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Iron and Fire

Ericka Ricciutti
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Iron is a material that has been used throughout the ages. It has been a tool involved in everyday life for generations. When a designer makes a piece from iron, they are creating an artifact, something that will surely outlive them. I wanted to pair this material with something just as timeless-- fire. 
 
 
Oil lamps have been used in homes for thousands of years, and mine is no exception. This family of lamps have been sandcast in iron, the lids and bottom edges have been ground, filed, sanded, buffed, and torch heated for a darkened, colorful finish. The pieces have been coated in renaissance wax and topped with wick holders made from filed and sanded copper sheet.  
 
 
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Turned and milled pieces, with a bondo textured finish, ready to be fit to the pattern board
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Finished pattern boards: Smaller lamps on the left, large lamp on the right
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Castings straight from the Cumberland Foundry, ready to be cut from the runners and gates
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Pieces after they've been ground, filed, sanded and buffed
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Final treated surface
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Cast Iron oil lamps Torch Heated Finish Sand cast iron copper Gray Iron iron Lamp Pattern Board Design heat treated Iron Oil Lamps TABLE LAMPS
Iron and Fire
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Iron and Fire

Iron is a material that has been used throughout the ages. It has been a tool involved in everyday life for generations. When a designer makes a Read More

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