I've Been Framed!

So, I sent Kim to pick up some glass at the Framer's Workshop, a nice, 30 year old framing shop in Berkeley. The glass is for the new frame I made for her Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival poster we got last Fall. I was in the shop cutting the backer board for it when my phone rings. She's at the Framer's Workshop and has chatted up the owner about my woodworking. The lady needs a local, dependable source for custom, Craftsman-style picture frames (Dard Hunter) who can deliver in less that six weeks for less than $300-$400. Kim finds out that they're a Motawi tile deaaler, so she tells her about the Greene & Greene frame I made after we visited the Gamble House a couple of years ago. The lady expresses her interest in talking to me, so Kim runs home, picks me up, we grab the tile frame, and we head over there. After about 20 minutes, we shake hands, and I've got a homework assignment. I've got to make four different styles of picture frame corners (the kind you see velcroed to the wall). We'll see how it goes from there. This could be a pretty lucrative side job. I jokingly told Kim that now that I'm making money sailing and woodworking, the only thing left is to become a porn actor and I'd have the ultimate trifecta.

After that, we ran over to Live Oak Park for the annual Arts & Crafts fair. We got Yoshiko Yamamoto to sign one of her prints for us.

After that, I had to run home and finish studying. I'm taking ASA 203/204 this weekend (Basic Coastal Cruising & Bareboat Chartering). Hopefully, after this next round of certifications, I'll be able to help Lisa with her SailTime school. Wish me luck!