Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood
Adding the Mirror and the Backing
A course by user6115210 surname6115210 , Artist and Designer
Joined February 2021
Create contemporary designs using traditional, handmade woodworking techniques
Joined February 2021
About the video: Adding the Mirror and the Backing
Overview
“You're almost done! I’ll show you how to add a mirror and backing board, so you can display your new frame. ”
In this video lesson user6115210 surname6115210 addresses the topic: Adding the Mirror and the Backing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood. Create contemporary designs using traditional, handmade woodworking techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adding the Mirror and the Backing Final Project In this lesson, we'll take the final step of adding a mirror and a backing so you can hang your finished mirror frame. You will have your beautiful, finished and varnished frame. It may have come ready with a mirror and a backing. Mine didn't, so I'm going to show you a way to make the backing. I had a piece of acrylic mirror and a backing board cut to size that fits within the back of the frame. I'm also going to use a cotton tape and a staple gun to hang it. You can also buy a range of metal hooks and wires for hanging, but if you prefer, yo...”
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Course summary for: Modern Marquetry: Decorating with Wood
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Interior Design, Woodworking
A course by user6115210 surname6115210
Chelsea Vivash is an artist and designer from Worcestershire, England. Growing up, she always wanted to be an artist and spent most of her free time making things before going on to study Fine Art at Edinburgh College. Alongside painting, she spent time in scrapyards, collecting and transforming things into art. She continued her studies in furniture design, metal, and woodworking in Amsterdam and London. Then, after graduating, Chelsea began working in her studio in East London, where she puts the skills she’s learned into practice.
She specializes in creating original, contemporary pieces of art, furniture, and small products using the woodworking technique of marquetry. Her work has been featured in publications such as Elle Decoration, OEN, Country Living, This Girl Makes, and Fudge. She has also exhibited her work in different exhibitions throughout London.
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