Eskimo Slippers

[Verdaccio]

Hello Folks!

Here is a 30-year old pair of slippers for a client. My first shadowbox buildout.

Garnet suede mat, used attachEZ to attach the slippers, stuffed the toes with cotton and bent some acrylic to form them out a bit. Built out the box with poplar & stained both frame and buildout to match. Museum glass over the top.

 

[auntiesarahjayne]

Michael-

Beautiful work!

The build out looks as though it belongs with the frame.

-Sarah

 

[ACFramer]

That's quite a nice design. Does the suede at the toes of the slippers meet back up at the rabbet of the frame, or are my eyes playing tricks on me? If so, I really like that look, and might have to borrow it.

 

[Verdaccio]

Thanks for the replies.

AC, The mat angle comes to within about an inch of the rabbet.

I like how the box inside shape turned out, but I think the overall design is a bit uninspired as I wanted to do black core fawn suede mat with a design v-groove on the incline angle and beaded ribbon around the seams, but the lady was insistent on the garnet color and not too much flash.../shrug

 

[Ack Cents In Framing]

Very nice design even with out all the "FLASH" keep up the great work.......Don't you just love the ease of the attachEZ.

 

[MIK]

Michael,
Love the design, as it is very simple but extremely elegant. Mind if I use it?

 

[Verdaccio]

Hi Mary Ann! Not at all! Please do!

 

[Kirstie]

In the photo the incline looks like it is on just one side. Is this corect? The little puffy slippers are perfect for this presentation. Will this hang on a wall or sit on a table?

 

[Verdaccio]

Kirstie:

The incline goes on both sides, so the whole bottom dips down at about a 30 degree on the long side, then to about 60 degrees on the shorter side. I put bumpons on all four corners, and a wire for hanging so she can do either.

 

[j Paul]

Michael, gotta love that Verona Moulding, isn't it nice to work with! Chops and joins like butter.

Is your design meant to hang, or sit on the table?

Here is one I built awhile back using Verona. I made an extender out of another piece of the same moulding, glue and pinned them together flush. Seemed a shame to cut off the money side of the second profile but we were happy with the outcome.

 

[Verdaccio]

Heh, that is really nice JPaul! How fun! I considered extending out the frame with more moulding, but cost was a bit of a factor to the client, and I did not have a tablesaw to cut it down.

I made it to either sit on a table or hang on a wall.