FRAMES

I designed and carved these eight frames in the two years following my training at the City and Guilds of London Art School. They were an exercise in design and the subsequent implementation from two dimensional designs on paper to three dimensional designs in wood. They are not for sale but one client so admired the Tulip frame that he commissioned a panel based on that particular design.

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  • A design based on tulips grown in my Mother's garden. Beautiful and, I think, my most successful design. Mahogany and wax polished with an antique mirror glass
  • The tulip panel was a commission based on the mirror. Carved in walnut and wax polished
  • A design of foliage based on a door architrave I spotted in St. Pauls Cathedral. Carved in walnut, wax polished with 'antique' mirror glass
  • A pierced frame carved in mahogany and wax polished
  • Copy of a 16th century Italian frame stored in the Victoria and Albert storehouse in Blyth Road. This was one of the carved results. Carved limewood and watergilded
  • Frame based on a design of fircones - Carved in walnut and then wax polished
  • Frame based on a design of pheasant wings and eggs. Carved in pearwood and then wax polished
  • Frame based on a floral design of Camsis Grandiflora. Carved in lime and water gilded. It has a special glass which, I think, was originally used in discotheques
  • Winged frame carved in limewood and watergilded with 'antique' mirror glass
  • Collection of frames
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