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Project Glow Installation View Project Glow by Ryan Ross Bulb in Place without the moth. Untitled Untitled LIght Bulb. Wire Mesh Stage. Home made light bulb Lathe. Home made light bulb Lathe. Light bulb. Foam Stage. Light bulb. Foam Stage. Light bulb. Foam Stage. Light bulb. Bondo Stage. Light bulb. First sanding. Light bulb. First coat of Body filler. Light bulb. First coat of Body filler. Prepping the plug for primer. First coat of Primer Plug gel coat. Spraying the Realese Ready to mold. Hot Coat for Mold First layer of Fiberglass Separating the Mold from the Plug Ladies and Gentlemen, We have a mold! Prepping the mold for Casting First casting if the Bulb, fresh out of the mold! Laminating the two halves together. Its quite roomy inside. Pieced together and out of the mold. This picture is to give a sense of scale. Preping fpr paint test Paint Test Paint Test with 60 Watt Standard bulb Paint Test in dark room Bulb in Base Coat Bulb with Clear Coat Dry fit for Cap Internal Structure of the bulb cap Cap in Primer Cap in final paint Installing the Bulb
( Project Glow )
This was a 12 foot fiberglass light bulb and cap that I fabricated for Ryan Ross. The light bulb was first created in foam and wood, then a mold was taken, and finally cast in clear fiberglass.
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