A few photos from the Art Museum of Los Gatos’ Holiday Marketplace. See more on the museum’s Facebook page.
Posts Tagged ‘handmade’
(F)light of imagination
January 31, 2012One of the lamps I made for my house has a straw coolie hat for a shade. The straw is sewn onto layers of scrap paper, and when the lamp is turned on, ghostly images show through: indecipherable words and other mysteries. That hat, and the little house-shaped birdcage I found in a junk store, inspired this project.
What to use for the lining eluded me until I found some old sheet music at an estate sale. Structural dilemmas ate up more time. End to end, this light took me almost a year to figure out, and a month to build in my spare time.
To see more photos of the finished product go to Birdcages. To read details about dimensions, possible uses, and pricing, see the Etsy listing or drop me an email.
Relative bounty
October 23, 2011A few weeks ago I bought a tiny brass bottle at an estate sale. Two inches tall, heavy and stoppered, it looks like something a genie might live in – a really teeny genie, who can grant only very, very small wishes.
Like say you wish for a million dollars, a long and healthy life, and true love. But all the genie can give you is a quarter off the sidewalk, a good night’s sleep, a smile from a stranger.
But you’d rub the bottle anyway, right? These days, you’d take those slivers of luck and feel grateful.
Here are a few of my recent wishes. I hope you enjoy. (Click the images for more.)
Cozy Flan Tutu
Roswell
The Percolander
I only believe in a few things
March 26, 2010- Reusing a thing is better than throwing it away
- Simplicity is beautiful
- We all take ourselves too seriously
So I make simple lamps out of old things – and if they get a laugh, that’s all the better.
