On our holiday to Austria back in 2009, we visited Vienna. We bought this lovely (The Kiss) painting by Gustav Klimt, in the form of a ceramic tile as a memorabilia! We have a huge collection of fridge magnets from all our travels and it is our most prized collection! (that requires another post!)
Anyway, It has been lying around for a long time and I wanted to make sure it is not lost over the years, in some insignificant corner or lost in transit when we move homes! Its a small piece and to get it framed was such a pain AND when we did find someone, it cost 10 times more than the tile itself! So I set out doing it myself!
- I bought a standard picture frame and removed the glass.
- I also bought a plain textured wrapping paper ( I wanted something that looked grand, enhance the painting, not be a distraction!)
- I wrapped the cardboard in the matte-gold textured wrapping paper.
- The ceramic tile had a velvet patch on the back and it was convenient to stick it on to the wrapped cardboard.
- Finally, I put it all into the frame, and voila!...
P.S - I have not been very successful in sourcing glass slabs, so I can use the one that came with the picture frame, to work on a glass painting! :D Two birds with a single stone!!!
9 comments:
Love it!
you might be interested in this website, do check it out! :)
http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/blog
Lil' L,
Thank you!! :) Will check out the link too, nice of you to recommend one!
Looks like a pro job!
Srija,
Yayyyy!!! :)
oooooo.. am such a fan of this painting!! have you seen other paintings of this series?
:)
S,
:) Yes I have! ...and they are indeed gorgeous! However, just google and read about the concept of the painting, not so romantic!
"...We have a huge collection of fridge magnets from all our travels and it is our most prized collection!.." - it indeed must have another post! can't wait to see it. I do love collecting items, (but mine are mostly memorabilia and stamps). But your collections were nice and watching that lovely painting by Gustav Klimt reminds me of my hometown back in Milton. Oh, Pretty Woman, by the way I wanna share something to you that you might be of interest, you are a collector right? This site might help you to organize your collections. I have this site that's exclusive only for collectors. Kindly visit this link - The Collector's MarketPlace and Club. Specific Link ~ Memorabilia. I hope this site could help you in your collections. God Speed! =)
Bridgette,
I am glad the post brought back good memories for you :) thank you for your kind words and comment! I will definitely look that site up!
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