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Category Archives: Frame Talk
Frame Talk #4: Traditional Water Gilding 23k Gold Leaf
In this edition of Frame Talk I’d like to give a short explanation of the traditional water gilding process vs. oil gilding. There is absolutely no comparison to the final results of these two processes. Very difficult to photograph but … Continue reading
Posted in Diane Eugster art, Floater Frame, Frame Talk, Gilding, Picture Frames
Tagged 23k gold leaf, casein paints, custom picture frame, custom picture framer, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, floater picture frame, Frame Talk, gesso, lay lines, patina, rabbit skin glue, ruby shellac, traditional gold leaf, water gilding
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Frame Talk #3: Ebonizing Basswood
Earlier this year I did a blog post on ebonizing Red Oak for a picture frame. It brought a lot of responses and comments and while I was doing the process I also tried the solution on a piece of … Continue reading
Frame Talk #2: Sherri Profile
Establishing myself as a local “boutique” frame maker means I need to let Phoenix artists know and understand what I can do for them and their art. Of course I have some prejudice but I look at the frame and … Continue reading
Posted in custom profile, custom profile, Frame Talk, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
Tagged biscuited miters, boutique frame maker, closed corner frame, composition gold gilding, custom picture frame, custom picture frame molding, oil gilding, Red burnisher sealer, Rockwell 43-120 shaper, Sherri profile
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Frame Talk #1
Picture Frames: The Why’s and Wherefore’s As a custom framer, whenever I go to an art show, museum, or gallery my eye tends to go first to the frame and then to the painting. This section of my blog will … Continue reading