I create one-of-a-kind LED light sculptures from found wood, reed, and tissue paper.

Watching my father paint and draw as a child lit the creative spark in me.  Then as a teen, whether it was riding my bike around our river town and taking nature photographs or every single art class in high school, my artistic path had begun.

I worked in the field of mental health for over 23 years.  This laid the groundwork for my artistic expression throughout the years, as my “hobbies” expanded.  About five years ago, I saw this beautiful light on Pinterest and thought, I could do that.

So began my journey, that I continue to this day and I absolutely love creating my light sculptures and watching as they start from ordinary pieces of wood and morph into these magical pieces of light.

My husband and I are now retired, and I’m excited to now be able to explore my artistic self.  Forests, woodlands, rivers, and oceans continue to inspire me as I age and realize it truly is the simple things in life that become the most important.  I hope that my work represents the simple beauty of nature and brings joy and magic to others.

My light sculptures are made from “found” wood from our property or wanderings, reed, and layered tissue paper.  They are then illuminated with LED light.

I create the base first.  I go to my piles of wood and pick out one or two pieces that look like they will go together.  I bring them inside, clean them and then let them sit as I ponder how the base will take shape.  I then create the base, lay in the electric channel, and set the bulb socket in place.

Next comes the reed and paper shade.  I soak pieces of reed in water and then create the shade by drilling and gluing them into the base.  I do not go into this process thinking how I want the shade to look.  Rather, I allow the reed to take its own shape and form as it evolves.

Lastly, I add the tissue paper, which I lay onto the reed shell with diluted glue and water.  Each light sculpture has about a dozen layers of tissue paper and glue, giving it a hardened exterior.  Each light sculpture can take from 4 – 15 hours to create.

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Lynn Maggard Light Sculptures

You can see my work at Magnolia Mercantile at 109 W Culton St., Warrensburg, MO

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You can see my work at Art Impressions Gallery & Framing at 314 S Ohio, Sedalia, MO

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