Cressida Bell Paints
Artist Cressida Bell shows us how to create a beautiful hand-painted lamp that makes the perfect gift or addition to your own home
You will need:
- 1 paper lampshade (Cressida uses Albioncourt)
- Coloured inks for translucent colour and emulsion for opaque
- Paintbrush - one thicker, one thin
- Pencil
- Stensils (optional)
How to:
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- Using a pencil draw your chosen __design onto your lampshade, use a stensil if you prefer
- Paint your lamp with your chosen colours
- Using the thin brush and black emulsion go over the lines you made with your pencil
- Leave to dry and your lampshade is complete!
Prefer more of a colouring book experience? Cressida sells lamp kits including a lampshade with patterns already drawn on, all you have to do is paint on the colours.
Pop down to her annual Christmas open studios Thursday 24th November, Sat 26th and Sunday 27th in London's Hackney. Details on her website below.
About Cressida: Cressida Bell is a British designer specialising in textiles and interiors. Quentin Bell was her father and Vanessa Bell her grandmother, and her work continues the tradition of her well known Bloomsbury Group forebears. From her London studio she produces a wide range of products including accessories for the home, fabrics, stationary and of course cakes! Cressida can create cake designs bespoke to order for weddings and parties, and offers cake decorating masterclasses at her London studio. For more information and to order the cake featured visit cressidabell.com.
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