Ocean Mist Tramp Art Frame: I love this vintage color!

After lots of color considerations, I'm so happy I went with an original mixed acrylic color which I am calling ocean mist green.  After lots of sanding and antiquing, I think I achieved the "vintage" looking green I was looking for.  Kind of minty, kind of tealish, I love it!

 

After a couple of coats of ocean mist and dark chocolate, the freshly painted pieces were put out on the deck.  Gotta take advantage of a sunny day and speed up the drying time!  I played around with using gold leaf and found that it added some elegance to the face and a pop to the 4 corners of this piece.

 

 

 

This is pre-antiquing. Just a quick check of pieces. My cat likes to steal them!

 

 

After lots of sanding and antiquing, Here is the completed frame.   A soft teal with amber antiquing in all the right places, with bursting coral flowers and gilded gold highlights! 

 

 

The frame measures 14 x 16 and holds a standard 8 X 10 picture.  This one-of-a kind frame consists of approx. 66 hand chipped pieces, 6 to 9 layers and was built upon a sturdy pine base.  I added a 3-D piece to the flowers to give them some depth.

 

 
 



3-D Coral Flower Detail
 

9 Layer Corner Stack







I am so happy with how this one came together and am thrilled with my new color finds.  So what's next....a vintage coral-ish frame or a vintage yellow piece?  So many choices! This piece is currently available for sale.

Happy Tramping,
Angie

Ocean Mist Tramp Art Frame is UNderway!

My Ocean Mist Tramp art frame is well underway!!  I wanted to create a frame that consisted of simple but precise shapes, soothing colors and with a touch of elegance.  I wanted to concentrate on the creation of the pattern pieces, the consistency of the wood chipping and the palette choice. 

After many different color considerations, I decided on a palette of Ocean mist green, dark chocolate, and coral, all sanded and antiqued to look shabby.  I love these soft vintage colors!  Here is a picture of my palette test.

And of course a splash of gold leafing!  Yes! Gold Leafing!  Another way to add some elegance and pop to my frames!  My technique is going to need some practice though.





I have cut, sanded and chipped all of the pattern pieces for this frame and tried to keep the cuts and chipping as consistent as possible but not enough to ruin the "trampiness" of the piece.  Here is a picture of the dry run before chipping them.

Now off to do some sanding and chipping, in my lawn chair!









While sanding and chipping of the pieces, I made a couple of little design changes and fine tuned some pieces.

 The flowers will have a 3-D element.


Now off to mix up some shades of Ocean Mist!

Happy Tramping,
Angie

Lacy Yellow Tulip Frame 5 x 7

This tramp art piece started with a very plain, basic pine frame that needed some magic.  I decided to create a lacey, yellow tulip frame that was inspired by my recent jaunts among my tulips and daffodils. 

After designing, cutting and notching, I ended up with approximately 70 pieces of tramp art puzzle pieces.

Here is my dry run.

 

 

I added a crown to the top and built the rest upon the basic pine frame.

 

Here is the finished tramp art frame.  Up to 6 layers, 70 hand chipped pieces later...

 

 

The finished frame.  This piece will be listed for sale on ebay.  Now to decide what the next project will be....

 

 

Happy Upcycling      Angie

 



My Love of OWls

I absolutely love owls!  As I sit here and write this, all I have to do is look around and they are there.  They have surrounded me since I can remember.  From my favorite shirt ordered from Sears when I was ten to the painting that I was so proud of when I was eleven, they have always existed in my life.  Like someone watching over me, a guardian, in the background.  Protecting. 

They also come out sometimes in my pieces.  This baby owl piece was inspired by one of our favorite books when my kids were small called "Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell.  If you haven't read it to a small person, I highly recommend it.  It's comforting, the illustrations are wonderful and whats not to love about baby owls.

Here is my Baby Owlets piece.

16 x 26 Owlet Frame - Tramp Art Mirror



Owlet Detail

Owlet in Tree Detail

 



We are blessed to have the Stanwood Wildlife Sanctuary in my town and have had many up close visits with these amazing creatures. They continue to be an important presence in my life and my artwork.

 

 

 

Happy Upcycling   Angie

Tulips in Vase Frame: COmpletion

The Tulips in Vase frame has been completed.  I am quite happy with the completed piece and the end result. The colors turned out very rich and vintage looking.  On this piece I have tramped up to 7-8 layers approx 70 wooden pieces, and embellished the top with a finial crafted from a vintage spindle and spool.  At the crown of the piece are flowing fraktur tulips sprouting from a vase. On the bottom sits a very curious distelfink.  To complete this frame, I added 4 vintage drawer pulls on each corner.

 

Completed 8 x 10 Frame

                                                          Distelfink detail.

 

 

Fraktur Tulips in Vase detail.

 

This piece will be listed for sale on Ebay starting tonight. The auction will be for the 8 x 10 frame only - no painting this time.  Please feel free to let me know what you think!

 

Happy Upcycling!  Angie