The Lumanillo is an attractive garden sculpture is created from 8 - 14’ light rods arranged in the structure of an ocatillo, and illuminated by a standard outdoor floodlight. The sculpture was originally created for the Luminarias del Pueblo project hosted by the Tucson Pima arts council. A lumanillo is currently on display in front of Symphony Hall at the Tucson community center. This lumanillo has been sponsored by Tucson Newspapers to benefit the Community Food bank, and will be sold at auction on April 2, 2005.  

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Light rods paint the surface of water with dazzling reflections of colored light, that are constantly changing with light of the day and surface texture of the water.

Copyright 2000
Colorbeam Lighting System 
(US Patent #6540381) 

Light-Rods 1/2” diameter metal tubes that have a proprietary optical coating on their surface. The coating reflects light in a manner that gives the optical illusion that the center of the rod is aglow with light of a brilliant color. The effect is similar to neon tubing, but the colors change with the angle and distance that the rods are viewed from, and can be much brighter than neon when they are seen in direct sunlight.

Light Rods work best when they can be illuminated by both the sun in the day, andspotlights at night. People have used themas accents in the landscape and have even set them directly into water creating a dramatic fire water effect.

Light rods are sold in 3’ and 6’ and 10’ lengths, and can be cut with a standard pipe cutter or hacksaw.

Light Rods energize this fountian with color that is
constantly changing throughout the day.