interior design lighting ideas - art lights by UK fibre artist and felt maker Mary-Clare Buckle
Above is an enlargement of the felt piece itself, with the lights switched off
interior design lighting ideas - art lights by UK fibre artist and felt maker Mary-Clare Buckle
This shows it with the 'blacklight' (uv) tubes turned on
Tokelau - Deep Down - size 53 x 45cm - price £590
This is one of a series of pieces inspired by the South Sea islands of Tokelau. Here, I've used uv-reactive fibres, so that when the 'blacklight' tube is turned on, it creates an intense glow with some of the fibres, whilst making the non-reactive fibres appear almost black - like the gloom deep down in the ocean, punctuated by the fluorescent colours of mysterious deep sea creatures. When the light is turned off, you see a semi-abstract view of the rich colours of tropical islands.
The felt piece is sandwiched between sheets of acrylic and extends to the edges of the sheet. The single light source is attached to the piece with small, virtually invisible bolts, and the piece is held together with zinc-plated bolts at each corner.
images and text © Mary-Clare Buckle 2003-2005
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