Here it is, Alix’s lampshade finished before cutting the upper attachment to size. Darker colours as requested. And yes those wings, long and straight on the curved surface are not easy.
The shade had been damaged ( falling to the floor) after completion but before the filigrees stage, necessitating the removal and replacement ow almost all of the wings.
Filigree Time, Check it out against Celia’s lamp at the same stage.
https://marquetryandtiffany.art.blog/2024/09/09/celias-lamp-filigree-time/
Well here we are after all that work.
I had originally bought generic filigree wings which I then cut to size and tried to solder in place.
But the wings were difficult to solder in place and needed a large build up of solder.
So… I took the filigrees off and removed the excess solder.
Then I bought new filigrees made for this size of lamp that were more flexible from Tiffany Reproduction Hardware. Chose to deform them locally to fit the actual assembled glass parts and feel that this is a much better inal fit.
Lamp all cleaned up, washed and brushed out using washing up liquid, numbers removed, ready for the next step
The wings cut to the top shape before applying a coat of solder to both sides ready for assembly
First two wings in place!
First glimpse of the lamp to come, outer surface only soldered. The colours seem to work although the dragonflies are rather bold
So here I’ve taped on the filigrees of the wings to get a better idea of the final wings, toned down just enough, it should work.
The next step is then to solder on the upper ring, yes I forgot, then to solder the entire inner surface, tidy up the outer surface and finally to apply the filigrees and the finish.
Well everything is ready, just need to wax up.
But wait what is that tool for keeping the mould horizontal at different heights?
Yes! It’s a round broomstick sticking through the hole in a drawer. But how do I adjust the height?
Well you’ve hung brushes, brooms etc in a shed maybe? Well it’s the same one way grip on the inside of the drawer.
Rings and filigrees delivered by Verrosaique ready to assemble and solder, glass from GK Techniques cut to size, ground and the edges copper taped.
So I need to finish cutting Alix’s wings and set up my workshop to accurately place the mold in a different horizontal position for each piece of glass and I’ll be ready to wax the mold.
Celia’s idea of a lamp was more like this, nuances but also colour variants and a degraded colour scheme from top to bottom.
This should be easier right? Well I’m waiting for the filigrees to see if the wing colours are not too bright. Yes, more worries, well I guess I would just change the wing colours if they don’t work.
A quick reminder of Alix’s lamp suggestion, mostly monochrome and all is nuanced.
Nuance is so difficult to do, especially without a light table, I had faith, well some so tried it over a lamp, not very accurate but…,
Clearly there will be some nuance, so my worry drops a little, the remaining question is of course will my choice of nuance work, well I hope to know for Christmas!
At Christmas first of all I gifted my parents the Daffodil lamp from 2022.
Then was asked by daughter number 2 if I could make her a lamp, number1 then threw in a request, I guess fame starts somewhere.
Told them to check out the Sotheby’s web site for ideas (they have sold a lot of originals. Well blow me down with a feather if they didn’t choose the same model, almost (different colour schemes), therefore only one mould to buy
Dragonfly in blue purple for number 2, all is in the colour nuance here, I’ll do this one second.
Dragonfly in more easily distinguished colour variations. So I’ll take on this one first.
But which size lamp to go for? Well I got Celia (number 1), to check out last years 22 inch lamp and we wisely went for a smaller lamp. Better for a smaller room.
For the mould, as for last year I ordered from Verrosaique, and I’m expecting a delivery towards the beginning of June. I’ll need to get in touch with them again to order the jewels and the rings.
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This was the lamp size chose, 14 inches, so I will look at how I can work the colours from the larger lamps into this smaller version. Will need to check with Alix (number 2) if this size is ok for her.
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