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11/26/2016

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Hello there! We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and God bless those who had to work to take care of us...

Do you ever wonder about the best way to hang pictures? In my humble opinion, the best way is the way you like, whatever fits your style and your gallery. A gallery is not necessarily a formal conglomeration of art work. A gallery can be two or three pieces placed together - on a wall or a table or even on the floor. Maybe you like to add some spice to a corner or a empty space in your room by placing an easel with a print on it instead of hanging it.

Consider the weight and size of the pieces you're using. Smaller pictures with lightweight frames, say less than 12x18" could hang with a simple center-mounted sawtooth hook on a nail/brad. Heavier pieces might be better served with loop hooks on each side gathered with a heavy duty wire. This could also hang on one nail, but is probably less apt to twist and stray from doors slamming if you hang it with two nails or brads.

Sometimes I've seen a loop hook on each side of the picture with a ribbon that hangs from a hook. Very cute for smaller pieces. If you have larger, heavier pictures consider hanging them from chains, wire and rods placed near ceiling height. Chains are very pretty and really dress up the art work - makes quite a statement on the entire wall.

Tools include: a level, drill, screwdrivers, step stool or ladder, measuring tape. If you are hanging more than three pieces, place your intended layout on the floor before you start making holes in the wall. That way you can play around with it to see exactly how it looks best.

Do you have some tips for us on how you place your art? Write in and share please.

Have an artful day!

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"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt." "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept.

Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

"I suppose you are real?" said the Rabbit. And then he wished he had not said it, for he thought the Skin Horse might be sensitive. But the Skin Horse only smiled.

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  • Owling Dog Art Gallery, LLC - About Us
  • Portfolio of Photographers
    • Catherine Savage Photography
    • Tom Savage Photography
    • Chuck Savage Photography
    • Colin Savage Photography
    • Store
    • The Art: Prints >
      • Exhibitions and News
      • Catherine Savage History >
        • About Inspiration and Photography
        • What is an Owling Dog?
  • DogSense