I was awarded the commission to create a carved Spanish-style picture frame for a 1914 painting by Waldo Peirce for… Read more Gilding a Spanish Style Picture Frame
Tag: Picture Framing
The canvas floater frame: from Modern to Present Day
the gilded farmer writes a post on the most popular frame for contemporary artists…the canvas floater frame!!
Working with an Architect to make a custom-designed medicine cabinet
Unique and beautiful—that’s what a homeowner wanted in their newly renovated Portland, Maine bathroom. This is a medicine cabinet project to reflect upon!
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!
Framing in Miniature
In April, 2009, we were commissioned by Portland artist Mary Hart to come up with an appropriate frame presentation for… Read more Framing in Miniature
Conserving an 18th c. Picture Frame
A recent conservation project: a period frame for a painting by Gilbert Stuart
Lone Pine Projects 