Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
I was going to say that this is not my usual fare . . . but then, someone
reminded me that I never had a "usual" fare (or flare).
The logger, (and this was the only picture that was ever taken of him)
died at the ripe old age of 25. The circumstances are questionable.
These are all of his affects that survived these years, and the granddaughter
is framing them, and sending this back to the only family that is still living in
Florida: a daughter and her family.
The pliers, straight razor, mug, brush, picture and mirror are all straight
forward. The black ribbon with the "table bob" is a book mark, and the
other small chain and clasp is a clasp that grabs the vest near the buttons
and the chain goes to a clasp for the watch. (that took my taking it to
my jeweler and her calling her father.... who walked down the four blocks,
took one look and unzipped his jacket to show me almost the identical
piece on his vest. Don't mess with a 97 year old Mason).
What none of us can figure out is the knitted collar that is hanging on the left.
Is it a church thing?
The thumbtacks were shiny about an hour before I finished with them.
The folded paper is the deed for the land (120 acres) he bought with the
annual payment schedule on the back..... 15 payments for a total princely
sum of like $184.
The newspaper article from 1915 telling of his death, was just about falling
apart by looking at it. . . So a scan and color print... a little shinier then I
had wanted - - but it will be OK.
The frame is out of Southern Yellow Pine, similar to what he would have been logging
there in Florida. The corners are finger jointed, same as would have been on
a dynamite box. The decorations on the face are Hobo art, which was in it's hay-day
during the first 20 years of the 20thC. The finish is ground black walnut skin with
a touch of lamp black asphaltum. Two coats of Good Stuff, brown wax, black wax
and scrubbed back with pumic stone.
The fabric is a blend of linen and Tencel (made from the pulp of farmed Eucalyptus
trees - - feels similar to rayon.)
Frame is 18 x 24 and 4" deep. Frame alone is $380. Total is $630 plus shipping.
(including the Optium acrylic)
Now I have to go find a bottle of Peanut Wire that will survive the trip.....
reminded me that I never had a "usual" fare (or flare).
The logger, (and this was the only picture that was ever taken of him)
died at the ripe old age of 25. The circumstances are questionable.
These are all of his affects that survived these years, and the granddaughter
is framing them, and sending this back to the only family that is still living in
Florida: a daughter and her family.
The pliers, straight razor, mug, brush, picture and mirror are all straight
forward. The black ribbon with the "table bob" is a book mark, and the
other small chain and clasp is a clasp that grabs the vest near the buttons
and the chain goes to a clasp for the watch. (that took my taking it to
my jeweler and her calling her father.... who walked down the four blocks,
took one look and unzipped his jacket to show me almost the identical
piece on his vest. Don't mess with a 97 year old Mason).
What none of us can figure out is the knitted collar that is hanging on the left.
Is it a church thing?
The thumbtacks were shiny about an hour before I finished with them.
The folded paper is the deed for the land (120 acres) he bought with the
annual payment schedule on the back..... 15 payments for a total princely
sum of like $184.
The newspaper article from 1915 telling of his death, was just about falling
apart by looking at it. . . So a scan and color print... a little shinier then I
had wanted - - but it will be OK.
The frame is out of Southern Yellow Pine, similar to what he would have been logging
there in Florida. The corners are finger jointed, same as would have been on
a dynamite box. The decorations on the face are Hobo art, which was in it's hay-day
during the first 20 years of the 20thC. The finish is ground black walnut skin with
a touch of lamp black asphaltum. Two coats of Good Stuff, brown wax, black wax
and scrubbed back with pumic stone.
The fabric is a blend of linen and Tencel (made from the pulp of farmed Eucalyptus
trees - - feels similar to rayon.)
Frame is 18 x 24 and 4" deep. Frame alone is $380. Total is $630 plus shipping.
(including the Optium acrylic)
Now I have to go find a bottle of Peanut Wire that will survive the trip.....
