I want to share some advice for hanging my art. Some of the advice is for art in general. But I will focus on what type of picture-hanging hardware I use. Most of my canvases will have wire on the back. Smaller canvases may have a sawtooth hook. When deciding where to hang art, make sure to choose a location that can hold the art safely. Make sure there are no electric wires in that location. Make sure heavier paintings are hung on support studs and not just on drywall. I have found the smaller paintings do fine with just a nail and drywall. But anything heavier than my six inch paintings should go on a...
Sometimes it may seem a challenge to frame a square print. Here are some helpful hints. For spaces like children's rooms, apartments, and places where you may not even want a nail in the wall, washi tape is a great idea. It won't damage walls and one can easily mix and match prints with no need to even frame! One could also purchase one of my wood panels. They have a notch in the back for hanging. The painting can be mounted with an acid free glue stick very easily. I am happy to trim and mount the print for you if you purchase one of the wood panels in my shop. And then of course, there are frames....
We recently had to remodel the bathroom due to the tub breaking and flooding below it to the basement. The tub bottom literally busted through. I don't know why someone would tile a whole bathroom and not put in a decent quality tub. So we had to have it completely retiled. It does look better with the new tile. A lot brighter and clean.
Because of a broken bathtub that flooded the floor, we have need for an update to a bathroom in one of my homes. The house is in a suburb just west of Chicago and was built midcentury early 1950's. I believe it was built in 1952. It still has a coal heat stove in the basement although has been retrofitted with central heat and air conditioning throughout. And although Chicago Water and Fire were able to remove and dry the old boards and remove the tub without damaging any tile, we will have to replace it to install a new tub. So although I love the design and handiwork of this tile job, it looks like it will...
Coming August 1 at Christenberry Collections is a new collection of oil paintings on exotic and American hardwoods!
Custom designed, cut, and finished wood panels including Maple, Birch, Cedar, Cherry, and Purple Heart. Several layers of clear gesso and painted showing through to the natural wood grain underneath and peeking through bits of the painting. Showing both the natural grain and even knots and holes in the wood throughout the paintings.
