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Creating Custom Painted Framing Elements for Your Work!


Lisa Cyr

I'm always thinking about the architecture and overall pictorial structure of my works and I love to create unique framing experiences, from multi-paneled works to multidimensional constructs. I find that a unique framework adds that extra special magical element to a piece. In this post, I demonstrate how I custom painted the matt as well as a frame for the work featured below. [caption id="attachment_78437" align="aligncenter" width="653"] Pegaea at Twilight: mixed-media painting with custom painted…

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You Probably Need a 2025 Calendar!


Cory Godbey

November 12, 2024 - Ah, it’s that time, yet again! The time of year when I start thinking about just what sort of calendar will I get for the next year? Actually, I probably should’ve done this earlier because mid-November is cutting it kind of close, isn’t it? Maybe not too close but still. It’s a little close. Either way, speaking as someone with a tenuous grip on time and projects (particularly these last several months) one thing is for certain: I need an actual, physical calendar on a nail on a wall in my studio. I’ve found that if I don’t write something down with my own hand it will simply evaporate from my mind. Dew in the morning sun. Vapor. The best laid plans and I forget the rest. No amount of meaning to remember will ever…

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