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After!I had so many different ideas for this project- I went to Home Depot for some more insight...then I spotted the air filters on a display table. I thought perfect, It has a grid within a grid! Then the idea of a lamp shade evolved as I went a long!
First, I detached the filter from it's card board exterior, then painted an abstract & colorful design on the interior filter. When I finished, I made the cardboard into a cylinder. I also cut the filter into 6 different squares. I then pieced it back together, in a mismatch order, within the cylinder. Lastly, I placed it over my less exciting, pre existing lamp.
Great, I like how you painted it as one piece then cut it up and rearranged the squares. Also like how it serves an alternate function.
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ReplyDeleteVery clever idea on using a filter grid concept to make a lampshade. You actually have three grids in one package, the white interior fold, the metal wire, and the gray exterior, along with custom rearranged squares.
You did a great rearranging job, especially the way you kept the three grid designs, only change shape of a flat dimesion square (original layout of the filter) to 3-D cylinder.
Great colors as well. I loved how you made abstract color strokes on the white interior.
Only suggestion is can you try to post a picture of the lamp shining in the darkness. I am curious to see how the light blends with the color and shape of the filter in the complete dark.
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this idea! I'm mad at myself for not thinking of it! This is so good...I would definitely buy it. I love the way you colored the filter, it almost looks tie dye from a distance. Fantastic job. I want one!
ReplyDeleteMaureen, this is so cool! I didn't get a chance to hear you talk about it in class, but I absolutely love it. The shape is sophisticated, the way you used overlapping grids is brilliant. I really think the way you cut the image up and put it back together makes it all the more interesting. beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT! This was such a great idea! Completely different how I used my air filter =] This air filter is so versatile. The colors are awesome and the shape of the "shade."
ReplyDeleteAwesome project Maureen! I loved how you took a plain,industrial, and mass produced project and made it into something so unique. Not only was this a great idea but you decorated it perfectly too! i want one for my dorm
ReplyDeleteYour idas was so awesome! It was totally creative and it is even cooler because you did not even anticipate making a lamp until the middle of your progress.
ReplyDeleteI loved your use of color and design on the air filter you used as well. It was a really good idea to use that. Fantastic job!
I LOVED your project and how u were able to go further then the assignment and make a working lap shade. the colors you used were great a fun and the final outcome was awesome. I could really see your project being sold in stores!
ReplyDeleteI would buy this if I saw it in the store, it is so pretty. I bet in person it looks really awesome when it's lit up. I like how you used such an ordinary, everyday life object and made it into something beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis was a great idea, and very practical as well. Did you plan on keeping it set up as the lampshade? very original outlook onto a usually unnoticed piece of our everyday lives. Great job.
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