lighting

Alumination

eligius1427 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:02:35 -0500

Here are pictures of this years donation to the Bemis Center for the Arts annual fundraiser. I named it "Alumination". The leaves are fold formed aluminum and the flower is out of copper. This was my first real experience with fold forming and the folds are very simple, but I definitely see a lot of possibilities. It was also my first experience welding copper and I love it. The fact that it moves heat so fast makes it a lot easier to weld really thin copper without blowing through. Too bad it's so damn expensive! I'm going to have a lot of fun exploring lighting as sculptural forms.

Ascension Model 4

eligius1427 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:58:49 -0500

Ascension Model 3

eligius1427 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:58:03 -0500

Alumination 2

eligius1427 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:57:10 -0500

Alumination 1

eligius1427 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:56:14 -0500

Phoenix

Nic East — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:45:50 -0500

This is my stained glass Phoenix that has become to me a symbol of my retirement. The flames represent the fire of the forge and the smoky sky is self-explanatory. I identify with the Phoenix as he rises from the flames and ashes of his past.

PHOENIX

Nic East — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:56:08 -0500

The Marsi Chandelier Part 3 - Assembling

QuiQue — Fri, 23 May 2008 23:50:32 -0500

This is a 10 minute flash video on the fabrication and assembly of the main body of the chandelier. It's not easy to cram several months worth of hand crafted metal art work into a ten minute video, but I did it. It's action packed and fast moving. Enjoy

Previous episodes can be viewed by clicking the book icon (Guide and Details) below the video and select the chronological tab.

Light bulb help

eligius1427 — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:39:01 -0500

Hi all,

I'm working on a lighting/chandelier concept and would like your input on light sources. The lights will be fabricated out of aluminum tubing and sheet metal, probably with some sort of patina. The lights will be very organic and instead of using the principles of transparency, like that of crystals in a chandelier, it will use the principles of reflection, thus some of the lights will be focuses into the metal. I'm considering candelabra incandescents and/or halogen(two pin) for the main light source and small LEDs or fiber optics for ambient accent light. I like the warm light of incandescents, but it has the largest base. I'm concerned about the heat from the halogen, it will be in close proximity to the aluminum(roughly 1/4-1/2") in some places. Will that heat dissipate quickly since it's aluminum or will i have to worry about the fixtures/wiring/tape/patina ect. The LEDs or fibre optics will only be used to provide soft glows, pinpoints, and such accents. I'm choosing LEDS/fibre so I can get light through very small tubing and into hard to reach spaces. The white light from LED is two white/blue in my opinion to provide the main light. The lights will have space for transformers and such, so that's not an issue. All wiring will be inside the tubes, and the fixtures will need to fit inside an aluminum tube housing that will be specifically designed around the fixture.

lights3

Canaday Designs — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:20:40 -0500