2006 competition Objects/Shadowboxes

Jay H

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Here is the Objects/shadowbox entries. Please check your entry and make sure its accurate. Email me about any problems. Please wait until all voting is complete before commenting. I don't want comments to effect the voting. Look for your chance to vote in the voting booth in the next few days. Thanks to everybody who entered.


Entry #1

Frame used: Montana Moulding #1789, Montana Moulding #8421
Mat: Crescent 7114 Carbon Black Suede
Item framed: 5 rounds of ammunition from the Beaches of Normandy. Included
is a plaque to her fiance.
Design Description: The black suede mat was chosen for both its ability to
allow the bullets to stand out and the drama it added to the design. The
mottled black moulding echoes the tarnishing of the medal and the feel of
the sea.
Other: Bullets were mounted with 2 small strips of Melinex each, to a quick
box made from the black suede mat. The Melinex was secured in the back with
3M 415 against the back of the matboard and Framer's Tape II from the top.

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Entry #2

1-FRAME USED: Decor #7057
2-MATTING USED: Crescent #67307 'Van Dyke' club leather mat
3-DESCRIPTION OF ITEM: Dealer award statue from Chevrolet, magazine article about the dealer, large engraved brass plate with details of award.
4-DESCRIPTION OF DESIGN: Customer dropped off the items and said they wanted something different and left the design totally up to me. Instead of making a regular shadowbox (that would be basically 2 dimensional to look at just from the front), I decided to make an acrylic case for the items (with 360 degree viewing). Also, the magazine article and brass plate are mounted to seemingly float at an angle inside the box. I used a leather mat for the elegant look it gave to an important award such as this.
5-OTHER COMMENTS: The box itself is pretty standard technique. What's different is the way the magazine article/brass plate is mounted. It is on an angle for more visual interest and all 4 sides are unattached to appear to be floating. What holds it in place is a length of 1-1/2" PVC pipe which is covered with the top leather layer that was stripped from the leather mat. The pipe is glued to the bottom mat and cut at an angle on top and glued to the back of the black foam core mounting board. It took a little work to get the height and angle cut of the pipe just right to fit in the box, and also to get the mat glued to the top in the center and so that the edges are plumb and level.

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Entry #3

I had previously done special projects for this customer so when he
brought in this antique oil can and photo of his wife’s father he just
said “work your magic”. He was presenting the finished project to his
wife for her birthday.

I started by cutting four half circle frames out of Roma 11387. These
had to be exactly the same so that the frame would be the correct
dimensions. There were 48 1.9” pieces cut at 73 degrees to get the
desired curve in the four sections. The half circles were then glued
together reversed to form the top and bottom of the frame. These two
joined half circles were then connected to each other with two pieces of
the same moulding cut at a 45 degree angle. I then cut a piece of 1/16”
acrylic to size and formed it to the curve of the frame for the glazing.

The top and bottom of the inside of the frame are cut from Artique 4809
mat board. The same mat was used for the back of the inside that has the
picture mounted in it. The oil can was mounted on the bottom of the
frame and the back with the photo in it was then attached to the back of
the frame.

The top, bottom and back of the outside of the frame are cut from
Crescent 9111510 mat board and hand finished using American Accents
Natural Rust finishing kit to match the finish on the frame and the oil
can. The top of the outside of the frame was finished off with Larson
Juhl fillet 195079 which was also refinished using the rust kit.

The entire project took about 24 hours to complete (spread over several
days).

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Entry #4

Frame: LJ 220285
Plexi Box: Superior UV Plexi
Size: 6x8x6
Base: Acrylic mirror
Column/cradle: 1x2 Polished Acrylic Rod; Shaped acrylic cradle to "grip" object without adhesive or sewing (for easy removal). Rod adhered on both ends with teensy dab of silicone which was cured for several days before final assembly.
This is an ancient shoe from the days of Chinese footbinding. It is very ornate, including details on the (unused) sole - I used the mirror as a base so the detail would not be obscured.
The mirror is fitted into the frame with felt as a backing, the box just slips into the opening (so the client may disassemble it at any time).

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Entry #5

1. N117-236
2. Mats B8012 - other misc mats from scrap bin
3. Fused Glass Art Piece
4. Modern
5. Fused Glass Piece is first such piece I created and sold within 24 hours of having it on display in window. Photo enclosed shows the happy customer who bought it.
As soon as I created the glass piece and recieved the New Neilsen sample of #117-236 in the mail it was a natural fit.


