This project was done as a Christmas gift for my brother Konnor. He had asked for a wall collage of sorts down with different kinds and colors of frames. He is an avid reader with a wide range of genres and authors represented in his resume so it seemed fitting to choose lines from his favorite books and quotes from his favorite authors.
This was his inspiration:
Don't tell him, but I picked up nearly all of these frames from Goodwill on the cheap. I don't really have any great "before" pictures so these will have to suffice.
So we got to work collecting quotes from Hemingway, Bukowski, Fleming and others and set them against beach scenes.
Next, it was time to paint! Some of the frames were fine as was but others didn't quite jive with the color scene in his dorm room (remember this is the boy who wanted/has an oriental rug in his dorm room).
This one required a bit more work than the rest. The gold frame was sprayed dark bronze. The backing was covered in blue burlap and I spray-mounted letters that were cut out with scrapbooking di-cuts on top of the burlap.
I think it all turned out pretty well, but more importantly Konnor was happy with it!
I have a collage in my room at my parents house made up of my artwork, baby pictures, etc.
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