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Patent it!
....................StapeWillek:<br />Patent it!<br />....................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-63604732788635475642009-09-16T21:14:57.785-04:002009-09-16T21:14:57.785-04:00Hi Judy:
I see in your blog you visited Stillwater...Hi Judy:<br />I see in your blog you visited Stillwater. I know that area. I used to paint around there with Mary Rose Pettis about 30 years ago.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-33488577678666616672009-09-16T21:09:58.856-04:002009-09-16T21:09:58.856-04:00Armand:
I use brads on panels because they are fas...Armand:<br />I use brads on panels because they are fast and the cost almost nothing. Offsets work too, as do glaziers points.<br />......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-91833734091221078972009-09-16T21:08:39.520-04:002009-09-16T21:08:39.520-04:00Sandra:
Welcome back and congratulations.
....Stap...Sandra:<br />Welcome back and congratulations.<br />....StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-84781042226749043722009-09-16T21:07:59.103-04:002009-09-16T21:07:59.103-04:00Deb:
Looking forward to the workshop. I may go to ...Deb:<br />Looking forward to the workshop. I may go to that hardware store just to see a real one.The high school kids working in our local one can't count. They do have some nice tattoos though.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-46929322255579252942009-09-16T21:05:55.114-04:002009-09-16T21:05:55.114-04:00Philip>
There are some really nice "float&...Philip><br />There are some really nice "float" frames out there. I llike the ones with the gold face. They don't look good on what I do though. I tries one time using pickled oak float frames and they didn't sell.<br />...........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-48429428253162153612009-09-16T21:03:32.843-04:002009-09-16T21:03:32.843-04:00Bob: I will talk about wiring pictures tonight.
.....Bob: I will talk about wiring pictures tonight.<br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-25432326308584238532009-09-16T21:02:38.968-04:002009-09-16T21:02:38.968-04:00Gregory
I guess I could a little. That could be a ...Gregory<br />I guess I could a little. That could be a whole nother blog.<br />.......StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7768659013186642212009-09-16T21:01:22.885-04:002009-09-16T21:01:22.885-04:00Jonathan:
Thank you.Is your avatar a self portrait...Jonathan:<br />Thank you.Is your avatar a self portrait? <br />..................StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-59002130181240175532009-09-16T20:59:59.058-04:002009-09-16T20:59:59.058-04:00Sara:
I leave them open. There are some galleries ...Sara:<br />I leave them open. There are some galleries that want cardboard over the back. If you go to an auction the old paintings do not have cardboard on there backs unless a restorer or dealer added it later and they seem to be fine. I guess if you have time it is a good thing to do.Make the front REALLY good and the back will be good enough.<br />........StapeStapleton Kearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226409516935208164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-35210705816905221032009-09-16T20:22:23.873-04:002009-09-16T20:22:23.873-04:00Hey, Armand. I never thought of that. Great idea!Hey, Armand. I never thought of that. Great idea!willekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05626541339963605016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-27487043802534188822009-09-16T15:57:30.103-04:002009-09-16T15:57:30.103-04:00Greetings Stapleton,
I have recently discovered yo...Greetings Stapleton,<br />I have recently discovered your blog through Deb Pero's site, and am soaking up your past critiques. Perhaps it is the Asian in me, but as I read your detailed comments I think to myself "Light dawns on me!" That line came from a child's short story about a cat owned by a Chinese laundryman; why it has stayed so long in me must be one of the mysterious effects of art. Sorry to babble on; I am probably more of a beginner than most of your following, so I will now remain silent, and try to learn.<br />Thank you!Judy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09176284042670900772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-51893195048279784412009-09-16T11:00:47.651-04:002009-09-16T11:00:47.651-04:00Stapleton,
