Lampshade Design Workshop with Lorre Diamond

Sliding-Scale Fee: $15-$25

Payment to Lorre Diamond: PayPal (18redstrings@gmail.com) or cash

Contact Lorre Diamond: (828) 290-5715 // 18redstrings@gmail.com

During a workshop creativity is excited, spirits are lifted and new friendships are started. Participants will leave with a functional piece of art that will light up their lives and their hearts. Workshop fee is $25 and a sliding scale is offered. Participants will need to bring a lamp and shade, glue gun if you have one, scissors and any personal items to attach. All other tchotchkes will be provided.

For more information and to register for this workshop please contact me directly, Lorre Diamond, by email (18redstrings@gmail.com) or phone/text (828-290-5715).

Lorre’s background story:

My exciting and very creative career was as a performance artist sharing my love of spontaneous art through singing, comedy, mime, living statue, poetry and improv dance. I worked as a floral designer, owned a vintage clothing store and created FootNotes an improv movement program that I taught to kids and adults here in WNC.

This Lampshade Art journey began purely by accident in 2016 and it seemed to fit right into my life.  I have always found overhead lighting too bright, too impersonal and too harsh. I noticed the lack of creativity  on the shades of my table lamps and to me they were quite boring. Surely there must be a more decorative way to improve on my beautiful collection of lamps.

For many years I had been a collector of vintage lace, unique fabrics, and costume jewelry, and before long I began decorating all my lampshades with these fun tchotchkes. The shades came alive and they told their own story simply by what I glued on them.  Each shade had their own personality and when their light was turned on memories of then and now warmed my home.

I am so very excited to be sharing my love of Lampshade Art at The CCC on May 6, 2023 from 1-3:30. The 2.5 hour workshop is appropriate for those over the age of 10 and for those who want to add that personal touch in their home. 

"In times of darkness turn on YOUR light."

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