Upcycling and repurposing found pieces from an ignominious end and helping Mother Nature bring her beauty into your home by creating glorious art with a function.
The 'Slash'
This piece has been donated to our local PBS station, KIXE for their 2024 Christmas auction. It is item #486
The auction is LIVE!
@https://www.kixe.org/auction/
Valued at: $297.00
I went for a walk not long ago in a nearby forested area and happened upon a huge pile of leftovers of cut down trees from what I only assume was a logging plot. I love unique shapes in all kinds of natural things so I started looking to see if I could find anything that jumped out at me. And this Sycamore piece did just that!
I saw such character in its bumps! I just had to save it and make it a lamp! But when the tree was being cutup the back side of this branch got a chainsaw ‘Slash’ so I added a bit of another found wood. That piece’s red color suggests it’s a piece of some exotic wood (like teak) or it could be a piece of local manzanita, nevertheless Slash was a great name for it!
With the help of Mother Nature and a bit of artistic creativity from me and of course whomever cut it down, it is a bit of natural art with a function!
Unique/One of a kind.
This lamp is approximately 26 1/2 inches tall.
The wood has been finished with a spray on lacquer.
The painted black wood base is approximately 7 inches by 5 ½ inches.
The cord is a little longer than 6 feet.
Edison bulb is included.
Pictured with this Edison bulb
No bulb closeup to show detail
This former throwaway brass wire vase has blossomed into a silverish galvanized beauty!
Use a spiraled filament Edison bulb in this pendant lamp and it will bring incredible shadows to heighten the ambiance of your home. Gorgeous whether the light is on or not.
15FT silver multi colored plug in cord with On/Off switch in cord.
Shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
Closeup of the galvanized shade pictured with the Edison bulb below
Industrial Spanish #L1
Sculptural art that also functions as a light! Glamorous whether or not the light is on!
Industrial and Spanish wrought iron styles come together to create this unique one-of-a-kind artisan made floor lamp!
Two discarded pieces come together to make this upcycled piece.
As soon as I saw each of these pieces I knew they were destined to become something that would someday become a fabulous new thing! And they certainly have!
The black base was found in a junk pile at an abandoned home and the galvanized shade piece’s story is that it was formerly a hanging basket for a computer componet from a military IT guy.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!
One of a kind.
Shade is approximately 10 wide x 81/4 deep by 12 inches tall
Approximately 57 inches tall overall
Approximately 6 foot silver/clear cord
Comes with a plain LED bulb.
Shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
#L17-included bulb, unlit
#L17-hollow-closeup
#L17-nail-head-closeup
#L17-table-saver-closeup
A Bug's Hollow # L17
This asymmetrical oak branch was destined for the fire place but it has so much character that I just had to save it!!
I imagine a cute little Ladybug living in the long oval scar. The included bulb invokes the feeling of Lightening Bugs flying above it!
VERY Unique/One of a kind.
Finished with Odie's oil the oak is a dark brown.
The black painted reclaimed wood base has decorative ‘nail head’ trim and finished with shellack with a leather bottom table saver.
19 inches tall with an approximately 6 inch diameter circular base, cord is approximately 57 1/2 inches long.
NO shade, it’s meant to be used with the included decorative bulb.
Will be shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
I went for a walk with my dog a while back in a nearby forested area and happened upon a huge pile of leftovers of cut down trees from what I only assume was a logging plot. I love unique shapes in all kinds of natural things so I started looking to see if I could find anything that jumped out at me. And this fantastic oak piece did just that!
I instantly saw the similarity of the strange little ‘holes’ all over it and it’s little Saguaro cactus arms to a Joshua Tree skeleton! I just had to save it and make it a lamp!
Once in production I realized I’d never be able to fully drill a hole for the cord, the wood was just too hard and crooked! So, I added a bit of beautiful copper! That bit of metal just enhances its character! I know you will love the Unique/One of a kind vibe of Joshua Tree Soul!!
19 inches tall not counting bulb. Base is about 8 inches diameter. Cord is approximately 6 ft long with the in cord On/Off switch at about 12 inches away from lamp base. It comes with the pictured large amber colored globe bulb.
#L27 A
#L27 B
A rustic, cracking 4x4 lumber piece destined for the fireplace inspired me! Now metamorphosed into 2 asymmetrical ebony table lamps that will bring light into your life with their included oversized white round incandescent bulbs.
One of a kind.
These each sit on a metal base with small metal ball feet.
The wood has been stained/painted and finished with shellack.
Cords are approximately 68 1/2 inches long with the in cord On/Off switches center at about 12 inches away from lamp base.
#L27A – approximately 11 ¼ inches tall
#L27B – approximately 10 ¾ inches tall
Shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
bulb clip detail
Gee, what do you do with a rustic 2x6 lumber piece destined for the fireplace and an old galvanized chimney cap?
Will be shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
interior
Many years ago, I rescued this hollow log from our firewood pile with the intent of using it as a cool planter. It never found its destined plant and just spent its days, weeks and years being a lovely decoration instead. A few months ago I was rearranging things in the garden and suddenly realized it was never meant to be a planter!
Nope, it was meant to be a glorious lamp! And with a lot of debarking, sanding, staining and finishing with lacquer the wave like form of this hollow oak piece is a magnificent expression of Mother Nature’s ART ready to bless your home!
Incredibly Unique/One of a kind.
The ovalish base is made from reclaimed wood and aluminum. It is approximately 17 inches tall by 12 inches long by 9 inches.
The black and white covered cord is approximately 77 inches long with the in-cord On/Off switch center at about 27 inches away from lamp base.
Comes with a 'candle flame' bulb.
Shipped to you in a re-purposed and custom made cardboard box.
The Immortal #L28
A friend found this amazing little burl in the Trinity County woods and knew I’d love it and boy o’ boy was she right!!
I have no idea what type of wood it is as it’d been all alone weathering in the woods for what is probably a long while judging by the silver/gray color.
But now it’s an asymmetrical majestic lamp designed with the help of Mother Nature that will grace your home for years to come!
Super Unique/One of a kind.
31 inches overall, the black base is approximately 6 in in diameter by approximately 5 1/2 in tall, the 'stitched' wire shade is approximately 7 and 1/2 in in diameter by 12 and 3/4 in tall Cord is a little bit longer than 6 ft
Creations planned for the future:
Currently many pieces of rescued tree limbs are being transformed into lamps!
Wall clocks made from computer or bicycle parts are in the pipeline.
A garden gate of bicycle parts, a vintage metal crib will become a bench as well.
Who knows what else will develop!
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