Each lamp is handmade from recycled materials that are environmentally sustainable and earth friendly. Both the lamp structure and corrugated mosaic pieces are selected from clean, sturdy, 100% post-consumer corrugated materials.

Ordinary boxes are commonly made from singlewall or doublewall corrugated. Triplewall is a little more unusual. The next time you're in a grocery store, look for the giant corrugated bins that hold melons or bags of vegetables. The first one I got held bags of carrots so I generally refer to them as carrot corrals. Triplewall is really strong but more difficult to cut.

The lamp's box style frame is constructed from clean, recycled doublewall corrugated material to form a lightweight and sturdy structure.

Table lamps are generally 10" to 20" tall, but actual sizes and shapes vary as each is handcrafted and no two are exactly alike.

I have made triangular and square lamps designed to sit on a table or desk. I also have a variety ideas for wall, floor and hanging lamps.

The surface mosaic is made from peeled sections of recycled corrugated cartons, generally singlewall material, with thin cross sections of various corrugated materials.
When selecting corrugated material to peel, I look for interesting colors and a variety of textures. I then cut the peeled material into small squares, triangles, rectangles and/or other shapes to fit into the mosaic design as it develops.

Mosaic Styles

- Abstract mosaic design with 90 degree angles; squares and rectangles
- Abstract mosaic design with 45 degree angles; rectangles and triangles
- Mosaic with pattern; squares, rectangles and/or triangles, expect a wide variety within this style

Translucent Materials :

- Foreign and Domestic Road Maps, Topographical, Nautical, Aeronautical Charts
- X-rays, Negatives, Transparencies
- Architectural or Engineering drawings
- Other materials, recycled and/or decorative papers, et cetera.

The light shines through translucent materials. When working with heavy papers, I treat the paper to make it more translucent. I also put a sheet of recycled plastic or mylar behind the paper or other fragile materials to prevent punctures or tearing.

The traditional first anniversary gift is paper and recycled paper is a very green, renewable and sustainable gift - for any and all occasions.

Custom orders are a great way to create a special gift to celebrate the milestones in our lives:
birthdays, graduations, thank you gifts, promotions, weddings, anniversaries, a new business, retirement or seasonal holidays.
It is a unique and very powerful expression of your appreciation of the events and people in your life.

One wedding gift ordered was for a couple who hailed from Calgary and Manhattan. Street maps of their respective cities were used to create a unusual gift.
An anniversary gift was created with topographical maps of favorite camping and hiking areas.
For Christmas, a sales manager ordered three custom desk lamps for the members of her sales team. After learning about their interests, I was able to create a special lamp for each person. One guy liked to fish so his lamp featured fish swimming in a wavy line around the panels of the lamp.

I invite you to visit the ARCHIVE section of Corrugated Art, where you'll find a wide variety of lamps and other things I've created over the years. There you will find samples of past work and get ideas for custom or personalized lamps that you can have created for your special occasion. Click here to go to Archives