Recently my grandmother past away. Not knowing how to express my emotions, I decided to express them in my own fashion. I build a custom frame with custom cut matting.
I made this frame out of walnut and put a simple roman ogee profile on it. Granted this was all made during the “Polar Vortex.” With it’s thirty below temperatures and numb fingers I got it down with the two day deadline. Now I did have to complete some steps in the house. I could not feel my fingers at all!
No Plan, Plan
Here we go again! This was supposed to have been a quick project. I was going to use pre-cut glass and mat. But the cold or my lack of every following a plan I made this 11×14 frame 11×14 1/2….. Well now the glass and mat are too short.
What better time to learn how to cut mats. Thirty below is like a summer breeze right? Mat cutting was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Now the glass cutting was anther story. I just recently learned how to cut glass successfully, 25% of the time. Again, this frame did take two panes to get it just right. Also it showed a great lesson, to cut twice, measure once.
Great Smile and Laughter
The photo is from my wedding. It was another cold day in may, 35 and snowing in May. Grandma was in a good mood for the weather and just cracked a joke when the photo was taken. Not only is this a very cherished memory for myself but also the best photo I can remember to better express her laugh.
This completed frame was displayed at the ceremony. By just plain luck, the frame matched the coffin perfectly. Now, it was in great company sitting along her afghans she knitted for all of us.
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