After going to several meets, I have actually started exchanging panels! I currently have 5 of the really flat metal ones.
How does everyone display them? It's not like you can nail a picture hanger to the back... LOL!
I'm just curious what everyone does with the real thin panels that are painted at the meets.
Well?
Posted by Ryan E Young (Member # 2325) on :
I drill a tiny hole on both ends but have seen some put screws on the edges. This works good for a wall but I hang mine on the ceiling because I got tired of peaple asking did you do that, so now all of my art is on the wall and my friends are on the ceiling. It will be wild in the future when I run out of room. I have alot of meeets to go.
Posted by Joe Cieslowski (Member # 2429) on :
Dana,
Framing them looks really special or there are adheasive hangers that might work too.
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
Posted by Kissymatina (Member # 2028) on :
I use brass L-hooks for the lettering panel George made me years ago. I have 2 in the wall that the panel sits in and 1 on 1 side, so the panel slides into them. I won't hang them all this way, but that panel is the one I'll be pulling down to look at more than the others.
Posted by Ed Williams (Member # 846) on :
I use two sided tape or two small trim nails on the bottom for it to rest on and one small at the top to hold it against the wall. Or sit them on a shelf.
Posted by Mark Yearwood (Member # 2723) on :
Dana, I think a nice frame really makes them look professional and makes hanging easier. I have even seen some matted like fine art. I buy frame stock for the etched mirrors we do so we just cut our own frames on the mitre saw. Frame stock can get expensive, though, but you can make frames out of wood scraps if you have a few tools. Here's last years letterville project I made and sent to Harris Kohen. Posted by Marty Happy (Member # 302) on :
Mirror clips might be the solution for some panels.
Posted by DONALD THOMPSON (Member # 3726) on :
I go to a craft store like Michael's or A. C. Moore's and get frames that don't have a border. They just look like a piece of glass. I but them a little larger than the panel, then cover the backer board with vinyl. I pick a color that is in the panel design. I think it makes them stand out that way.
