Radiant Reveille - Rod Lathim

“Radiant Reveille”

Vintage copper/brass bugle, neon, vintage wood gear mold, wood base

24” T x 9” W x 6” D

“Radiant Reveille” transforms a vintage bugle into a glowing herald of awakening — a call not of sound, but of light. The instrument, once used to rouse soldiers at dawn, now stands tall and timeless, reimagined as a beacon of creative and spiritual renewal.

From the bell of the horn spirals a vibrant swirl of yellow neon glass — a visual echo of the first bright note breaking through morning air. Around the curves of the bugle’s body, an orange ellipse of neon circles like a pulse, suggesting both vibration and continuity — the living rhythm that connects breath, sound, and light.

The warm glow of the neon reflects off the patinated copper, merging past and present in a luminous dialogue between tradition and transformation. “Radiant Reveille” is both an homage and an evolution: the call to awaken now becomes an invitation to illuminate — to rise into one’s own energy, purpose, and light.