I am currently busy, busy getting all of my ducks in a row for the opening where I am the featured new artist so I will be displaying as many paintings as I can! My latest endeavor is making frames for all of my paintings. Luckily I have some MAD wood working skills (not really... just mediocre) but enough to get by... Here are some of the steps taken to complete my frames. I make a type of frame called a floating frame where the picture appears to 'float' in the frame. Mainly because they are relatively easy to make. Just time consuming. And lots and lots and lots of sanding!!!
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| My chop saw named Frog for cutting the corner angles. (Sitting on top of the table saw I use to rip the wood first) |
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| The scary air compressor. I finally got over my fear of this thing. Had to. |
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| My beloved air nailer. This is why I had to get over my fear of the air compressor. It makes frame making much easier! |
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| Love this clamp. Worth every penny! If you need to make a frame, get this! |
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| Stain (also known as big fat mess) |
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| Frames drying in the sun |
If you want to learn how to make a float frame, here is a link to a youtube video that gives a great description of how to make one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2aPROSgHaA
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