In a drawing and shading tutorial of a simple cone, the artificial light source is often moved around to create different lighting situations for perceiving the volume of the object. The shading always occurs on the curved surface connecting the apex with the base. When the cone is directed toward the light, all its curved surface is light and the base is shadow.
Peaks is a family of pendants, composed of a string of elongated cones in different configurations. The graded shading on the curved surface of each cone is as much of a feature as the projected beams emitted from each cone. It can be displayed as a single, double or triple arrangement, pointing up or down depending on the preferred direction of light. An identical inverted cone acts as a rose attached to the ceiling. When the light is off, the forms appear very schematic, as if borrowed from a geometric still life. When on, the shading changes, as light casts along the curved surface.
