While visiting my cousin's new home on the Florida Panhandle over my recent birthday weekend, the subject of lamps came up, mostly because she and her husband, newly arrived from Alaska, had not yet located and unpacked all of them. I teased her about the overhead lights making my guest bedroom feel like an interrogation room. However, one of the lamps -- or the base of one, anyway -- that had made its way to 'light of day' and was currently gracing the office/music room, caught my interest. The base was a handsome compilation of smooth charcoal-toned rocks.
In my enthusiastic search for items that are American made, affordably priced, and as attractive as they are durable, I was particularly gratified to happen upon this Midwestern version of my cousin's light fixture. There are 15 different styles, and four sizes, ranging from mini to "Big Kahuna." Crafted from multi-colored rocks that have been endlessly tumbled and tossed by waves on the shores of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake, these lamps are inherently unique.
Each lamp is signed and numbered by Gail Anderson, an Illinois transplant and professional photographer, who has made her current home in Marais, Minnesota, with her pilot husband, and two sons. I find it quite laudable that Ms. Anderson has found a way to express herself beyond her photography by recycling a natural resource in a way that is both artistic and useful.
And, in my quest to promote products that can be purchased for under $100, I am happy to say that the mini and medium sizes of these naturally beautiful lamps, are priced at $70 and $90, respectively, and include a shade in a complementary light dusty green hue. Although shipping is $12.95 extra for the mini, and $15.95 for the medium, those fees automatically include $100 of insurance.
To read more about, view and order these remarkable lamps, go to http://www.superiorlightsource.com/.
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