Artist-Led Workshop
DIY Lamps with BT Livermore
Register HERE: https://form.jotform.com/233165990134154
When: Wednesday Dec 6, 2023, 5:30-8:30 pm
Place: Home ReSource
1515 Wyoming Street
Missoula, MT 59801
About the workshop:
In this workshop, attendees will use reclaimed and reused materials - brought from home or purchased from Home ReSource – to create a sculptural base for a light fixture.
Depending on the materials you source, these lamps can be simple, complex, rustic, industrial, modern, etc. Over three hours, you should be able to leave with a functional light fixture to brighten up your spaces!
New electrical wiring and light sockets will be provided with registration. Working electrical knowledge is unnecessary, but a willingness to use small hand tools will be helpful.
Audience: This workshop is suitable for ages 14+. Anyone under 18 needs to bring a grownup. No experience is required.
What to Bring: Everyone who registers will be provided with electrical wiring and a socket to build your lamp. Participants should bring found objects to create their lamps or visit Home ReSource to purchase inspiring objects!
Possible items to bring or find in advance:
• Old, empty cans
• Vintage flashlights
• Funky pieces of wood
• Plumbing parts
• Old tools
• Lamp shades or Edison bulbs
Cost: The workshop is free, but a suggested donation is appreciated!
Registration: Registration is required and will close 24 hours before the workshop begins.
About the Artist:
BT Livermore was born in Minnesota in 1980 and has pretty much always been making or creating, something, anything, since childhood. In 2005, BT traded in six months of snow for six months of rain and moved west to Portland, Oregon. Even after vowing they'd never go back to college again, BT graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art with a BFA in Illustration in May 2010, a nice addition to an earlier AAS degree in Web Design from Minneapolis Community and Technical College in 2003. In 2016, BT packed up once again and headed for the mountainous enclave of Butte, Montana, where they currently reside.
BT is currently the manager of the Community Printmaking Studio at the Imagine Butte Resource Center and teaches art workshops whenever and wherever possible. BT's professional skillset these days includes traditional sign painting and gold leaf work, other handmade lettering, illustration, logo design, and screenprinting and letterpress printing. Beyond that, BT also dabbles in woodworking, furniture construction and restoration, and sewing.
Cancellation: If you are registered and cannot attend the workshop, please let us know at program@openairmt.org so we can open the spot for another participant!
Questions? Email program@openairmt.org