This is the next piece I have done for Jude’s class, “Cloth to Cloth”. I have been trying to post my work here, so if anyone in the class would like to get a closer look they can do so. This whole process is addictive. I have more ideas in my head than I will ever possibly use. Such a nice predicament. Now I need to break away from this more linear format and see if I can do something with curves.
This photo shows another piece of fabric for the woven circle. It is a fake ikat. I hate to admit that, given the fact that I am a textile effete at times. I am no snob, so I think this just might be a good choice. The red circle is actually a linsey-woolsey from the 1850′s, a little snooty you might say, but it does make a nice story.
My husband and I are going on a two-night trip, and my deadline before leaving was to finish four lampshades. I am most pleased with this one. It is reaching, finally, a mark of good craft, good enough to market. Plus, I absolutely love the fabric and the design. I bought it many years ago on a trip to Italy and found it in a small shop in Florence. Sometimes a fabric does not lend itself to a shade in terms of light. This one seems to glow. It adds a certain ambiance to a room when the light is turned on.
This is what it would look like in the daylight.
A closer examination with more intense shading brings out the beauty of the design. I am very happy with this shade. It will give me a chance to be confident, something I find elusive sometimes.
That lampshade is a real WOW! You are so right, that fabric really sings when the lamp is turned on.
Nancy
Your piece is stunning…I am so glad that I could get a closer look.
I am madly in love with your lamp shade. Beautiful fabric…It is also so much fun to catch little glimpses of your lovely rooms.
wow wow wow….fun fun fun
What a perfect fabric for a lampshade…it is just wonderful on! I need to try weaving a whole circle, tomorrow I guess ’cause it’s past my bed time yet again!
Phyllis your woven pieces are beautiful, I especially like the moon at number two because there appears to be a little mystery in it.
You’re right, it glows like the heart of a fire in a dark room.
Well done!
Beautiful textile weaving.
The lampshade takes us on a brief trip to Italy and I love fans.
Your work brings textile life and show us another way of seeing fabric.
Very nice blog!
you know, the lampshade is a perfect showcase for textiles. like a night window….
I love the simple shape of the lampshade frame, it really allows the fabric to ‘sing’, but I am sure it must be really tricky to get the flat curved planes perfectly attachd to the frame without wrinkle, crease or flaw, so I understand fully your growing confidence! I think part of the art of making or creating things with textiles if the choosing the perfect textile/s for the purpose for which you are turning it/them to, and in both the shade and the weaving, you have achieved the balance perfectly! Thanks for sharing, and may your confidence continue to blossom, you certainly desreve to feel proud! xx
Lovely lampshade. Your skills are many and varied.
Impressive!
That shade is fantastic. And when it is lit, it doesn’t aggressively go into the room but as you say, it creates a lovely ambiance. As a lady would. The fabric is amazing. It is really a showpiece.
And the fabric piece is so interesting. Do you whip the edges? Will you use it as a hanging? Your choice of insert fabrics (for the lack of the proper word) is so good, that the eye keeps turning back to take a closer look!
Seems to me that you are having a great time.
You should be 100% confident! Your lampshades are exquisite! I love that the fabrics you choose have a story…nice!
Jude’s class looks like sooo much fun! I can not wait to participate in one….I love your fabric combination’s and fabric
weaving.
I love the slices of the moon, and the way in which we fill in the missing pieces when we only have the fragments of something. The colors in your weaving are so much fun, very bright and cheerful and yet wonderfully cool, too. Such a wonderful blue. And the lampshade is exquisite. All aglow with gold when lit, and when it is not lit, it is still aglow with that delicate and intricate fabric pattern. All those beautiful fans! xo Kari
Stunningly beautiful lampshade! The fabric spoke to you well – it was made for a shade! I’ve really enjoyed reading through all of your work – incredible talent!
I recenlty was directed to your blog in hopes that you might be able to help me. I have just posted on my blog some pictures of a vintage lace dress that was given to me and was wondering if you would mind taking a look at it as I have no idea how to preserve it or clean it and thought you might. Any help would be appreciated.
Nicki Lee
http://www.cqnickille.blogspot.com
Nicki,
I just sent you an email yesterday regarding the dress. For some reason I could not link into your blog. I will try again. Otherwise, perhaps you could email me and let me know about the blog or send me photos of the dress. It sounds beautiful.
Your lampshades are so perfectly beautiful. Do you purchase the lamp bases too? What will you call your lampshade business? “Shady Lady?” No, definitely not, tee hee! While looking up the correct spelling of ‘shady’ I read this definition of ‘shade’: “a small or scarcely perceptible degree or amount; as, a shade of difference…” Well, there you are! You are creating shades of difference for sure!
Julia’s comment made me think of how your lampshade art has such a lovely philosophical dimension, for a shade alters the glare of a bare light bulb. It transforms “light-bulb light” into a different kind of light. I had not thought about this until I saw Julia’s comment. I hope you will continue to explore this lovely way to showcase your exquisite art! xo Kari
Your lampshades are so beautiful! I bet even more so when the light is turned on…
Love that fabric on the lampshade. Looks Asian. I’ve been searching for the right fabric for 2 lampshades that need recovering but still haven’t found the right one. Thanks for sharing.
Lampshades definitely need certain colors and designs. Not everything will look good or suitable. This design is not so much Asian, but really Florentine. I have had the fabric for years and never found a project suitable for it until the shade idea came along.