Decided you want a Lumencrafter light sculpture? Most of our business is commissions; let us know which design you love and Reid’ll construct a sculpture along those lines for you. But no two Lumencrafter sculptures are ever exactly alike.

Want something special? Reid loves doing custom designs. Here’s how to start the process:

 

  • Consider which of Reid’s sculptures appeal to you most.
  • What colour, shape, or materials do you like?
  • Do you want to light up a space [functional lighting] or create a mood? Or are you simply wanting to create a centre of interest in a certain space?
  • Do you already know where you want to place it? Wander through your home and imagine your light sculpture in particular spaces. Are you thinking:
    • wall sconce, floor sculpture, pendant, table or ceiling light?
    • battery-powered, plug-in or wired-in, worked by a light switch or remote?
    • light effect: moving or static?
  • Check out the prices of our sculptures and think about your budget.
  • Measure and photograph the space where you’d like to place it.
  • Send us an email with the photographs, space dimensions and details. lumencrafter@gmail.com
  • We’ll contact you to set a time for you and Reid to talk.
  • If you’re comfortable, we’ll video-conference so you can see a variety of sculptures in our home setting and we can see where you want yours to go.
  • We come to an interim understanding; Reid does some sketches and maybe a maquette if it’s a totally new piece for a special space.
  • You and Reid agree on a concept, design, materials, timeline, budget. This may take a few conversations.
  • We draft a contract; you sign it and send us 50%; the balance is due on delivery.
  • Reid can install it for you, if it requires special wiring or careful hanging, and if you live within 150 kilometres of Flesherton, Ontario. Basic installation fee is $100.

An acquaintance walked in to our living room, saw City of Light, and said, “Can you do me one like that?”

Reid certainly could and did – but, as Reid said, “You never know when the Muse will demand changes in a concept.” The new version was made with a transparent acrylic tube, instead of a wire cage.

 

City of Light I and II

 

Hmmm…what comes next?
Twinwall strips ready to go.
City of Light II the inner core
City of Light 2: the inner core
City of Light 2

Making a maquette starts with pencil, paper and scissors, proceeds to cardboard and sometimes plywood models. There’ll be no pingpong tonight, I’m afraid.

 

the most useful use of a pingpong table
pieces of the plywood frame for free-standing original LED light sculpture Atlas of the Stars on workbench
…cut once?

For more information about Lumencrafter art and commissioning your bespoke LED polycarbonate light sculpture, contact us.