I had the photo that I wrote about in Grapes on Julia's Arbor blown up to 8x12 and wanted to get a nice frame and mat for it. Jan and I went to Hobby Lobby to see if they had frames on special. They did! However, the frames that we liked seemed to be all chipped and bruised, and the mats looked scuffed and had that not-so-new look. We tried every frame/mat combination we could find that was in decent shape, but no luck.
As we were leaving, Jan noticed a whole area of "art prints." The frames and mats all looked pretty good, and didn't show the wear and tear that the empty frames had shown. We picked out a couple of likely candidates, and finally chose one of a bulldog dressed in a general's uniform. I won't horrify you with the actual print, but you can get the "general" idea.
We bought it, took it home, and spent about an hour extracting the print from the mat (whoever made the picture sure didn't want us to get our own print in that frame!) When we had the dog/general out, we put the grape photo in, and viola! the final product.
I really hope that Jan's mom likes the picture. I will let you know in a PS what happens.
UPDATE TO THIS UPDATE: We brought the framed photo to Jan's mom, and she loved it. We hung it behind Jan's dad's recliner, over Julia's hummel collection. I really think that space was waiting for a photo just like that to make it perfect. I am so glad she likes it.
Check back soon,
Mike Z
Hi Mike, long time no read :) i have to take some time to catch up with all of my friends blogs here! see you have some tons of new stuff up... will enjoy that for sure.
ReplyDeleteto reply to your question about the head-statue - to be honest i have no idea. i was just walking in Krakow, Poland on one morning at about 4 o'clock and the head just hypnotized me. nevertheless i was too inzomniac to find any further info on that :D:D but it sure was huge and ... empty :D
Thanks so much for stopping by, Kairi-Linda. I have been watching your photos as they post of your trip. Must have been lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteAbout the head sculpture, I Googled several keyword phrases having to do with sculptures of heads in Krakow Poland, but could not find any photos or information about your find. I do think it's hypnotic and will search other places, never hurts to try! I will let you know if I find anything.
Hope you're well and rested, wishing you the best.
Mike Z