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My business partner Ann can make art out of anything, including lampshades!
I hang a lot of art in my house, but less than one per cent of it is my own. When I do display my own work, I like to sneak it in on unexpected surfaces, without taking up precious wall space. For example, my bedside table lamp.

I had an absolute ball turning my lampshade into a piece of functional mixed media art - and you can do the same thing!

Posted by sarah.trumpp from Fillmore, New York, United States • Published 5th September 2014 • See sarah.trumpp's 7 projects »

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Step 1
Prep your shade. If you're starting with a paint base, apply a sparing coat of gesso. If you're starting with papers, glue those down.
Step 2
Make your masterpiece! Use anything and everything that you would on any other mixed media piece, whether you traditionally work on canvases or in your art journal.

I started by attaching various papers followed by anatomical images and a copy of an organ transportation label.
Step 3
Since the lampshade sits by our bed, I decided to make this mixed media piece all about our relationship, which is (I confess) a very mushy, gushy affair. I turned the Eyes label into a sort of rainbow, and I plastered the piece with hearts. And I’m really not a heart person!
Step 4
I gave all of the neutral areas a quick wash with a warm orangey-yellow
Step 5
I used a spray sealant and put it back onto my lamp base where it commands attention even from across the room!