"Out of the Darkness, Into the Light," UMAMI Anaheim
These two, 12ft x 7ft wall murals and matching 4x4 foot chandeliers were commissioned by Los Angeles based, Umami Restaurant Group. The pieces are composed of over 400, circa-1929 California license plates that were excavated from the actual restaurant site in Anaheim, California, which was once home to a Packard auto dealership. The installation speaks to the owner's desire to utilize only natural and recycled materials, to honor the buildings history and to uniquely serve the revitalization efforts in historic downtown Anaheim.
"Out of the Darkness, Into the Light" was on display at Afterglow Studio from April 15th - April 30th. On May 9th, 2012, the plates were sent back to where they came from. Returning not as a buried mass of surplus steel, but to live on as the illuminated backdrop of Umami Anaheim.
The images above follow the progress of the project from sketches to its eventual completion and installation. For more photos and detailed commentary, please visit this projects Facebook Photo Album.
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"Sunday" Series
In this new series of work, each Sunday morning, I'll hunt for or take random, single objects (or a few) off the studio shelves and transform them into a light fixture by days end.
"The Water Grill"
These four light sculptures were designed for and built to enhance the redesign of Los Angeles institution, The Water Grill. The goal was to build a fixture that was nautical, victorian-esque (Jules Verne), elegant and atmospheric. It's Afterglow's first collaborative commercial project where the fixtures were more so manufactured rather than wholly created from found objects. (Avg. w:14” h:16” d:14”)
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"Heirloom-inescent"
This chandelier was made from both the clients' unused heirloom silverware and "filler" material, of matching patina. Two main goals of the project were to build proportionate to the room space and to design a fixture that was industrial as well as whimsical. (Avg. w:50” h:32” d:32”)
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