The dress code was “cocktail casual,” but the fish showed up in a tux. With candelabras, champagne, and just enough oysters to keep things civilized, this hand-painted lampshade captures the moment right before the night turns delightfully unhinged.

Julie’s work often anthropomorphizes ingredients and animals to explore the rituals of hospitality: how we gather, serve, decorate, and delight. These lampshades are a cheeky ode to that world—a place where even the oysters have social calendars and no one ever eats alone.

Each shade is hand-painted by Julie in our Charleston studio and is one-of-a-kind—no two parties are ever exactly alike. Technically a lampshade. Spiritually a masterpiece.

Interested in a custom design and size for your home, project, event or hospitality space? Get in touch at info@juliekingstudio.com or fill out the form on our inquiry page.

• Dimensions: 3.25" top x 8" bottom x 8" height

• Material: Acrylic on paper shade

• Euro fitter (compatible with most lamp harps and adapter rings)

• Made in Charleston, SC

• Shown here with cordless table lamp from Pooky (not included)