Art Lamp News

Frida Khalo The Inspiration for my new Art Lamp. A 1988 Mannequin body, refracted and rebuilt just how I like them, part of the body has been plastered as a homage to Fridas body castA work in process the light will come from inside the body and spill out through the open slats at the front & back. Frida Khalo a legend in the art world, of course I am a huge fan of her work. Mel Winning

Finally finished The Haunted Cake House with a cast of 18 spooky characters that can be moved around to create your own spooky scene. My favourites are Hanging Dude, The Sheet and Basket Babe. I have loved doing this piece so cool with dimmer switch and two light sources. Mounted on a cake stand. 

Almost complete now just some tweaks. Some openings had to be cut inside the walls to let in light to all 4 rooms from the two lamp sources, lamps are on a dimmer switch. I made some character ghosts with self drying clay then painted them with egg shell paint. I wanted to move them around like chess pieces within the structure of the house. They are all named and numbered, that gave me the idea that they could be part of a mini story in each room. The two legged hound and rabid rabbit stalk the ghostly grounds. The only fixed piece is the hanging man a nod to  the song strange fruits, my favourite version by Nina Simone. 

167E00B3-C8CD-4AF9-A889-F923DB25EA73.MOV I have loved working on this little Japanese musical box. In it's original state the panels were mirrors and were badly frosted. I took all of the box apart, and replaced the mirrored panels for new panels I painted on rice paper. She now has a beautiful theatrical feel going on her journey with the wheels turning to swan lake. The  oblong shade fits perfectly and keeps the little drawers free to use for precious items. She has been sold now, and will journey off to her new home where I am sure she will be cherished. Goodbye little...

The Elevated Tea Caddy has now been installed it looked fantastichanging above a beautiful old oak dining table. Just to add some glamour I had a box of crystal decanter stoppers. I pushed these into the metal grid of the potato sifter. The caught the light and added some magic. My client loved it here's some images of the finished lamp.