First Light- Rod Lathim

“First Light”

Wood, neon, acrylic

26 ½ T x 18 1/2 “ W x 6 ¼” D

“First Light” captures the sacred instant when darkness gives way to awakening — the quiet threshold between stillness and illumination. Layers of hand-cut wood panels form a dimensional landscape: a radiant sun ascends from a turquoise sky, sending three golden rays outward in arcs of glowing neon. Below, soft billows of purple and blue clouds drift gently across the composition, their contours traced in shimmering neon hues of cobalt, green, and turquoise.

The interplay of carved form and living light transforms this scene into an expression of spirit rising — the moment the soul opens to new possibility. Both architectural and ethereal, “First Light” radiates hope, joy, and the promise of renewal — a visual hymn to beginnings, and to the eternal return of light.