Daily Archives: April 16, 2012

Making It / Found Metal Artifact Lamp Number 74 / Mike Smith

Posted on April 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

I love using ‘found’ objects. I’ve mounted these two ‘found’ pieces of metal on a cool Zebrawood board, and used various vintage style bulbs. http://www.etsy.com/listing/97687149/found-metal-artifact-lamp-number-74                                http://www.etsy.com/shop/destructivetesting  

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Making It / Book Match Hard Maple Corner Table Lamp With Vintage Style Bulb / Mike Smith

Posted on April 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

I found this ‘book match’ pair of hard maple boards at the specialty hard wood shop I go to, and it took me awhile to decide how to use them, but here it is. http://www.etsy.com/listing/97670421/book-match-hard-maple-corner-table-lamp                          … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Isaac Vega / Sacramento, California

Posted on April 16, 2012 by destructivetesting

I like ‘real’ earthy pottery.  Things that I could imagine were made a thousand years ago.  I’m not ‘into’ pretty or cute in any sort of art, actually.  These pieces, mostly, were fired in wood fired kilns over periods of … Continue reading →

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