Monthly Archives: April 2017

Frame #104 Faux Sgraffitto

Posted on April 26, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

According to the Merriam Webster dictionary  Sgraffito is a form of decoration where the surface is scratched away to reveal another color below it.  Its origin is Italian and it’s used extensively on frames.  This is the second time I’ve … Continue reading →

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More Frames — seems to be a theme here!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

I’ve been spending quite a bit of time creating frames for Diane’s work lately.  First off, there  is an upcoming show that she has two pieces accepted.  That show is put on by the Portrait Artists of Arizona of which she is … Continue reading →

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Diamond Motif Frame # 103

Posted on April 14, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

If you recall reading one of my recent Blogs work had started on a frame for a recent painting by Diane titled “Almost Summer”.  In my mind, I refer to this painting as the Studebaker Girl because she had the model posed … Continue reading →

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15° Boxes Progress

Posted on April 6, 2017 by woodworksbyjohn

As I mentioned in my latest blog titled the Week in Review one of the projects I was working on was the 15° box.  It’s a variation of the slanted dovetail series of boxes I began building a couple of years … Continue reading →

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