"Pagoda Forest"

I absolutely love the looks of the lamps Cathy..awesome job!!! they are gorgeous!!!

-- Randall Child http://www.racfurniture.com/

A beautiful pair of lamps with a great wood combination. Your right the shades are awesome.

-- RIP Bob C, Australia. Your best teacher is your last mistake.

Those lamps just ooze style

jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Cathy, I see you are at it again…making beautiful stuff and being creative in the process. I like the way the mass of the base is balanced against the mass of the shade. Beautiful wood, but I want a close-up of the transition between Koa and Wenge. I hope you are wearing good dust protection. Wenge can be dangerous stuff.

Who made those beautiful shades? Are they a local creation?

-- Big Al in IN

Gorgeous. Excellent work. The shades do add to them.

-- Nature created it, I just assemble it.

These are very beautiful. Super nice.

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Keep your dust collector fed. [email protected]

Lamps are easy to make but elegance is elusive.
So many don’t balance or just don’t look right.
Yours are not among that group.
Not only did you capture the elusive elegance and balance but the wood combinations, while quiet, are still focal points.
And I agree about the great complimentary shades.

Well done again Cathy.

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/

Awesome ! And the shades do harmonize beautifully !

-- Dwight - "Free legal advice available - contact Dewey, Cheetam & Howe""

your design is top shelf and these lamps are gorgeous

-- no matter what size job big or small do a job right or don't do it at all.

Thanks guys for your kind observations. Just to keep things in perspective, I’m not a slugger, but every once in awhile I hit home run in left field and it sure feels good. These lamps took shape on the lathe, I knew I had a sweet looking lamp that would be fun to dress up. I would encourage anyone who makes lamps to pay close attention to the shade, because it really creates the drama that you hope for. It doesn’t hurt to add a back story to enhance your sales. For this pair, this is the description that I used on Etsy:I love making lamps. Lamps that have a soul and something to say about the people who cherish them. These koa and wenge lamps embody that uplifting feeling that I get every time I hike the bamboo forest off the Old Pali Road. They stand 32 inches tall, rising up like the majestic ironwoods that tower above the bamboo on that trail. The shades are 14 inches wide and are crowned with a hand-turned koa finial.

For those of you who are involved in fairs, create some drama with a good name and a good background to help with sales. Just a thought….......

-- cathyb, Hawaii

Very nice, you got skills.

-- Bondo Gaposis

I’m sure these will enhance a stately home! Beautifully executed!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Thanks Meilie. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving….....

-- cathyb, Hawaii

Cathy those are very nice! and you did very well matching the shades, they really jump out at you.

-- Randy - If I'm not on LJ's then I'm making Saw Dust. Please feel free to visit my store location at http://www.facebook.com/randy.blackstock.custom.wood.designs

Really awesome lamps. Beautiful work!

-- The greatest risk is not taking one...