Sunday, October 03, 2010

Making Arabic lamps/lanterns

Or you could call them Moroccan....Anyway,I'm a big fan of those types of lamps.You know the kind that project all kinds of interesting shadows on the wall when lit.But since these can be quite expensive I decided to make them myself.Gives me a good reason to abuse metal again.
So,as usual I'm working on multiple projects at the same time.One might even turn out to become a Pummer.
The first one is made out of a brass tea can with the top removed.On the four sides I hammered out different designs:star and moons,a mosque,a hand of Fatima and a random Arabesque design.



The second one is more complicated and consists of more parts:a copper plantpot,and a part from a oil lamp chandelier.I'll be making most of the chain myself and of course the copper and brass decorations.
And the third will probably the Pummer.......

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