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Post by caterina on Dec 20, 2021 13:36:19 GMT
Hello. The festive season is on us and I had some time for myself yesterday. I wanted to make more portraits, but I just was not in the mood, and only wanted to have some felting fun. I had an idea to try, inspired by Zed's ideas seen on internet, but I...kind of got derailed by other ideas (some of the entries for the Quarter Challenges, and other things that I have imagined or seen..) and I went totally astray, and in the end I decided to go with the wave, so to speak. So, here we are, I made two out of four paintings on the Seasons, Autumn and Winter, and I am felting Spring today. I will post Spring and Summer when I will have both finished. I am quite pleased with the results, especially considering how much planning when into them (that is, almost none), and how much they convey what I wanted to say (a lot). www.dropbox.com/s/g83zze2248pm0ea/img_20211220_130809.jpg?dl=0Autumn: www.dropbox.com/s/aay58a7031hef6q/img_20211220_130843.jpg?dl=0Winter: www.dropbox.com/s/42kkfb76d48vkwx/img_20211220_130855.jpg?dl=0I am a bit put out but the fact that I totally forgot to think about making them the same size, and now I wish I had thought about it! :-) but it was fun, so who cares! :-)
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 20, 2021 14:08:08 GMT
Beautiful, I like the abstract look and the wonderful color palettes.
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Post by caterina on Dec 20, 2021 15:44:59 GMT
Beautiful, I like the abstract look and the wonderful color palettes. Thank you, Ruth! Do you think that I should market them as individual paintings or push for a all-or-nothing sale? I feel that they are meaningful together, but still they have a meaning on their own as well.. Also, their size is different, so maybe they will not feel a single unit to someone else, if I am making sense..
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 20, 2021 16:17:03 GMT
They are close in size so I don't think size matters. It is definitely harder to sell something like that as a set but if you sell one piece, then you have the issue if someone wants all four, you don't have them all.
The other thing about the size is you could cut/crop them all to the same size. Then they would be a cohesive unit. You could think about having some type of small border between them and have them all attached as one larger piece.
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 20, 2021 16:18:05 GMT
Or stitch all pieces together into a mosaic kind of look without changing the sizes??
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Post by caterina on Dec 20, 2021 17:44:50 GMT
All good ideas, thank you Ruth! I will think about it carefully. Let's see the size of the last two paintings, I think, and then I will decide...having them all felted in a bigger piece appeals to me, but I will wait a bit more befote deciding.
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Post by caterina on Dec 21, 2021 13:36:35 GMT
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 21, 2021 16:54:56 GMT
Very nice. I look forward to hearing about your decision on putting them all together.
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Post by caterina on Dec 21, 2021 17:39:08 GMT
Very nice. I look forward to hearing about your decision on putting them all together. Thank you, Ruth. I am thinking about framing them easily as well, and I guess that this issue will have an impact on the final decision on how and if to putting them together. I am at that point where you have to start framing all your stuff, to finally do something with it, be it selling it or displaying it at home. I am reading the very useful posts about framing in the website and forum, and trying to understand what to do exactly: I am not sure that I can frame them all by myself on my tiny kitchen table, and I may have to go further than my local frame shop to get better prices. I need to think about it, as I do not have a car (by family choice), so getting heavy/bulky supplies is not an option for me..a bigger frame may be too much to carry around,compared to four smaller ones. 🤔
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Post by caterina on Dec 21, 2021 17:48:10 GMT
Or maybe I could not use a frame at all for them, just felt them onto a background and have them as wall hanger, sidestepping the framing issue completely.. That would solve a lot of issues!
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Post by MTRuth on Dec 21, 2021 18:47:21 GMT
Sounds like you might have a good idea there Caterina. I have tried so many options of finishing and framing. I think it helps to try out different ideas and see which works best for you.
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Post by Ann @ frabjous fabrica on Dec 21, 2021 21:04:42 GMT
You could consider using artists stretched canvas frames. These are wooden frames (square or oblong) with canvas stretched over the top and sides and stapled at the back. They can be very cheap. You can then stitch, glue, or fix with the hook side of velcro tape your pictures onto the frame. If your pictures are bas relief (slightly 3D) you could fix them inside the frame - on the back rather than the front). These frames quite often have hanging fixtures on the back. An even cheaper way of doing this is to buy these frames on which pictures have already been printed from your local charity/thrift shop. You can then paint over the existing picture for the background colour you want, or alternatively cover the whole thing in some fabric which would be your background. I used to mount all my pictures in this way. I found this a good way to display the pictures and it was cost effective, allowing me to keep the sale price down. I now fully frame my pictures with wooden frames and special non reflective glass, both to keep them dust free and also to try to protect them from the dreaded clothes moth. It does mean however that I rarely sell any because of the cost of the framing.
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Post by caterina on Dec 21, 2021 22:33:22 GMT
You could consider using artists stretched canvas frames. These are wooden frames (square or oblong) with canvas stretched over the top and sides and stapled at the back. They can be very cheap. You can then stitch, glue, or fix with the hook side of velcro tape your pictures onto the frame. If your pictures are bas relief (slightly 3D) you could fix them inside the frame - on the back rather than the front). These frames quite often have hanging fixtures on the back. An even cheaper way of doing this is to buy these frames on which pictures have already been printed from your local charity/thrift shop. You can then paint over the existing picture for the background colour you want, or alternatively cover the whole thing in some fabric which would be your background. I used to mount all my pictures in this way. I found this a good way to display the pictures and it was cost effective, allowing me to keep the sale price down. I now fully frame my pictures with wooden frames and special non reflective glass, both to keep them dust free and also to try to protect them from the dreaded clothes moth. It does mean however that I rarely sell any because of the cost of the framing. Very good advice, Ann, thanks. There are a number of charity shops near me, and I have seen cheap canvas frames at Poundland this very afternoon: I could easily try those options!
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Post by Shepherdess on Dec 22, 2021 17:27:14 GMT
Nice pieces. I think if you want to sell them all together I like putting them all in one frame with the mat defining the size. Unless you want the organic edges then float them on top of a background all in one frame.
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Post by caterina on Dec 23, 2021 8:57:15 GMT
Nice pieces. I think if you want to sell them all together I like putting them all in one frame with the mat defining the size. Unless you want the organic edges then float them on top of a background all in one frame. Thank you, Ann! Summer reminds me of beaches and mountain woods and corn fields, exhausting heat and exalting shimmery sun everywhere. And less constraints, socially. That is, the summer that I experienced in my 35 years in Veneto region, in Italy: the summer in UK is totally different. One big frame may pose some issues to me, that may make it very difficult to handle. It would be neater with a proper frame, but it is easier for me to make them all into a wall hanger without frame, I guess.
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