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Old 02-14-2020, 4:46pm   #1
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Just got this put together this afternoon, Mrs. DAB did all the needlework , i made the frame and we put it all together. Wood is wormy maple, the inner mat is painted poplar (she painted that too!).
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Old 02-14-2020, 5:26pm   #2
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If you haven't already, you might consider taking up woodworking as a hobby...

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i've thought of it.....
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Douglas, you are married to an extremely talented woman. That portrait is exquisite!
Nice frame too.
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Really looks good.
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Nice work by both of you!
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Tens of thousands of individual stitches.
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Impressive.
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That is beautiful! Kudos and accolades to you and Mrs. DAB.
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Also, imagine what they could do when retired and at a relaxing place outside of town.
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Yeah, if he keeps that up, he's gonna get pretty good!
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Yeah, if he keeps that up, he's gonna get pretty good!
But he’ll need a dedicated workshop for certain
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Hmmmm....

Maybe with a few acres???
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Old 02-15-2020, 12:38pm   #15
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It took Mrs. DAB about 5 months to make that piece, about 2-3 hours a day, normally in the afternoon while watching TV. So about 350 to 450 hours of work.

at that rate, working full time on such things, she could make 7-9 pieces per year.

if she was paid $15 an hour for that work, it would cost someone about $6,000 to $7000 (gotta get paid for the frame and mounting too!) for one piece.

we have several dozen of these in the house, all different, several with frames i've made. I only have one painting I did long ago, as well as one metal work art piece I also made.

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