Mt Saint Helens Eruption Candle
The 1980 eruption of Washington's Mount St. Helens was the most devastating volcanic event in American history. Not only did the incident cause catastrophic damage to its surroundings, but also produced a landslide, replacing a portion of the terrain with a mile-wide crater. That historic moment is now memorialized in the Mt Saint Helens Eruption Candle. Using LiDAR elevation data and a 3D printer, the cast concrete base is an exact replica of the current state of the mountain, while the candle insert adds the missing summit lost during the eruption. As the candle burns, the melting wax recreates the historic event. Each base comes with two pure beeswax candles made in Portland, Oregon.
