Picture Framer's Blog

Talk about a framing challenge.

As this is an antique item, it had to be framed using conservation methods. The scroll measured about 1 meter wide x 1.8 meters in length. Mounting was the tricky part, not so much that it is an antique, but because of its size. To mount it properly and securely, I had to secure the timber bars using screws. Normally for conservation framing, we try to preserve the item as much as possible and avoid screwing, but I had to compromise on the strength of the mounting, so I decided to use this method instead.

This first post kicks off my long overdue plan for my picture framing blog. I have been mulling over it for the past few months, hopefully I can keep the momentum going and post framing project here that may be of interest to you.

So, as the title says, I have framed my first marathon medal to commemorate the memories of when I finished my first ever full marathon. 42.2 long kilometers in the Sydney Marathon 2010.