The Framers Forum

Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I'm a biologist by profession and have no formal training in restoration. Just a hobbyist artist that dabbles in a wide variety of media.

Thanks very much, all. I do plan to keep it. I don't have any moody Victorian landscapes to put into it so I will just put a piece of mirror glass in it and use it as a wall mirror. Here's a summary of the process, just in case it is helpful to someone else in the future. I started out by dry-brushi...

Hi all, here is the finished project, completed over multiple episodes of ‘Law and Order ‘ reruns.

Thanks for the compliment Prospero! And thanks to the rest of you for your suggestions. Although this is not quite my first rodeo I have a lot more to learn. I am actually a wildlife biologist in real life and have considerably more experience catching bats and assessing moose habitat than making a ...

That was supposed to say ‘portrait ‘ not ‘port’.

A big price is one that I can’t afford! Attached is one that I did for a friend. All four corners were missing so I sculpted them in, in a form that I thought matched the rest of the fancy frame, and rebuilt the other missing parts. The hand- tinted port is now out being photoshopped to remove the w...

-yes, I am doing this as a hobby. Although, frames like this in better shape go for big prices in our antique shops. -Small areas of damage and a well used aged look are actually desirable in this decorator market. I’m not interested in trying to make it look new. -It is more economically viable to ...

Good morning and greetings from Canada. I picked up an ornate Victorian frame at a flea market. It needs significant restoration. I don’t plan to re-gild it as I like the colour that it is now, but I need to replace the missing bits and stabilize the rest of it. I have two questions. 1. What should ...