Headhunting

fluffy · Post by **fluffy** » Aug 4th, 2007, 8:41 am

I'm looking for an experienced tole painter who can do some decorative work on cabinetry. Some samples or pics of your work would be helpful.

PM me if interested.

gardengirl · Post by **gardengirl** » Aug 22nd, 2007, 12:30 pm

Tole Painting?!

I thought you were looking for people to go out headhunting with.

I guess I'll put away my spear and big ole pot.

dandynick5 · Post by **dandynick5** » Sep 17th, 2007, 11:55 am

Wow! I was thinking of something totally different.

I know, I know. Men are pigs. :12077:

Bubalouie · Post by **Bubalouie** » Sep 17th, 2007, 12:08 pm

Yup

dandynick5 · Post by **dandynick5** » Sep 17th, 2007, 4:33 pm

You didn't have to agree so quickly!!

Bubalouie · Post by **Bubalouie** » Sep 18th, 2007, 11:42 am

Sorry.......

dandynick5 · Post by **dandynick5** » Sep 19th, 2007, 8:06 am

So just out of curiosity, what is tole painting? I could look it up, but the answers I get here are so much more informative.

Bubalouie · Post by **Bubalouie** » Sep 19th, 2007, 9:44 am

tole painting or pole painting

Actually I have no idea what it is either so am also interested to know what it is

Post by **ferri** » Sep 19th, 2007, 9:47 am

tole painting was the 'in' thing to do back in the '80's, i wanted to learn to do it, but never got around to it. lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tole_painting

Piecemaker · Post by **Piecemaker** » Sep 19th, 2007, 12:09 pm

Just hit the tail end of the macrame fad. Right after and along with the ceramic craze, I did some tole painting back in the 80's. It's a technique-style painting method. Sort of a really advanced paint-by-numbers. Trace first from a pattern then do lots of blending of pre-determined strips and dots of paint colours. One doesn't need to be real artistically inclined, although being so results in better outcomes.
I would say I am not particularly talented with a paintbrush, however the results of my efforts were impressive to those who didn't have a clue how it was done. Mother still has a piece I gifted her with hanging in her kitchen. The rest graced my walls for 20 years and then my daughters latched on to the "priceless works of art" and they are hanging in their homes.

To be honest, my daughters can paint/create much better original stuff. (That's some of what's hanging in my house now!)

dandynick5 · Post by **dandynick5** » Sep 19th, 2007, 12:21 pm

Okay, so it's a little advanced for someone who has trouble with stick people!

Bubalouie · Post by **Bubalouie** » Sep 19th, 2007, 12:31 pm

not something I'm gonna be able to do either

Piecemaker · Post by **Piecemaker** » Sep 19th, 2007, 10:22 pm

dandynick5 wrote:Okay, so it's a little advanced for someone who has trouble with stick people!

Truly...a poorly formed stick person is ALL I can draw.

ANYONE can tole paint. (Works best of course, if you have a class instructor to "fix" things up a tad...)

dandynick5 · Post by **dandynick5** » Sep 20th, 2007, 2:09 pm

I'm pretty good at house painting and baking. Maybe I could do some Tole House Cookies.

Piecemaker · Post by **Piecemaker** » Sep 20th, 2007, 11:45 pm

dandynick5 wrote:I'm pretty good at house painting and baking. Maybe I could do some Tole House Cookies.

LOL. Blend well.