The rectangular ceramic form becomes a canvas for spontaneous intervention. Random openings puncture the surface without predetermined pattern—rectangular slots and organic shapes creating a composition that feels both deliberate and discovered.
 
Hand-painted blue-gray lines flow across the entire surface like water or wind patterns, creating their own topography independent of the cut openings. The painted pattern doesn't frame the voids but moves freely, sometimes intersecting with them, sometimes ignoring them entirely.
 
When illuminated, the random placement creates unpredictable light and shadow. Some openings reveal glimpses of the internal bulb, others cast geometric shadows, while the painted surface shifts between prominence and subtlety depending on the viewing angle.
 
This approach embraces chance over predetermined rules, responding to the moment of making rather than following architectural plans. The result captures something essential about how we actually inhabit space—not according to perfect designs, but through the accumulated decisions of daily life.
 
Prototype Base dims: 11.5" high by 5" wide by 3" deep
 
Production Model Base dims: 11.5" high by 5" wide by 5" deep
Height to top of socket: 14.5”
 
Unglazed stoneware.
Table Lamp with hand-crafted ceramic base, USA.
 
Socket for E26 bulb in the top half and a wifi-controlled G9 bulb (G9 Smart Light Bulb, Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, Color Changing Smart LED Bulbs, Dimmable and Tunable) in the lower half.