Post #809916 by danlovestikis on Sun, Jul 16, 2023 6:33 PM

This is a wonderful swap and I am so glad to not miss it. Each piece of art shown here is wonderful. I'm excited.

Also, you all are the best tiki people ever. Thank you for the kind words. My painting is finished and here are the photos of the last steps. Somehow, I kind of jumped ahead from the last post but oh well!

Done and ready to frame. I have never liked to put my name on my art. I try to hide it in the bushes but there's none here so I primed a paint pen and wrote it along the edge where it will exist but not show up. Before framing I use painters tape to clean off lint on the black velvet. Since the frame is deeper in the center I decided to use a wire. I'm showing all the little steps I've learned over the years. First use a nail to start the hole. Then to screw in the eyes I use a nail, less stress on fingers. Then I hammer the eyes to the center so they don't stick out further than the frame. The rest is easy to see.

Now all I need is the swap partner and a shipping address. Cheers everyone. Hugs, Wendy

[ Edited by danlovestikis on 2023-07-16 18:41:18 ]