Finally finished!  These three lights will be  at Norwescon all weekend along with a few of my other pieces. I  just love the  way the lights  shine through the  ammunition  cases!

This series is so much fun! Burning holes in old ammunition casings is messy and time consuming work . When I see how people react to my work it is  well worth the effort!

Ammunition casings, car parts, tube lighting, a cutting torch and a couple nice Dewalt grinders and…

you have light art!

I am having  fun with the old watches and  brackets! These are  my first two proto types.  I am  looking forward to making some more.

Making  lights stands out of ammunition casings is one of my favorite projects to work on. Its  such a great feeling to create something that can  light up a dark corner!

Photo by Ken Vensel

Each case is  sanded. Then with a  torch  cut outs are made. This is a smelly, stinky and dirty process but well worth the end results.

Light colors and patterns vary. Light Stands sell for $350

If you go:

Steamcon ll Weird Weird West Gallery

Hilton Seattle Airport Hotel & Convention Center

November, 19, 20, Auction  21

Opening bids start between $349-$399 Quick sale prices are between $600-$799 ( happy to say all four piees have new homes)

For more Steam Con information visit www.steamcon.org

Photos by Kenneth Vensel

I am currently working on a driveway gate for a vineyard in Eastern WA. The gate is heavy metal and is constructed from 98% of found objects. The owners wanted something simple that would keep people from driving down the driveway when they were not home.  I wanted to create something that would be functional but also wanted something that looked pleasant yet not take away from the natural beauty of the property.
One evening while sitting on the front porch with the home owners the wife made a comment on how we should see the sunset and the moon rise at the same time. Later that night I got up out of bed and drew the design. This is my first gate and my first consigned project.

I am thankful to Becky and Charles for trusting me and for giving me the opportunity to  create this fun and challenging project. 

Special thanks to  Green River  Community College  for the  use of the school as my work shop and to  Brad Isley for taking my simple  sketch and  designing the  parts to make it all work.