{"id":371,"date":"2018-11-28T09:25:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T09:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geofcunning.me\/?p=371"},"modified":"2022-12-26T11:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T11:55:56","slug":"gilding-a-frame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/?page_id=371","title":{"rendered":"Gilding a frame"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-371 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111610_gimp-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-48\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111610_gimp-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111610_gimp.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-48'>\n\t\t\t\tPreparing to lay down gold &#8211; worktop with some gilding paraphernalia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111612_gimp-300x271.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-47\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-47'>\n\t\t\t\tOpening a book of gold leaf &#8211; with care!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111615_gimp-300x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46'>\n\t\t\t\tAnd puff very gently to flatten a piece of gold leaf onto the gilder&#8217;s pad &#8230;. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111616_gimp-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-45\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111616_gimp-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111616_gimp.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-45'>\n\t\t\t\tCutting a piece of gold leaf with a gilding knife on a gilder&#8217;s pad\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111617_gimp-300x228.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44'>\n\t\t\t\tLifting the gold with the Gilder&#8217;s tip \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111627_gimp-300x273.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-40\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-40'>\n\t\t\t\tWetting the bole so that the gold adheres &#8211;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111620_gimp-300x217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-43\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111620_gimp-300x217.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111620_gimp.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-43'>\n\t\t\t\tThe gold leaf leaves the Gilder&#8217;s tip dropping onto the wetted bole\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111623_gimp-300x219.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-42\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-42'>\n\t\t\t\tGently moving the gold leaf with the Gilder&#8217;s knife on the pad &#8211; \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111625_gimp-300x221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-41\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-41'>\n\t\t\t\tUsing the Gilder&#8217;s tip to lift another piece of leaf \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111628_gimp-300x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-39\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111628_gimp-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111628_gimp.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-39'>\n\t\t\t\tThe gold leaf has just left the Gilder&#8217;s tip and dropped onto the wetted bole \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111629_gimp-300x264.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-38\" srcset=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111629_gimp-300x264.jpg 300w, http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111629_gimp.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-38'>\n\t\t\t\toops, that one has torn. \nAnd that&#8217;s what happens when you hesitate!  Even to have the photo taken &#8230;..\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111639_gimp-300x295.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-35\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-35'>\n\t\t\t\tOnce the gold is sufficiently dry using an agate stone to burnish it &#8230;.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PB111641_gimp-300x244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-34\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-34'>\n\t\t\t\tBurnishing &#8230;. and then it will be time to distress the gold &#8211; \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-371","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=371"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":497,"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/371\/revisions\/497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kerriecunningham.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}