~What is Tole Painting??~

What is Tole Painting?? I should have explained this in my first post, sorry.

The word "Tole" comes from the French, meaning lacquered or enameld metal-ware, often gilded. It also meand table or board. According to collectors, tole painting became popular in the 18th century. The term was originally used to describe folk art painting on tin or other metalwork. Nowadays, the term is used to describe decorative painting on a variety of surfaces. This definition came from www.craftsitedirectory.com/tolepaintin. There is a variety of names that people refer to tole painting as: folk art, tole painting, rustic painting, country painting, etc.
I usually only paint on wood. However, I have tried to paint on glass bottles and canvas bags. I did not like the results or finished product on either, so I am sticking to painting on wood.

There is also a variety of brush techniques and paints that I use. In the following weeks, I will add those to my blog. I will also put some of my finished results ( I call them PRODUCT) on my blog.

Side loading an angle brush

This video will demonstrate how to side load an angle brush for tole painting.

~Work in Progress~

This 4th of July project is a work in progress. I have all the pieces painted and spayed with a finishing spray. With the finishing spray, I can hang my wreath outside and it will be protected from the weather. As you can see, lots of pieces went into the 4th of July wreath. The guy was the most challenging, his pants gave me the most fits... so to speak. I now have an almost finished "product". YEA!! I will post the pictures of "work in progress" and then the finished product picture.

Putting the project together~

Finished Product all put together!!!

~Clarification~

Clarification ~ I should have stated this earlier, we usually only paint wood projects. My dad does all the cutting for us, which is awesome and costs alot less!!! We did branch out this year and tried to paint a ginger bread girl on a wine bottle, it was a disaster. That project went on the back burner.

~Welcome~

Welcome to my first Blog! I decided to attempt my first blog about tole painting. I have been painting for several years and really enjoy it. I started out painting ceramics every Monday night and then we moved on to tole painting after the shop closed where we all painted. We starting taking turns at each others houses so we could continue painting. We usually have "project" we all work on individually. The famous last words of my mom "this one looks easy".
Needless to say, the projects are usually not easy but the end "Product is great!!
I am not a expert ~ I just enjoy the time with my mom and aunts. I even come home with "product" sometimes!! Product is a finished project...