1-20-2011 – Lamp and shade finished. Photos taken with existing daylight and lamp turned on.

Finished Lamp and Shade. Lighting - natural daylight with lamp turn on.

Left side of shade. Daylight with lamp turned on.

Right side of shade. Daylight with lamp turned on.

Finished lamp with light turned off,

1-20-2011 -It’s a shade! I just have to put the jute rope trim on and it’ll be finished. the photos were taken using natural light…the shade design will show up a lot more when the lamp is put together and turned on. Photos to follow.

1-15-2011 – After allowing the paper to uncurl for a few days, I have cut out the shade pattern and transferred the design onto the back sid eof the shade. Today I’ll start cutting the design.

The design has been transferred onto the back side of the shade.

1-8-2011 -I have already carved the fisherman in this buoy, and it is all wired and ready for a shade.

I make the cut and pierced shades for these lamps, and have a couple of designs that I like to use. Here’s one design on a completed lampshade:

Here’s the newer design with a lobster boat instead of a sail boat.