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Gallery

Below are examples of past handmade silk and steel sculptures.

Lantern building and statues

Lantern Roman building

Lantern coral reef

Lantern coral reef

Lantern Columns

Lantern T-Rex

Lantern Velociraptor

Lantern Unicorn

Lantern Dragon

A man making a lantern structure wiring

A lady adding silk to the wire frame

A man painting a finished lantern

A lady painting a lantern

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6800 Zoo Drive
Kansas City, MO 64132

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