Lampshade Lettering
Lampshade Lettering
This lamp was an entry in the Portland Society for Calligraphy's 2022 member exhibit, Beautiful Words. I chose excerpts from the biblical book of Proverbs that deal with the power of spoken words to heal or harm.
This lamp was an entry in the Portland Society for Calligraphy's 2022 member exhibit, Beautiful Words. I chose excerpts from the biblical book of Proverbs that deal with the power of spoken words to heal or harm.
I had a lamp with removable slag glass panels and thought it would be fun to decorate them with brush-written Italic letters. In the photos below, you can see how the text was written in a spiral before cutting it into trapezoids and attaching them to the existing panels of the lampshade. I used some beautiful Chinese paper with gold flecks that gave the brushstrokes a delightful texture. Unfortunately the sparkles of gold are not visible in my photos.
The lampshade is a standard size for these types of lamp, roughly 10.5 inches along the bottom and 8 inches along the slanted sides. It easily snaps on and off the base (not included). $500
