I’m building a Haida Night Light. It has 4 panels, each one 8.5″ at the base and 2.5″ at the top, so quite small. Each panel has a Haida design in the center; the Sun, the Moon and two panels with the same design: a circle of Totems containing a Salmon, a Bear and an Eagle. There are many many small pieces of glass in this lamp.
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- Three designs (two eco-circles) for a four-panel lamp.
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- First eco-circle ground and fitted, ready to foil
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- My foiling station in the family room. Glad there’s no little children around.
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- some of these pieces are very small
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- Turning over the Eco-circle to solder the back.
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- Eco circle soldered but not washed yet
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- first one done not patina-ed yet
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- The Sun pattern (found online, copied into Microsoft Word, and sized)
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- Starting to grind the Sun. Just the white is done so far in this photo.
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- All foiled and ready to solder.
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- sun
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- The Moon pattern
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- Washing the Moon
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- the Moon all foiled and ready to solder
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- Moon
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- Starting the second eco-circle grind. The white background is first.
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- just the salmon’s head left to foil
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- second eco-circle soldered.
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- All four panels soldered except for edges.
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- another shot of the taped shade. Ready to solder.
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- Tinning the vase cap with solder.
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- Tinning the cap – almost done
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- Smile – you’re on camera!
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- Soldering the vase cap to the top
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- almost have the cap done
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- Outside nearly done. Ready to solder the inside.
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- the shade has to be level for so the solder won’t run off
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- washing the excess flux off the shade
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- washing the inside – must be squeaky clean
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- All washed and ready for the patina.
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- the finished inside
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- angled shot
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- The Sun close up
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- The Moon close up
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- Eco-Circle close up
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