eagle relief

[Joy]

Thank you, Mark. This pattern is from a class I took and John made a cute joke about the picture. He said, " I call this purple mountains majesty and amber waves of grain.....you know someone should write a song about that."

I agree with you....it speaks of majesty and freedom. Thank you for the comments. I think I like Paul's suggestion about using the upside down frame....but I am still experimenting. I will try not to mess it up
Joy

[cannuckcarver]

Hi Joy, Great relief carving. Framing is always hard in cases like this.
Thanks for sharring.

[Joy]

Thanks, Canuck. I haven't seen your name on the board for awhile....what have you been doing?

[Iowa Carver]

Joy, I missed this. Really neat piece, I like how you painted this as well.

Corey

[islandcarver]

Great job Joy. It is a very impressive piece.
Ken

[Joy]

Thank you, Corey and Ken.

[tnartist05]

Its totally a outstanding piece Joy! Your painting made them come to life just right!

Forrest

[lorax]

This may be what you were talking about with the shadow box. You mount it to a board, then frame the board. On the board you can do anything from a complimentary color paint, to fabric, to barn wood, to infinity (and beyond ). You would need to choose a frame that sticks out at least as far as the carving IMO. This technique works really well with very odd shaped pieces. Good luck and good work

[Joy]

Thank you, Forrest. I am starting to enjoy the painting part.

[Joy]

Yes, Patrick, that is what I am trying to do. Life interrupted the process and I still haven't completed it Thanks