Conch Lamp on Lab Stand made as Valentine’s day gift.
Phallic bulb in yonic conch
I found this huge conch shell next to a dumpster and brought it home. I discovered that light filtered through the shell beautifully, giving off this pinkish orangish light. I couldn’t figure out how to make it a lamp though, without disturbing the conch shell too much. I didn’t want to drill holes into it, but I couldn’t figure out a secure way of mounting it with a lightbulb. I first tried curling a clothes hanger through it and hanging it from the ceiling. The light was nice, but it still didn’t look good as a whole to me. Then I remembered the lab stand I found at UCLA. The rubber clamps could hold the shell like a specimen.