James Mattson fell in love with the idea of making his own light fixtures when he saw a picture of a 1910 Limbert copper, mica and oak lamp. After building a similar lamp for himself, he learned the fundamentals of etching copper from an ancient Popular Mechanics article, and kept at it until his hand was sure. Today, he makes absolutely beautiful chandeliers, table and floor lamps, lanterns and sconces, switchplates, and other bits and pieces (and a few larger-scale commissions) all of it in stunning etched copper, hand-made art glass, mica and oak, and all of it of his own design.
We have two of James’ copper lamps and they are just beautiful. The art glass has a wonderful swirl that creates a sunset-like feel behind the bas relief tree design, and casts a warm glow that compliments the lovely copper. We get many compliments on our lamps from friends and family who aren’t even into the Arts and Crafts movement.