Woodworks by John
CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
Some of you know that most of my frames are for my wife's work and she gives me lots of artistic license. Recently, in her studio; I saw that she was working on a dancer and my first thought was a Flamenco which I've seen and they usually have fans. That was the inspiration. The first challenge was figuring out how to layout and eventually carve fans on the corners of a frame. I used my method of finding an image on the internet to copy, then size it to fit the frame, and finally glue it to a piece of plastic (salad containers) to make a template. The template was basically 3/4's of a circle which was traced onto each corner. The next step was using dividers to draw in the segments, then finally carving them. It's a rather lengthy process but if you're interested here is a link to my blog about it.
The painting is 18" x 24" and the frame is Basswood about 3" wide. I use 5/4 rough material and can usually mill it to at least 1 1/8" thick. Using what I call my 15° profile allows me to fit a 3/4" canvas into that without any problem. The finish is Arabian Night milk paint from RMP Finishes. I use 2 coats and then seal it with 2 coats of Osmo #3043. It gives a light luster to the frame.
Here are some pictures of the final results, by the way --- she's a Salsa dancer but she can use the fans if she want!!
The painting is 18" x 24" and the frame is Basswood about 3" wide. I use 5/4 rough material and can usually mill it to at least 1 1/8" thick. Using what I call my 15° profile allows me to fit a 3/4" canvas into that without any problem. The finish is Arabian Night milk paint from RMP Finishes. I use 2 coats and then seal it with 2 coats of Osmo #3043. It gives a light luster to the frame.
Here are some pictures of the final results, by the way --- she's a Salsa dancer but she can use the fans if she want!!