Inspiration can come from very unlikely and surprising sources. Consider the new 'craze' to eliminate incandescent bulbs from society. An email arrives, a thought emerges - what could I do with these cast off bulbs from Denver's Office of Environmental Health? They want to offer these to artists to use in art projects. The only hitch - no electricity can be used to illuminate them.  So ..... I have an idea! ( If this were a cartoon there would be a light bulb over my head) As a matter of fact, I have several. I gather up what they have to give and spend an afternoon sorting through boxes.

Lots to work with - flood lamps, plain old bulbs, clear gems from the Bluebird Theater marquee, large globelike ones. WOW!  So now, what to start with? Well, first I coated the regular bulbs with acrylic medium to keep them from breaking.  Then I went looking for phosphorescent paint - y'know, glow in the dark stuff.

Then I thought," Hey, I can put my 'Thoughts' shapes on these things."  Thoughts/Ideas - you get the picture.

It's like assembly line work - coat, dry, paint, dry.  Some bulbs are 'raw', others are black.

Now what? What do these become? I think perhaps a chandelier or a mobile of fireflies !  So next I must come up with a structure, a way to hang them.

Then I'll hunt for a place to show it off. I've already got that Idea.