Wednesday, July 11, 2018

A Little Framing

Gentle Friends, a while back I took a few pieces in to get framed and over the weekend I picked up two of them...

... the first piece is this small etching I found in a consignment shop. It's by the California artist Jeanette Maxfield Lewis (1894-1982) and probably dates to the mid-1930's.  She was born in Oakland, went to art schools here in the Bay area and NYC, married and lived in Fresno and had a home in Pebble Beach.  She is known for California scenes from all over the state.  With all that said, I bought it just because I liked it, I like landscapes and farm scenes and this little piece ( it's only about 3 1/2 x 2 1/2) just appealed to me on every level.  It was only after I got it home and did some research that I found all the info about the artist.  I am sure this image is a scene from San Joaquin Valley around Fresno were she lived. 
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This second piece is something I stitched a while back and originally thought I would frame it myself in an antique frame.  That didn't work out since I couldn't find the old frame and just went with getting it framed in an "antique" style frame.  It's hard to see but that is a small worn gold stripe that kind of adds to the "age" of the piece.  The chart is from Beth Twist over at Heartstring Samplery, "Baby it's Cold Outside."  As I get the other pieces back from the framers I'll post them ...
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There you go sports fans, thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Take care,
edgar

7 comments:

  1. Edgar, both are stunning. I love how you had the little etched piece framed and I really like the look of the frame molding for the Beth Twist piece. Well done!

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  2. Both of them are very nicely done. I can see the gold stripe on the frame....does add to the "age". So glad you posted these. Looking forward to seeing more!

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  3. The photograph is a treasure! I've just started purchasing photos at art shows, craft shows, Goodwill, wherever. I'm partial to black/white photos and feel like I've struck gold when there's a local connection. Love the frame on Baby it's cold!

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  4. Both beautifully framed Edgar. How interesting to have been able to find out about the artist of that sweet etching. I really like that you went for a large mount, it really draws the eye towards the etching. Your stitched piece looks perfect in the antique style frame.

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  5. Very nice. I love the moment that the framer shows me my stitching all done and looking beautiful. I do love the simplicity of the Christmas design, i don't do 'cute' and so many Christmas designs fall into the cute range. x

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  6. Both look wonderful!! The frame of the stitched piece really has a nice "old" look to it.

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