Beaded Clay Table Lamp, Sisal Base

A handmade table lamp with a shade of white clay beads on a sisal wrapped base. The shade is a round metal frame hung with rows of hand rolled, air dried clay beads, strung close together so they make a soft, textured drum. The base is a tall cone wrapped by hand in raw sisal rope, natural brown with the fibres left a little rough, and the shade sits on a frame resting on top of it. When lit, the light comes through the gaps between the beads, giving a warm glow with a beaded pattern rather than a hard beam. You can see the making in the first photograph, taken while the shade was still being beaded: the frame, the rows of beads going on, and the sisal base underneath. The second photograph shows the finished lamp. It is wired with a white flex and fitted with a UK three pin plug. It stands 62cm high with a shade 33cm across, so it suits a side table, a console or a bedside. Dust with a dry cloth or a soft brush. Keep it dry, as the clay is air dried rather than fired.