Next Piece...
by Michele L. Mueller on 07/06/10
I've decided that my next piece will be a narrow, long window with sunflowers and maybe a butterfly.
I started the prep work on the frame this afternoon: scraped both the front and back, sanded both sides, pulled out all the old, dried and cracked glazing, put in new glazing points, reglazed, and primed one side. However, with this humidity, it's taken forever for the primer to dry. Once it's dried, I'll turn it over and prime the front side, then top coats and wait for THAT to dry. THEN...I can begin to lay some paint down on the glass.
Not everyone realizes all the work that has to go into some of the frames before I can even start my art work on the glass - which of course factors into the prices. To me, it's almost like two pieces of art in one: the art that I get to create on the frame with the finish (and all the work to GET to that finish) then the art on the window pane - good thing I enjoy it ALL! : )
Happy Tuesday evening, everyone. :)
