Frame Gilding and Repair
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Mar 1-5, 2010
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $375.00
Material Fee: $200.00
Level: BEG
Status: This program is completed
In this workshop, students will learn the traditional art of gilding their own wooden frames and repairing damaged frames. Beginning with a raw wooden frame, students will learn proper techniques for making and applying gesso. After sanding the gessoed frames, students will learn how to prepare and apply bole (colored clay that gives the water-gilded frame its rich undertones). Finally, students learn to lay real gold leaf and create an antique finish. Additionally, students will learn how these techniques may be applied to repairing a frame that has been damaged, and other tips for salvaging old frames. Students will go home with one or two small 8" x 10" frames, and a new appreciation for the art of framing. This is a messy process and students should wear old clothes and aprons.
- No framing or gilding experience necessary
Instructor -- Barbara Carter
Barbara Carter is a master frame maker, supplying frames to prominent artists, including Scottsdale Artists’ School instructors, throughout the country. Carter enjoys working with artists to create the perfect setting for each work of art. Additionally, she enjoys sharing her skills and techniques with others who are interested in fine frames. She and her husband, artist John Michael Carter, reside in Kentucky. Website: www.barbaracarterframes.com
- 1 bag LARGE size cotton balls-must be 100% cotton (drugstore brand is fine)
- 1 pint denatured alcohol. Recommend Sunnyside brand from Ace Hardware
- 3 Cheap watercolor brushes, sizes #1 or #2, #6 and Chisel (1/4” wide)
- Plastic containers for gilding liquid-should be slightly taller than it is wide (such as 32 oz. Dannon yogurt containers or similar)
- Several old, soft rags
- All other supplies including gilders’ tips, knives, burnishing tools, gilders’ pads, frames, chemicals and gold are covered by the materials fee.