Project: My MM Work Log

[CyberDruid]

The photo made me think it was transparent...lol

Hmmm...you could recess the etched cover and hide some small (flexible LED strip?) lighting behind the lip of the opening ....maybe use some of that non-reflective glass you can find in cheap picture frames (WalMart) to close off the front of the opening from the inside and leave a small space the width of the led module or w/e and then the etched cover...making a "shadowbox" of sorts.

Or you could overlay it with a piece of polished or lasercut acrylic cut out in the center to outline the artwork and edge the acrylic with embedded LEDs...and cover the acrylic frame with either aluminum or plastic or paint plastic...w/e to hide the lights and then if you take it one more step and route a 45 degree chamfer and lightly sand that and apply the acrylic trim piece so that the angle of the chamfer faces the etched piece it will take most of the LED light from the edges and transmit it through the frosted edge.

I imagine that using some spare Lian Li type bay covers and simply cutting them to make the trim pieces for the acrylic would look good. Trim them to just cover the lights and glue them in place with Goop. To me indirect lighting that just illuminates the area you desire is worth the trouble...similar to the shaded tube lamps often used over paintings and artwork...just in miniature.