I took a broken fiberglass lamp my father had as a child and fixed the plug and color wheel that were inside of the lamp. The color wheel was very easy to make. I simply took a template and used glass paint easily found at craft stores. I glued it back onto the motor that still ran and began making a grate like ring to put around the edges of the lamp. My grandfather helped me sauter the grate together and I owe him much for showing me how to measure and form this ring. To have the light give off the crazy effect I wanted it to, I glued four spirograff wheels together and placed them on top of the motor. The images the lamp gave off were mesmerizing.

Since the lamp doesn't give off a strong light, I had to build my own encasing that would have the images display on. I built the circular structure out of galvanized wire and a pillowcase. Unfortunately, the pillowcase was a little opaque and a paper lamp or vellum paper would have been much more effective. Otherwise, this project was extremely fun to do.