the gilded farmer writes a post on the most popular frame for contemporary artists…the canvas floater frame!!
Tag: Musings
Designing an overmantle mirror
designing a custom made overmantle mirror for a John Calvin Stevens-designed home in Portland, Maine.
Early Fall Project: Framing Paintings for Artist Tina Ingraham
A Maine gilder and picture frame maker completes a commission for an exhibit of paintings by Tina Ingraham at Portland, Maine Greenhut Galleries.
Close Encounters with Vintage Artwork
a sampling of encounters with non-archival framing practises of yore!
Conserving an 18th c. Picture Frame
A recent conservation project: a period frame for a painting by Gilbert Stuart
Portland Maine Proclaims Feb. 11, 2009 “Robert Solotaire Day”
remembering Robert Solotaire, Maine artist and friend
Masters of Gilding Exhibit in Washington D.C. September 2008
Here is a piece I just completed for the Society of Gilder’s 20th Annual Conference at the Smithsonian Institution… Read more Masters of Gilding Exhibit in Washington D.C. September 2008