8/18/2024

Got my Summer Art Acquisitions Framed

Got my Summer Art Acquisitions Framed
This weekend was a bit of a catch-up/housekeeping period as I have gotten around to purchasing more frame parts & pieces for the acquired art pieces from this year's North Texas RPG convention, a Bowling for Soup concert, and a lucky purchase "from" San Diego Comic Con. No, I did not attend SDCC because I had to work. 

That's the official excuse, please don't question me on it!

Anyway I managed to get some cheap glass from my local Hobby Lobby shop, which I'm not using....but I will in the future. The bits I did need came in Friday from Frame Destination (I posted about my love of them from before)

Here's what I managed to frame (that a reader here might care about):

Darlene Booth Banner

 I had this weird bit from the NTRPG auction that was a Guest of Honor banner from GaryCon that was discarded after the con, as is the norm. The main men behind NTRPG salvaged it from the refuse and brought it down from Lake Geneva. They had Darlene sign it (she also added the mermaid) and then auctioned off as a fund raiser for Darlene. I paid way too much money for what was literally some trash, so of course I had to spend more getting it framed and up on my wall. I know it's not a frugal thing....

Everything in moderation, including moderation.

― Oscar Wilde

James Shield Original
Most of what I needed framed were pieces I picked up from my friend James Shield. I hope he considers me a friend, but I'll settle for acquaintance. 

I'm not going to post pics of every piece I framed as there were like five pieces this year (in addition to the five or so I already had) and I got them for me....

This one original was for an adventure and like the other pieces was something I really liked. It's a bit of an odd size so I went ahead and bought the whole frame as a complete kit with mat board and glass instead of just the frame chops. I knew I'd end up having to cut, and recut, the mat too many times to get it right as there wasn't a lot of border to work with.

At some point the alleged cost-savings is not worth the headache. Spending even an extra $20 (it was less than that!) to shave a couple hours of frustration off of a project is so worth it.

Jason Brauncowski Painting

I had to get another Braun, er Jason Brauncowski piece. I probably hit his table a half dozen times, unable to figure out which piece to get. I ended up with this painting (it's not a print) that meshes well with another painting I have of his already. I also have some rather cheap prints I got at my 1st NTRPG....I think they were actual photocopies, but whatever (still cool).

I know where these two paintings are going to live, but I have to get the picture shelves mounted 1st.


Erol Otis Print

I wouldn't say I'm burying the lead here, but a bit of a score was this limited edition print from Super 7 that was sold at SDCC. They didn't sell out and had some of the 200 prints still left. I managed to snag one when they went on sale. Luckily for me I was not in class and at my computer when the notification came. While it would've been a dick move I could've bought two and I'm wondering if I should have so I could donate one to NTRPG for sale.

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