Another sculpture made of gourd took over 4 months to create and took nearly 400 hours of active work. The pattern, like the previous works, consists of two zones – a carved flower, which when illuminated takes on a red-orange color, and an imitation of leaves formed by about 7,000 drilled holes. The differences in […]
Hand carved African gourd lamp. In the upper part there is a carved rose flower. The lamp was made for half a year as a gift for a friend. It contains approx. 10 thousand. precisely drilled holes that create atmospheric light in the room.
Hand carved African gourd lamp. It was created for several months as a gift for a loved one. In the center there is an imitation of a rose flower. There are about 10,000 on the perimeter. precision drilled holes. Warm golden light creates a pleasant, mysterious mood in the room.
The rose motif has returned in this lamp, albeit a bit synthetic. The base as before in a spiral pattern. The central red pattern is a repeated oval motif with a smaller and smaller diameter, obtained by hand grinding the surface with an accuracy of a fraction of a millimeter. On the remaining surface there
I present the latest lamp this time in the hanging version. The scheme remained the same as in previous works – a carved flower giving red light and patterns composed of several thousand holes projecting a mandala of light on the ceiling. The gourd I used is not perfectly spherical, it is slightly flattened on
As before, the central place is occupied by a carved flower. The lotus flower has a very rich symbolism, but always positive. It refers to rebirth and enlightenment as well as harmony of body and mind. It is a magical flower not only for symbolic reasons, but also for completely natural reasons. Did you know
Back to the rose theme. This is my favorite flower and it will certainly appear in my works again.
The model for this lamp was a dahlia flower. The carved flower petals in this lamp are arranged in a golden spiral based on the sequence of Fibonacci numbers, which in itself is a miraculous phenomenon occurring in nature.