Project Information
For the background and bottom I used a clear wavy glass. Viewing the light from the bottom It appears that your under water in a pond, looking up at the birds.
This project was on my bucket list for a long time. It's made from African Mahogany with 36, 3/8"² Gaboon Ebony screw plug covers. I wanted my design to be different than any other G & G style light.
Growing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania I would watch Red-winged Blackbirds clinging to cattails catching flies and mosquitos over marshes and ponds. These beautiful birds were the inspiration for my drawings and design of the stained glass in this light fixture.
Here are some of my process photos below.
The drawings look like they have a taper in the fixture. The drawings are large and I photographed them from an angle distorting the drawings.
Full scale drawings of the light fixture.
Here are the full scale drawings I drew for the Stained Glass with a color guide for the glass.
It took me almost 2 hours to pick out the glass for this project at the glass shop.
I routed a grove for the wires in the ceiling plate.
Gluing on a ledge on the inside bottom of the frame for the leaded glass to rest on. After the glue dried I also put 23 gauge pin nails in the ledge for added strength.
Here I'm attaching the wooden brackets I made to hold the glass in place.
The bulbs can be changed from an opening on the top or by lifting the glass on either side of the bottom of the light.
The four plugs that hide the screws for the drywall anchors that fasten the ceiling plate to the ceiling were made a little long so I could drill a hole that allows a small allen wrench to pry them out if I need to remove or move the light. These are fitted with a tight friction fit.
I designed this ceiling plate. It is much lighter than the traditional style.
The bulbs are 3000K LED with a retro look. From some angles they appear to be a sunset.
I didn't put a description under each photo so if you have any questions fire away.
Thanks for visiting.
Best Regards,
This project was on my bucket list for a long time. It's made from African Mahogany with 36, 3/8"² Gaboon Ebony screw plug covers. I wanted my design to be different than any other G & G style light.
Growing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania I would watch Red-winged Blackbirds clinging to cattails catching flies and mosquitos over marshes and ponds. These beautiful birds were the inspiration for my drawings and design of the stained glass in this light fixture.
Here are some of my process photos below.
The drawings look like they have a taper in the fixture. The drawings are large and I photographed them from an angle distorting the drawings.
Full scale drawings of the light fixture.
Here are the full scale drawings I drew for the Stained Glass with a color guide for the glass.
It took me almost 2 hours to pick out the glass for this project at the glass shop.
I routed a grove for the wires in the ceiling plate.
Gluing on a ledge on the inside bottom of the frame for the leaded glass to rest on. After the glue dried I also put 23 gauge pin nails in the ledge for added strength.
Here I'm attaching the wooden brackets I made to hold the glass in place.
The bulbs can be changed from an opening on the top or by lifting the glass on either side of the bottom of the light.
The four plugs that hide the screws for the drywall anchors that fasten the ceiling plate to the ceiling were made a little long so I could drill a hole that allows a small allen wrench to pry them out if I need to remove or move the light. These are fitted with a tight friction fit.
I designed this ceiling plate. It is much lighter than the traditional style.
The bulbs are 3000K LED with a retro look. From some angles they appear to be a sunset.
I didn't put a description under each photo so if you have any questions fire away.
Thanks for visiting.
Best Regards,