The Mystarium Table Lamp
-The Mystarium has two modes of illumination: one is general task lighting, the other is a night light. The round knobs at the top of the primary light body are the rotary control switches, and they are integrated with the functional panel meters.
-The Mystarium is not "found object", or "assemblage art". Rather, every part is hand-made for its specific application within the overall design (other than the obvious screws, nuts, assorted fittings, and modified panel meters): there are over 370 parts within a Mystarium, most of which are custom fabricated.
-These lamps are available in antiqued brass, antiqued nickel, black lacquer, and plum (a deep eggplant purple). The above example has an antiqued brass finish. The lamp stands around 45 inches tall, and can be disassembled in its entirety with a screwdriver and Allen set.
-NOTE: If a commission is placed for a Mystarium Table Lamp, you will receive a piece similar to the one in the above photos: it will not be exactly the same. As all my pieces are hand-made, the final products end up slightly different from lamp to lamp.
-For questions regarding selected surface finish, shipping costs, as well as a delivery estimate, please contact me.
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-Josh W. Kinsey is a meticulous artisan who weaves together the intrinsic nature of manic beavers with the distilled hopes and dreams of orphaned kittens, twisting their variegated manifestations upon his engine lathe. Delicate metallic fantasies that taste sweet upon the tongue are bored and reamed upon his drill press, incised with traceries of angst with razored chisels and planes. Arcane symbols and geometries that are a delight to the nose are illustrated with his compass and pantograph. Meticulously detailed imaginings that flagellate the soul are drawn with pencil and marker, imbued with the subtle aromas of depression and rage.
-Repurposed elements are expressly forbidden in Kinsey’s spiffy mechanical concoctions, as is hot glue, upcycling, the word “Steampunk”, shoddy craftsmanship, negative musings, and broccoli. Rather, Kinsey combines ornately whittled exotic woods with foundry cast mechanical elements smooshed into delightful expressions of splendiferous sparkliness.
-J.W. Kinsey’s pieces are wondrous fabrications celebrating the joys of craftsmanship from bygone ruminations. Spelunking the bottomless depths of the colloquial “What is it?” and the always nefarious “What’s the F’n point?”, Kinsey’s work captures the viewer’s attention, briefly.
-J.W. resides with his wife Katelyn in Silverton, OR.
-Most importantly, he can ride a unicycle.
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