22" Dragonfly and Other Projects

Visitors to our studio showroom are always amazed that we have multiple projects happening concurrently. The overlapping of tasks allows us to give our hands a rest from tasks like cutting and grinding while advancing projects towards completion.

We have completed the 22" Dragonfly shade for our client in Michigan. Studded with multicolored pressed glass jewels, the background begins as a deep velvety blue that lightens and transitions to green. The red eyed dragonflies surrounding the bottom of the shade have bodies in green rippled glass and orange/amber wings tinged with purple.

The shade is mated with the impressive Large Tree Trunk base (28" tall) and is finished with a whimsical Pigtail Cap.

Work continues on the 18" Calamondin Orange Tree lamp. The photo above shows the same section at two different stages of layout. 

While Bill Campbell has completed the layout for the entire shade, the remaining four sections are now in the process of being cut and fit. Once all the pieces have been cut, the foiling can begin on this intricate shade.

Welcome 2025

We jumped into 2025 both feet first with a number of projects for clients. At the end of last year we completed the cutting and fitting for a 22" Dragonfly shade. The first order of business for the new year was to foil this shade.

After foiling the shade, Irwin Terry has been working on the soldering for the shade.

Bill Campbell moved on to the layout of an 18" Calamondin Orange Tree lamp. 

Bill designed this lamp in 2014. With just under 2050 individual pieces of glass, this shade has more pieces than any other lamp we offer.

Every shade is created by hand, one piece at a time. Laying out and cutting the first piece for a new shade is always exciting. Bill began with the tiny flower petal pieces.

This past week we also prepared waxes for our first trip to the foundry this year. We will be picking up unfinished bronze castings when we drop off these waxes.

If the first two weeks are any indication, 2025 is going to be a very busy year!

Lamp of the Week: 18" Tyler

The 18" Tyler is a shade design with a calming presence in which a geometric ground is overlaid with a playful scrolling ribbon. Set against a green geometric background, the scrolling ribbon has a mix of warm amber and green tones. This shade was created for a client in New Jersey in 2014. The shade is shown on the classic Decorated Trumpet base (22" tall).