And a Lamp to Match...

I wish that I had taken a "before" picture of this lamp. It was very dark, brown and boring. I felt that it needed some color and some personality if it was going to stay in my studio! I've never applied my collage art to a lampshade before, but I love the way this turned out! I spray painted the base and then, as I do, I sketched, cut and glued until I had a lampshade that was a little more me. The colors, papers and general design was inspired by one of my latest, favorite pieces, Garden Tree. I am always excited to find something new to work on, and this was definitely different. I may have to look around the house and see if anything else needs my attention!

In between coats of paint, I was also working on a couple of new pieces. They are a nice mix of some of my past works but use new papers. I love finding new paper that inspires me! I will post the new pieces very soon!

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