Framing Goddess
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
I need some ideas/advice for an upcoming project.
I am framing a somewhat valuable contemporary porcelain bowl that my customer hauled back from Africa.
Cornel made one of his gold leaf frames into a gorgeous 3" deep shadowbox and tweaked the finish to complement the bowl. I have some nice linen mounted to 8 ply rag board and I am planning to thread some heat-shrink-tubing-covered brass rods through the backer to fashion into 'clips' to support the (lightweight) bowl.
Here's my concern: The edges of the bowl are faily thin and slightly 'ruffled.' I am worried about the edge of the bowl resting on shrink tubing'd rods. Will it want to chip the slightest bit with time and handling ?
Is there something I can use to pad the rods under or over the tubing?
If any of you have used this mounting technique and have any ideas, do let me know.
Edie the hmmmmwhatnow goddess
I am framing a somewhat valuable contemporary porcelain bowl that my customer hauled back from Africa.
Cornel made one of his gold leaf frames into a gorgeous 3" deep shadowbox and tweaked the finish to complement the bowl. I have some nice linen mounted to 8 ply rag board and I am planning to thread some heat-shrink-tubing-covered brass rods through the backer to fashion into 'clips' to support the (lightweight) bowl.
Here's my concern: The edges of the bowl are faily thin and slightly 'ruffled.' I am worried about the edge of the bowl resting on shrink tubing'd rods. Will it want to chip the slightest bit with time and handling ?
Is there something I can use to pad the rods under or over the tubing?
If any of you have used this mounting technique and have any ideas, do let me know.
Edie the hmmmmwhatnow goddess