I've been trying to decide what to do with several photos I took of architectural elements during our last trip to San Francisco. I finally got to work today to try a new project. Here is a picture of the first one in a series I have planned. This is one of my favorite pictures of the elements I took; one of a corbel. I love corbels and how they've been used in architecture over the ages. Sometimes referred to as brackets or cornices, the name's not important, but the beauty is.
I printed the photograph onto regular printer paper and adhered it to three sanded and painted pallet boards. I used ModPodge and black acrylic paint. You can see the steps in the picture below.
I had originally thought I would frame the picture with smaller strips on the front, but I decided to keep the front flat with the photo being the focal point.
The boards are held together by another pallet board that I split and nailed as braces from the back. I then attached a saw tooth picture hanger on the back.
It now hangs near our door leading out to our garage. It will remind us of our visit to San Francisco to visit our son every time we leave the house. You can read more about the pictures I took on our trip here. It's my blog post about one of my favorite online photo editing programs....Picasa 3.
I hope this project gives you some ideas for ones of your own. Please let me know if you have any questions...or suggestions for making this project even better.
Thank you!
~ Alison
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