- Get a quote, contact Mary at maryspicer@madmother.ca, or message Mary at fb.me/madmotherdesigns (or follow the Facebook link on these pages)
- Price Guidelines here (pdf) for graphite or pencil crayon drawings, and mini watercolours – contact me if you have any questions at all, please! These are GUIDLINES.
- How long does it take to have a portrait or drawing done? Short answer, 2 days to 2 months…Currently, 1 week for smaller drawings is average; a rush is always possible, but there may be a premium…the time required depends upon the size of the finished work, the degree of detail required, whether I have to photograph the subject, and, of course, how busy I am in the studio. Framing may add some time as well.
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BOLECTION: a decorative moulding that separates two planes (or surfaces) LIMEWOOD: easily carveable straight grained hardwood, European. Harder than it's north American counterpart – Basswood. ACANTHUS: a plant – as a design motif it often represents rebirth, or immortality. Used for centuries SIGHT EDGE: the edge of the frame against the image area SGRAFFITO: basically, it's Italian for scratched. Scratching through a colour layer to reveal the colour underneath…...![]()
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Say whaaat? A Glossary of frame style and decoration terms
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BOLECTION: a decorative moulding that separates two planes (or surfaces) LIMEWOOD: easily carveable straight grained hardwood, European. Harder than it’s north American counterpart – Basswoo...
At a picture framing seminar in Montreal years ago, a speaker talked about training in Italy where he apprenticed with a master gilder for a year. The day began at dawn, and they'd work non stop until about two, when they'd sit outside at a table for a long leisurely lunch, and enjoy a glass of wine while they talked of art and framing and gilding and life....
SALON FRAMING, LA SECONDA PARTE
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At a seminar in Montreal years ago, a speaker talked about training in Italy where he apprenticed with a master gilder for a year. The day began at dawn, and they’d work non stop until about...
Me resuming the blog posts.... I mean with this one, I pulled it off TWICE in 5 years
The Salon: get those pictures up
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I see the last post here was over 4 years ago – and those 4 years were, um, colourful, and even more eventful than the previous 4...not even counting the pandemic. I think we’ll sk...