8 Petaled Paper Shade

Poe's petaled paper lamp shade exemplifies the way in which a simple expression of a material like paper, can be the most sincere form of praise. As a flower, the work is an exercise in the deconstruction of a natural form into its elemental parts. Each distinct petal is in the service of the whole. Its shape emits a soft diffused glow, reminiscent of the hazy, liminal space between slumber and waking. The moment of promise: a new day.