Framing
For the past few weeks I’ve been going back and building frames everything I have to date so I can either ship or store it for later showing. I took a series of photos of the process and ended with some details shots of how the frames look hanging.
My friend Chris Chappell has been helping me out with advice and I’m pretty much following his routine minus the cool toys he has in his wood shop. Binding the insert and molding together first, I then measure and chop the pieces for assembly inside later. The cutting doesn’t take as long as assembly and finishing so a short break in the weather is enough time for me to bang out quite a few on my back patio.
At this point I think I could navigate my local home depot blindfolded and find everything I need in minutes.
The nicest part about making them myself is not having to worry about non-standard sized pieces. I tend to work in a lot of varied and odd sizes, on a variety of surfaces from 1/8″ masonite to deep canvas stretchers. Building my own frames allows me to create something sturdy enough for the material and removes the concern over the high cost no-standard framing.
Below is my patio set up and a look at the various sizes I’m building for.
Assembly in Andrea’s studio. It looks a bit cramped but is actually a fine sized workspace. That’s my wife’s airbrush compressor and kit at the top right there.
I’m finishing them in natural and black for the time being but would like to start buying some nicer wood like maple and oak for natural stains. Chappel, has started doing some nice inlays in his frames but I’m not really equipped for that.
Below is a detail of the black frame. This is a very sturdy 2″ deep Poplar frame built to hold a 24″ x 48″ landscape.
Hanging on the wall.
Natural detail.
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Also, some more detail shots of the steel fabricated frames I’ve been ordering from Brian frisbee.
