How on Earth do you make a china ball paper latern?
Here’s a great documentation of the “traditional” method to make a Japanese paper lamp. The author, Anja Marais, did a great job documenting the basic process: • Wind wire around jig forms that create the proper shape and spacing. • Then cut paper and glue to the outside of the wire frame. • After drying, the globe can be painted. • Finally the jig is removed and the light is installed. • If you want the lamp to be standing, not hanging, you need to attach internal, vertical support wires to the wound wires, and a base-stand of some sort. Check out the famous artist Isamu Noguchi, who popularized these lights in the 1950’s. I used to live near his museum in Queens, NY and was astounded his creations. Initially he experimented with lamp forms to master the technique. Noguchi then explored the lamps as sculptures of light. I remember a huge 6 foot in diameter sculpture on display at his museum. It dominated the room it was installed in with solid light and was awesome. Love to see an Ins
