Plamp
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Designed and made during Summer ‘26 in UCID Senior Design Studio: Questionable Aesthetics: Vessels, then displayed at a student exhibition by the same name.
The Object: Lamps, with ceramic bases and recycled paper shades.
The Objective: An exploration into making, lighting, sustainable materials, and the sentimental value of the “handmade.”
Additional process work coming soon.
Ceramics (Slip Casting, Plaster Mold Making, Wheel Throwing), Paper Making, Natural Dyes, Wiring/Electrical Components.
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Paper, Pulp, Pour, Play, Ponder + Lamp
And of course, a nostalgic nod to a sophomore assignment of the same name.
Brushing off combustible materials after raku fire
Igniting kiln for raku firing
Natural dye made from avocado skins and pits
Paper slurry made of recycled flyers and discarded student work
Finished wired components
Demolding a slip casted base
Experimenting with papermaking outputs
Molded flutes for a lampshade
Prototyping different shades