Floating Shoji Lanterns

Each Floating Shoji lantern comes with our 8 inch wide closed cell foam that holds a glass votive candle holder (and candle), and, of course, the shoji cover. The shoji covers are 5 1/2 inches high and are made of fiberglass (with a rice paper look) which can be used indoors or outdoors, rain or shine. This material is noncombustible and, unlike rice paper, does not mind getting wet..

In addition to the designs below it comes with any of the shoji lentern covers except the large cover.

The bamboo designs were inspired by an ancient Zen folk poem says; "Even strong winds are weakened by obedient bamboo never broken in the wind."

The bamboo used in this design was drawn from plants growing in my yard. Bamboo, a grass, lives under almost any condition and is found on all continents, remaining green even in winter. Bamboo limits it's height when it meets an obstacle, retreating and drawing it's growth inside, thickening it's base. Bamboo is designated as a 'female' plant and representing the 'yin', the flexibility, strength, growth and resiliency of female energy, inherent in both women and men.
5 1/2 inch shoji cover on an 8 inch floating base.

The crane design was inspired by a Zen folk poem,

"The crane rises......leaving only the dream."

We have beautiful wetlands in our neighborhood with cranes, egrets and herons; I drew on all their silhouetted images for this quiet scene.

5 1/2 inch shoji cover on an 8 inch base.

The Floating Shoji Lanterns also comes with any of the covers on the Tabletop Shoji Lanters