Shadrach's Lamps

[Shadrach]

@Shadrach you are very talented. Your work is beautiful.

Thanks Penny. You certainly went on a mission going through the posts.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Only way to see them all enjoyed looking at your work

 

[Shadrach]

Only way to see them all enjoyed looking at your work

I'm very fond of Injector. It's a bit large and complicated for most tastes I think.
It took a while to make.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That was a beautiful piece but then all have been

 

[Shadrach]

Finished polising up fracture today and finished this which I haven't named yet. I've run out of electrical fittings and I may adopt the practice of not fitting electrics permenantly until a lamp is sold for the future. Some look fine as sculptures and the hole in the top can be plugged reasonably easily while taking the electrics back out is a bit of a mission.

I learn't something doing this piece. Like Arboc and a couple of others, I've headed off in one direction only to find as I've worked the piece that I got lost and the piece gets put to one side. Sometimes it takes months, sometimes only a few days and I get a new picture in my head of how it could be. Most of the pieces that go this route turn out okay in the end. I'm left wondering why it takes so long sometimes to finally see what will work.
Just musing to myself.
Anyway, I'm pleased with this one. It's 250mm tall and quite slender so it's a small lamp.
The piece of very white oak I've got by the speaker is calling to me now.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Beautiful just wonderful talent

 

[Shadrach]

Had a fire wood delivery today. Last of the year.
I've moaned before that the wood yard didn't have any Cork Oak. I've moaned at them as well.
Quite a lot of Cork Oak in this pile. They scraped together all the bits they could find.
I've already picked out 5 promising pieces and a couple of decent bits of plain Alzina.
The camera has washed a lot of the colour out.
L to R. Cork Oak x2 and Alzina.

Back view.

The pile.

 

[ronott1]

Had a fire wood delivery today. Last of the year.
I've moaned before that the wood yard didn't have any Cork Oak. I've moaned at them as well.
Quite a lot of Cork Oak in this pile. They scraped together all the bits they could find.
I've already picked out 5 promising pieces and a couple of decent bits of plain Alzina.
The camera has washed a lot of the colour out.
L to R. Cork Oak x2 and Alzina.
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Back view.
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The pile.
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I can't wait to see what you make next!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I can't wait to see what you make next!

X2!

 

[MaryJanet]

X2!

X3!