form study

  • Pulley Pendant at various heights Detail

  • Pulley Pendant, transition from day to night

  • Inspiration Trough Light

  • Trough Light

  • Inspiration Chamber Chandelier detail

  • Chamber Chandelier view from below

  • Detail Chamber Chandelier

  • Plan view

  • Lens Chandelier

  • Crystal Sphere Chandelier detail

  • Scripted Pendant Chandelier

  • Detail Scripted Pendant Chandelier

  • Form studies Silver Line Pendant Chandelier

  • Bell Tower Chandelier Inspiration

  • Bow Chandelier, end view

  • Bow Chandelier, bottom view

  • Counterweight Chandelier, plan view

  • Counterweight Chandelier, Night and Day

  • Clock Chandelier, view from below Detail

  • Clock Chandelier, night

  • Crystal Sphere Sconce

  • Inspiration Lure Sconce

  • Inspiration Light Study

  • Lens Sconce, Front and Side Views

  • Bevel Sconce, Front and Side Views

  • Form study Dusk Sconce

  • Dusk Sconce

  • Keeper's Light

  • Study Inspiration

  • Cartographer's drawing Surveyor's Floor Lamp

  • Roman Ring lamp Detail