Dragonfly lamps – Marqueterie et Tiffany

Dragonfly lamps delivered

Alix’s lamp delivered and in place, colours seem to blend in

Celia’s lamp in place too

2 Years of Lamp work

Before I gift the two dragonfly lamps, here they are for the last time together and with the Elaborate Peony in the background.

Alix’s Lamp finished

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.

Celia’s Lamp ‘Filigree time’

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!

Celia’s Lamp – Demolded

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.

Celia’s Lamp – Ready to go

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.