First Light marks the beginning — the moment when vision, craft, and recognition aligned for the first time.

This award-winning hummingbird lantern was the original work that set everything in motion. Finished in Tiffany blue, it captures the rare stillness of a hummingbird suspended in flight, illuminated from within. The glow is deliberate and refined, allowing light to become part of the form rather than an afterthought.

Created entirely by hand, First Light established a language that would go on to inspire future replicas. While those variations carry the spirit forward, this piece stands alone as the singular origin — the first, the reference, the point from which everything else followed.

More than a lantern, First Light represents proof. Proof that discarded materials could be transformed into something meaningful. Proof that storytelling and function could coexist. Proof that this work deserved to be seen.

First Light is part of TheeUpcycler Legacy Collection — a permanent body of work created once and never repeated.

Legacy Note

First Light is the original, award-winning hummingbird lantern and a one-of-one work within TheeUpcycler’s Legacy Collection.

While replicas have been created, this original piece will never be recreated. Ownership includes the opportunity to submit a name or personal intention to be permanently displayed at TheeZoo as part of the Legacy Wall, preserving the moment everything began.