Picture perfect

posted by Helen

One of Tom’s first words was fish, or more precisely “fsssssh”.  We have a pond full in our garden and every expanse of water after that was declared to be “fsssssh” too.  This fascination has grown and he now has quite a collection of all things fishy including many cuddly ones which are favourite companions. 

 It’s not surprising then, that when thinking of a topic for my picture framing course a fish themed picture for Tom sprang to mind. I have a friend, Patricia, who turned her picture framing hobby into her own business and now runs classes as well as taking on commissions. www.atelier.braun.encadrement.over-blog.fr

 

The starting point was a postcard of two clown fish and I designed a layered mount to reflect their pattern and to give the impression of depth.  This looked OK, but just wasn’t fun enough for Tom so I took some inspiration from one of his best loved books, and my most admired illustrators “Fidgety Fish” by Ruth Galloway ( incidentally a Mum of two who started out writing & illustrating books for her kids).  http://www.littletigerpress.com/lyndall/interviews.htm

 

The illustrations are full of life and colour, but instead of paint, I opted for my weapons of choice – paper & scissors.  I used torn paper as a base then cut out some coral & seaweed to give the fish a home.  The picture was complete and a shimmery shiny silver frame finished it off nicely. It now has pride of place in Tom’s bedroom.

 

 

Comments

[Cara]

yay, looks fab! You are the queen of free hand cutting :D

[steph]

Je sais comme c'est difficile, l'encadrement...Et le rendu est superbe....

[Elizabeth Bennett]

We love to see our books used in creative ways! Fidgety Fish is one of our favorites. Thanks for spreading the word.
Elizabeth
tiger tales

[Ruth Galloway]

Hello, I'm glad my book inspired you, you did a lovely job on the frame.
I especially like the torn paper sea bed.
Keep up the good work,
Ruth.