To the Next Hex - Extra Large A57069 Steam bent and ebonized oak

Steam bent and ebonized oak holds aloft this cherry wood architecturally-inspired lamp

black walnut hulls and cochineal

Each color source is handmade by the artist and include botanical sources of logwood

Cast glass barnacles are attached for additional dimension and effect

To the Next Hex - Extra Large A57069 Steam bent and ebonized oakCreated by Tim Forcade from a composite of 15 overlapping photographs of a still life set in his studio. He used a compound camera he assembled that works much like a precision view camera joined with a high resolution digital camera. The fact that the camera body moves independently of the lens makes this compositing process possible. Forcade used the composite as a starting point in subsequent steps that involved composition, collage, and painting