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Entry #6

Frame used: Michaelangelo moulding #84-44
Mat used: Bainbridge fabric mat #4150 (midnight suede)
Description of items being framed: The customer brought various military memorabilia belonging to his father who served in the Merchant Navy during WWII. Items included: father's medals, Merchant Navy emblem, photo of the father as well as the ship on which he served, a copy of the "Naval Prayer", various coins and pins commemorating Remembrance Day, etc.
Description of framing design: The mahoghany colour of the frame compliments the red in the poppy, medal ribbons, etc. The blue suede matte was chosen as it compliments the blue in the medal ribbons as well as being the "navy" colour. The photos were placed front and center in the frame, having two mat openings on either side to contain the other pieces of memorabilia. I tried to keep all the "Remembrance Day" items in one mat opening and the medals/merchant navy items in the other mat opening.
Techniques used: The fabric badges/crests & poppy were sewn onto the mat. The various pins were pushed through the mat and their 'backing' mechanisms were used to secure pin. Coins were mounted with Melinex 516 as per Jim Miller's method of cutting a piece of Melinex to the shape of the object and leaving 1/8" wide legs to pass through the mat and secure on the back with 3M #889 double sided tape. The medals were already court mounted, so I just cut a small opening in the mat to pass through the pin that was already on the back of the medals and secured it in place at the back of the mat (basically like pinning the set of medals on a uniform, except the pin goes through the mat instead of the uniform material). I also stuck a few extra nickel plated brass pins from the back of the matboard into the backing board on which the ribbons were already mounted ( just to secure the medals further).

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Entry #7

1 Frame:
Framerica 91273 Cap
92273
93243
2 Matting: Various including the old disc pebble by True Vue
3 Description of Item(s): Impala steel model; true to scale, custom made model wheel in Alluminum (not plastic), photo of owners vehicle in the background, hand carved Impala logo & Impala SS lettering at the bottom
4 Description of design: This was a toughie – trying to get all the pieces (48) of moulding in perfect alignment with out clamps. We made the wheel too! Plexiglass seals it all off.
5 Comments: Chevy guys love it!

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Entry #8

1) Frame used:LeWinter 10-653-30
2) Matting used: Crecent 7114 (Cobalt Black) Crecent 7188 (Mercury)
3) Description of item framed: Porcelain Iconic figure ( Designed to Hang by itself flat on the wall with a single nail. the item is about 1inch Thick.
4) Description of framing design: I designed this piece to be an interactive one, and thus has no glass on it. It is designed so you can view it as a solid piece of black suede with this mysterious pebbled handle begging you to lift it and find out what's underneath. Or you can lift the handle removing a keyed cover to reveal the figure tucked away in it's suede lined home.
5) Other comments you would like to share about the project (like items used, techniques used) The Constuction process on this was fairly simple, but rather tedious. I created the opening on my wizard for the black mat, and fallout that would be used as the keyed cover. Then I cut the same opening out of multiple sheets of foam to create the pocket. Once I had adequate depth, I lined the interior with the top layer of the Mercury crecent matboard pealed off. I then attached small key's to the points of the fallout to help it stay in place, and attached the handle to the center.

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Entry #9

Crane Screen Shadowbox
Frames Used:
Outside frame is a Larson-Juhl black shadowbox frame 510BL, the inside frame is a flat 1.25" gold framemica frame US83G
Matting Used:
Bainbridge #4400 Tahitian Fan Grass cloth
Description of Item:
24 x 36 Portal print of an asian screen
Description of Design:
I wanted to make an 2D object back into the 3D object it depicts. First I dry mounted the print onto black foam core and used "Luster" print guard to give the print a lacquered look. Then at the back of each "fold" I cut a v-groove out of the foam core so I could refold the screen. I built up foam core supports that are attached to the print and the matting with ATG. I chose to have the screen sitting on the bottom lip of the box to give the concept that it was in use. I sewed down the leaves behind the screen to pull out a decorative element out of the screen because it looked a little plain without them. The sides of the box are built-up to the lip of the inside frame with foam core filling in the empty spaces. Everything is then toped off with Museum glass.

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Entry #10

1. Frame used: Larson Juhl MaplesCM62041200, fillet: Larson Juhl Tuscany Italian Creme
2. Matting: Crescent Almond Stucco 9111415
3. Description of item: Intact Skeleton of a Hermit Crab from Anna Maria Island, Florida
4. Description of framing design: In order to evoke the tranquility of the beach, a monochromatic design using soft, sand colors (almond textured mat and whitewashed stacked mouldings)was used. Actual shells collected from the beach are interspersed with packaged shells and placed in a slight sweeping pattern to pull the eye upwards.Since the hermit crab is set back in the box, Museum glass was used to offer the most clarity.
5. Other comments: Quite a few clients have remarked on the piece, asking if it is real. One client thought it was "creepy". It makes a great conversation piece here in the store.

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THE WINNERS ARE!

Thanks everybody for your participation.

First place is #3 the antique oil can framed by Martycip of Marty & Pat’s Frame Shoppe.

Second place is entry #8 framed by Uncle Eli.

Third place is entry #7 framed by HB.

Great job folks. Please feel free to claim the rest of your projects. If you all request, I can reveal the rest of the participants, but it would save me considerable work if you will identify yourself!

Also fire away with any questions, comments or concerns you have about any of these pieces.
 
Congrats to all the winners and a job well done to all the other entries. I'm very impressed! The entries certainly show how interesting shadowboxes can be. Wow
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P.S. Entry #6 (the military shadowbox) was mine.
 
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