Wolf Kiessling
09-10-2006, 4:17 PM
A while back I posted some pix of my lates relief carving, Jesus Christ, prior to having the complete finish applied. I did that because I can never get any decent pix after I have finished a project (I supposed due to the reflection from the lighting as I don't have proper filters for my camera). In any case, some of you wanted to see the finished project, particularly after I completed the frame.
What I have done since the last posting is give the background a heavy tooled finish and applied about 4 or 5 coats of hand rubbed danish oil. The figure was done with fruitwood and natural while the background was done with cherry and fruitwood. I built a shadowbox type frame using a construction grade 2X4 stud which I stained Vermont maple using a water based stain. The molding that is glued to the inside of the top of the frame was painted with gold acrylic and then the entire thing was covered with satin clear acrylic. The carving was then fastened to a masonite backing, painted with cherry red enamel, using a half inch floating spacer to allow for any warping that may occur. I generally would have used red felt but I ran out of it and Walmart didn't have any more and, since there is so little of the backing material visible, I figured to enamel would suffice.
I am not happy with the way the pic showing the frame came out as it shows no depth whatsoever. I guess it's just the way I photographed it. I probably should have set it at a slight angle but I figured, since I really don't have the proper lighting to create the appropriate shadow, it doesn't make any difference.
Anyway, here 'tis.................
What I have done since the last posting is give the background a heavy tooled finish and applied about 4 or 5 coats of hand rubbed danish oil. The figure was done with fruitwood and natural while the background was done with cherry and fruitwood. I built a shadowbox type frame using a construction grade 2X4 stud which I stained Vermont maple using a water based stain. The molding that is glued to the inside of the top of the frame was painted with gold acrylic and then the entire thing was covered with satin clear acrylic. The carving was then fastened to a masonite backing, painted with cherry red enamel, using a half inch floating spacer to allow for any warping that may occur. I generally would have used red felt but I ran out of it and Walmart didn't have any more and, since there is so little of the backing material visible, I figured to enamel would suffice.
I am not happy with the way the pic showing the frame came out as it shows no depth whatsoever. I guess it's just the way I photographed it. I probably should have set it at a slight angle but I figured, since I really don't have the proper lighting to create the appropriate shadow, it doesn't make any difference.
Anyway, here 'tis.................