Gathered Lampshade—Tile custom-order The shape of grandmother’s pant

The shape of grandmother’s pant leg

stupidly attached to a Platonic Ideal

“An orange with a tassel

The open front is dotted with antique glass beads

and Vintage Italian Glass Beads

Gathered Lampshade—Tile custom-order The shape of grandmother’s pantA miniature counterfeit sun, an artificial fire, augmented to last beyond the transience of a natural burn. Lamps are healing, small electric reminders of our ancient relationship to light and heat. Sitting so politely on its table, a lamp collects a million years of history, stuffed into an object, clicked into an amber glow. That very human habit, to harness energy, to store and contain it. In its quiet, shaded illumination, even objects wonder