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Tag Archives: Diane Eugster art
Frame #185: Ebonized Oak
As a framer, my goal is to have the frame compliment the brush strokes, texture, and palette that the artist put into the painting. This is a painting my wife (Diane Eugster) recently completed which is 12″ x 16″ and … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Design Process, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, YouTubeVideo
Tagged custom picture frame, custom picture framer, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster Paintings, ebonized oak, Osmo Polyx, Veritas small plow plane, vinegar solution, Woodworkers Source, WoodworksbyJohn
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New Frame Commission and Drawing Desk Follow-Up
Before I begin to talk about the frame commission allow me to share the final results of the drawing desk. If you missed that post here is a LINK to it which includes a YouTube video showing how it … Continue reading
Twisted Feather Carve — Sharing the Process
When I first began making picture frames it was incredibly difficult to find information about the finer points of how to go about it. Most literature was pretty old and when talking with other framers I’d get the feeling that … Continue reading
New Frames and Cataract Surgery in my Future!
Well, did that title inspire you to read the rest of this blog? Approaching my seventieth decade and noticed over the past couple of years that things are becoming more difficult to focus on and see. Thank God for muscle … Continue reading
Beaded Frame & Water Gilding Experiments
Definitely keeping busy, how in the world did I ever find time to work a “regular” job? Our house has a bigger yard which requires more maintenance than we’d planned on but having a separate studio for Diane and a … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Gilding, Hand Planes, Picture Frames
Tagged burnisher/sealer, Charles Douglas, closed corner frame, desert landscape, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, hand applied finish, Japan Black, Mixol tints, Peterman Lumber, splined joint, watergilding, WoodworksbyJohn
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Ebony Dowels & Sharpening Concerns
Like all of us that work with wood and hand tools, maintaining a sharp edge on our tools is critical. Through the years I’ve gone from oil stones and no jigs to water stones plus using jigs, and now diamond … Continue reading
Posted in custom profile, Hand Planes, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames, Tool Sharpening
Tagged Australian Lacewood, chisel sharpening, Diane Eugster art, Lee Valley Honing Guide, Lie-Nielsen Dowel Plate, making wooden dowels, Mk.II honing guide, narrow blade holder, plane sharpening
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Picture Frames and a Doggie Ramp!
To my way of thinking, a picture frames purpose is to isolate a painting from the rest of the world and subtlety complement the work of the artist. When I design a frame I observe the palette and mood of … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, custom profile, custom profile, Floater Frame, Gilding, Picture Frames
Tagged 12kt. gold leaf, cranked paring chisel, custom picture frame molding, custom picture framer, Dachshund Ramp, Diane Eugster art, Diane Eugster painting, DogRamp, hand plane use, hand planes, Miniture longhaired daschound, oil gilding, slow set oil size, water gilding
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October was an Exciting Month!
Gallery Representation This is the most exciting thing to happen in October for sure, this is the first gallery to represent me since our move to Phoenix. The timing was just right, I approached the owner of the gallery; Phillip … Continue reading
Hand Carved Picture Frames — My Process
Why take the time to blog? That’s a question that I’m asked from time to time and the answer is somewhat complicated! For starters, as a career teacher I seem to have a natural inclination to share with others. A … Continue reading
Lovely Vanessa Frame
For this frame I decided to use a gilding technique where planed wood is directly oil gilded without the wood being sealed. I wrote an article about this and was honored to have it published in the August 2011 issue … Continue reading
Posted in Artist, Floater Frame, Gilding, Hand Tool Woodworking, Picture Frames
Tagged chamfer, custom picture frame, Diane Eugster art, floater picture frame, LA Gold Leaf, Liberon Black Bison Wax, oil gilding, Portrait Artists of Arizona, Veritas small plow plane, Walnut, WoodworksbyJohn
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