Konstantin Soyfer, who now lives in Tucson, Arizona, grew up in Kishinev, former USSR. There it was very common to be exposed to many forms of the so-called "people art" or folk art, with many beautiful verities of it. In Konstantin's family, art interest was always encouraged and his parents introduced him to best art collections in the country. Shortly after he moved to Tucson, he become award-winning wood carver. He still consider wood and other carve-able materials his major media, but one time he decided to combine carved wood and stained glass and that become his new passion. With help and plenty of encouragement of his new friends Alyssa and Carrie who taught how him to work with glass, he keeps working on his unusual designs always willing to bring something new in this beautiful art.
One time I found this old lamp base that was made out of brass pot that was even older. Short research found that this pot was made sometime at the end of 19 century by the company in Switzerland that was (and still is) in business since early 1600s. It has beautiful patina and I wanted my lamp to look like something mysterious is brewing inside of this pot. With this in mind, I designed the shade using glass that was resembling Northern Lights. As the result, shade and base are beautifully complimenting each other.
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