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Say whaaat? A Glossary of frame style and decoration terms
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 PEARLS AND ASTRAGALS: a beading row or design with beads and bars – think morse code…
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SALON FRAMING, LA SECONDA PARTE
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. Then back to work until dark. I never forgot his face as he told his story- and…
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The Salon: get those pictures up
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 skip the recap 🙁 Since moving to my little crooked house in Arnprior in February 2022 (fondly referred to as the money pit most days), renovations have been aimed at getting one room at a time liveable, and my pictures out of boxes and onto the walls. herever I’ve lived, there…