Great post. I use offset clips too but...Stapleton,<br /><br />Great post. I use offset clips too but I get them from United Manufacturers, a wholesale place, for about half the price of Jerry’s but you have to buy in bulk sets of 1000 instead of 100. They also have the two hole D rings for cheap.<br /> I’m curious why you don’t use the offsets for panels? I just flip them over so they point inward instead of outward and they seem to work fine.armandcabrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772142818316748471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-38296129191322952882009-09-16T09:13:12.094-04:002009-09-16T09:13:12.094-04:00I am enjoying your blog, wish I could attend your ...I am enjoying your blog, wish I could attend your upcoming workshop. We are still recovering from our son's wedding a month ago... I am loving your biographical posts! Hopefully someday I will attend one of your workshops and benefit from your teachiing.Sandra Galdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989680552639630289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-34561362726835102162009-09-16T07:29:02.245-04:002009-09-16T07:29:02.245-04:00For those coming to the Jaffrey workshop, our litt...For those coming to the Jaffrey workshop, our little mom and pop art supply/framing store here in town(housed in a historic old mill building with mahogany trim work on the inside!) sells both the offset clips and the one and two-hole D-ring hangers. Plus, you can buy that plastic coated wire by the foot if you want. <br />I'm sure it's more expensive than buying a whole box of clips from Jerry's but it is so darn convenient for me to walk down and chat with Roy or Nancy while they count out however many I want, that it is worth it for me. <br />Bob, I remember the way back machine. I guess that makes me old!<br /><br />"phatio" : where you phut your photted phlants and deck phurniture.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799016923038189074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-62189933760221678932009-09-16T07:25:19.779-04:002009-09-16T07:25:19.779-04:00Yes, the offset clips Stape mentions are lifesaver...Yes, the offset clips Stape mentions are lifesavers. They also look cool on the back of your painting, sending a subliminal message..."professional."<br /><br />Get the feeling our intrepid writer is building up to discussing frames in the next post. I confess, I'm something of a nut case on that topic. On 19th century paintings I see in museums I'm completely comfortable housing them in frames from that era. And traditionally the old frames cover over the outermost 1/4" of a paintings surface. No problem.<br />But with my own work, and that of other contemporary painters, it always looks "wrong" to my eye to cover up even a centimeter of the surface. I wish I didn't feel this way as it causes all sorts of technical problems coming up with alternative solutions. My advice to everyone on frames is to learn everything you can, but then just go your own way with it. Just like making a painting, framing decisions are profoundly individual choices.Philip Kochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05191070779177407750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-7406048702501435072009-09-16T07:06:57.849-04:002009-09-16T07:06:57.849-04:00Stape-
I use those offset clips from Jerry's, ...Stape-<br />I use those offset clips from Jerry's, too, in every size they sell. They also sell a good, plastic coated picture hanging wire in large spools, as well as small D-ring hangers. Wish they sold the two-screw type for larger pieces.<br />-Bob<br />P.S. I'm looking for the wayback machine to get to your age.Bob Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007673748065070945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-81624743871731891102009-09-16T04:58:15.103-04:002009-09-16T04:58:15.103-04:00All very good advice. Are you going to talk about ...All very good advice. Are you going to talk about frames?<br />How hard is it to make your own frames? Cost, materials etc...Gregory Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840770708114257366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-77858981370886921982009-09-16T04:17:10.263-04:002009-09-16T04:17:10.263-04:00Great tips Stapleton. I used to work at a framing...Great tips Stapleton. I used to work at a framing shop and those offsets are great. I never knew where to get them after I left the shop, thank you for recommending the site to pick them up. The offsets are great for securing your painting into the frame. Thanks again!!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18412392973898601135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682081471599286551.post-47441343598721240042009-09-16T01:52:15.127-04:002009-09-16T01:52:15.127-04:00Thank you again! Now I am hoping you will address ...Thank you again! Now I am hoping you will address a question I have had for a while: do I cover the back with anything, or just leave it open? Or is that just one of those "go with the gallery's preference" things?Sara Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195463431510204714noreply@blogger.com