Sand frame

[PSS]

Has anybody done a "sand frame" before? The picture herewith was sent to me by someone in need of such a frame where the "mount" is coloured "sand". How does one do this? Any help would be welcome, please and thank you!

[prospero]

I suppose apply stripes of glue to the board - sprinkle on one colour sand. When that's dry, glue the remaining spaces and sprinkle on the second colour. Maybe consolidate the whole thing with a clear medium.

Probably more to it than that. Or maybe there isn't.

[PSS]

Thanks Prospero, I have a better idea now of what a 'unity sand frame' is all about and its not as much of a problem as I initially thought. Its basically only a box frame with a picture mounted to the glass The box has a nice lid and it gets filled with sand by the bride and groom at the wedding ceremony. I'm sure the finer detail won't be all that difficult to work out.

[prospero]

Ah gotcha.

How about an ant farm frame?

I framed some large oils a while ago for the officers mess at a Royal Artillery base (somewhere in England. ). They were of military installations in the desert in Iraq. I made the frames with a flat panel in the middle and I had the idea of mixing sand with the paint for the panel. They needed to be a sandy colour anyway. Had the brilliant idea of getting some sand actually from the area. Get all the returning troops to tip their boots out maybe. Would have been a cool thing, but in the event didn't have time to do it.