Beyond Tiki, Bilge, and Test / Beyond Tiki / Holiday ornaments: behind obscure glass?
Post #126936 by Eichlerholic on Mon, Nov 22, 2004 6:50 PM
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It's that wonderfull time of year again... and the Holiday light displays go up. Every year, I suggest to fellow Eichlerholics and other modern types, a real cool thing I saw as a kid... putting the lights behind your obscure glass. If you have one of those Eichler (or other!) models with the obscure glass on the front of the house, or flanking an atrium, you probably already know the beautifull, halo-like corona the lights produce through the glass. This is why I call some Eichler models the 'Pleaides models'.. after astronomical photos of the Pleades (or 'Seven Sisters' contellation). Imagine that with colored, blinking lights. It's a real cool effect, and you can experiment with different sized light halos... the farther away the light source is from the glass, the bigger the halo. The opposite of perspective. And you get some great, 'venn diagram' like effects when two halos intersect. Finally, the glass hides the wires.. except from inside, of course. Hope the following pics will give you some idea... Try it.. it's really etherial. Wally Fields, E.I.C. (Eichlerholic!) [ Edited by: hanford_lemoore - removed old contact info - 2008-09-22 13:33 ] |