The Native American food staples, wapato, cattails & fiddleheads, are common in the Willamette Valley where I grew up. Illuminated, their naturally curvilinear forms become elegant silhouettes.
Title: “Wapato, Cattail, Fiddlehead Luminaire”
Artist’s Proof
Date: 2009
Dimensions: 26 1/2″ x 10 3/4″ x 10 3/4”
Materials: powder coated laser cut steel, plexiglass, LED bulb
Laser Cutting: Laser Cutting Services, Tualatin, OR
Powder Coating: Portland Powder Coating, Portland, OR
Engineering & Fabrication: Bob Skerl, Portland, OR
Photography: Suzanne Morey Lee