Light Art Experiments
Lamps, wall niches, and name plates that explore diffusion, animation, and the way programmable light can change a room’s mood.
Living Room Niches
During a remodel I framed wall niches with hidden LED strips, routing wiring through the studs into a service panel below. A single diffusion layer keeps the glow subtle while tactile buttons step through preset palettes.
Breathing Lamp
The ZenGlo “breathing” lamp uses dual-layer diffusion and a tuned PWM curve so the light rises and falls like a calm respiration cycle. It sits on my mom’s desk and cycles through ten curated color programs.
LED Desk Lamp
This 3D-printed lamp wraps LEDs around a central tower. Dual diffusion layers hide individual pixels while programmable palettes give my mom quick mood lighting options.
Name Plates & Neon Signs
Customized gifts that layer translucent resin over LEDs. Matching wall thickness to LED spacing creates soft geometric gradients, while an ESP32 handles the animation curves.
