Work · Light
Cedar Sconce
Kiln-cast glass and light, 2026–
- Work
- Cedar Sconce
- Type
- Wall light
- Material
- Kiln-cast glass
- Texture
- Cedar bark from the tree farm around Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
- Process
- Bark texture taken into plaster, glass kiln-cast into the mold, mold broken away
- Light
- Set behind the casting
- Edition
- Unique castings
- Status
- In development
About the work
Cedar Sconce is a wall light made of glass cast from real cedar bark. The bark was gathered on the tree farm that surrounds Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington.
The surface of the bark is transferred into a plaster mold, glass is kiln-cast into the mold, and the mold is broken away once the glass has cooled. Because the mold is destroyed, each casting is unique.
The casting is thick where the bark ran deep and thin where it was shallow. With a light behind it, thin areas glow pale gold and thick ridges turn deep amber, so the texture of the bark reads as variations in light and color.
Process
images/cedar-03.jpg · 4:5 portrait · plaster mold
images/cedar-02.jpg · 4:5 portrait · mold making
images/cedar-04.jpg · 3:2 landscape · casting out of the mold
Commissions
Cedar Sconce castings can be made from bark gathered at a client’s own site, as single lights or as a series along a wall.