RECYCLE & ATTRACTIVE

LAMP SHADES


The lamp stand is recycled from a 1960s knapsack pressure pump for weedicides, insecticides or fungicides, The cylinder is made of copper brass. The lamp shade is made of batik.

 The lamp stand is recycled from a 5 gallon (20 litre) formic acid bottle. Formic acid an  important raw material in the rubber industry was once imported. The shade is made of fabric.

The lamp stand is recycled from a demijohn bottle which is 15 inches tall. The bottle is in a wicker basket and painted red white and blue.  The lamp shade is also made of fabric.

PLACE OF WORSHIP

PLACE OF WORSHIP

        A place of worship can be spelt in any way.

 There are many spellings in the Malay language for a mosque in Malaysia.

 For example: MASJEED, MASJID, MESJID . But another very interesting spelling is found in a particular 100 year old mosque situated along the main road near Bagan Serai, Malaysia. The   unfamiliar spelling  is MASIGIT!!

The Masigit Lawas (Banjari spelling) was built by one of the original settlers, Hj. Din who was a Banjari from Indonesia.