This sconce started with the fused and slumped glass half-round shades crated by Mesolini Glass Studio. The client wanted something special to show off the glass made for her new guest bathroom. The glass was very tactile with a live edge on the front.

We settled on a double cradle design to support each glass shade. 3-D hand formed leaves were created to mimic the wild, jungle wallpaper. The fabrication required hand bending copper sheet and hammering copper flex tubing flat. An intricate texture was added to the cradles using lots of fire and two different hammers. They were then treated to a dark patina finish, with the high spots lightened, to emphasize the texture. The leaves were hand formed and soldered to the pliable, brass stems. They were set into sleeves that made them interchangeable. I guess this makes it an interactive light fixture. End pieces were created from flat copper and soldered to the cradles. They too received the dark patina. The cradles were them attached to a shallow, cherry box that held the two, 11-1/2", 60w equivalent, LED tube bulbs. A white, acrylic, translucent lens was added to the bottom of the box to diffuse the light through the glass. The top was left open so light could illuminate the copper leaves above.

The sconce is 32" wide x 10" deep from the wall x 16" high from the bottom of the glass to the top of the leaves.