Gilded Ash
A wire-sculpted tree whose branches are both its structure and the wiring for its bulbs.
- Year
- 2016
This is one of the first projects I not only designed the lighting for, but the structure as well. What I love most about this piece is the dual purpose of the wire as both structural and conductive to the bulbs.
To bring the project to a close I routed the tree’s wire through the base of a balsa wood platform that I previously stained naturally with coffee grounds. The tree’s “roots” give the illusion of digging into the wood of the base and allow for the wiring to be hidden from view.
Roots threaded through base 
Soft glow 
The final result 
Original sketch 
Bulbs hanging from tree 
Attached bulbs to branches 
Wire-sculpted tree 
Bulb attached to lead 
