What Does Smoking Do to Your Framed Artwork?
- At August 01, 2011
- By Staff
- In Do's and Don'ts
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We are become well-known as the place to turn to for repairs. Even repairs made by other inexperienced framers -although they do mean well. We do “clean-up’s” as well. For example, the above is a piece of glass from another frame job offer to use several weeks ago. The customer wondered why it was so difficult to see the art work. Well after opening the frame assembly, cleaning the glass with a white towel, it was obvious. The towel tells the story. This is what a heavy smoking environment can cause -and this build-up occurred inside of the framing. Now imagine what it’s doing to the rest of the frame’s materials. But, most importantly, your irreplaceable art is declining in value. Quickly.
Smoker’s, here’s how to reduce potential damage to your art:
- Smoking away from your valuable art is a start. I know it’s hardly fun to go outside every time you want to smoke. However, my dad was a smoker and he did it -so you can too.
- Bring your framing in for cleaning. We can replace compromised materials if necessary. The “Conservation Grade” material we use specifically combat elements that “attack” your artwork.
- Finally, place your artwork in locations where you don’t smoke. The further from smoke exposure the art is the longer it’ll last.
Love Starts at Home
- At June 01, 2011
- By Staff
- In Conversation, Inspiration
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I have been selling art for over 20-years now and one of the most common questions I”ve received is “What should I buy that will increase in value?” To which I always reply “Something you really like.”
One type of art I personally enjoy framing is children”s art. Whenever you frame-up your child”s art it undoubtedly makes a child feel important.
The above is a piece of art my daughter created in school. I cut out red core, mat board along plus a set of hearts in the corner. It makes such a great piece to put up around Valentines Days. What mom wouldn’t love to unwrap something like this?
Our New Sign
- At January 16, 2011
- By Staff
- In News, Specials
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Here’s our new sign. Compliments of Scott with Sign Depot. He’s a really nice guy and always does great work.
Fabric Mats
- At December 16, 2010
- By Staff
- In Tips
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This last week I went to in-depth class on creating fabric mats. Several years ago I created a few fabric mats and really liked the results; Yet I wind up running out of time to really experiment.
This class was led by one of the best of fabric framers in my line of work. We worked on several projects and the one shown in the photo was the last and most complex. After a trip to the fabric store, I now have some very unique projects in the works. If you are really looking for something special to finish off a great art simply stop by and let us demonstrate a new look for you.
Stack O’ Mats
- At November 12, 2010
- By Staff
- In Conversation
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This weekend we needed a stack of mats for one of our wholesale customers. He places these mats on each of his images that he sells. Over the years he found that placing a mat around each image gave it a finished feel and aided his sales on the unframed items. Here we cut 300 mats. Which are then double matted to produce 150 finished mats of each color. Cutting can get pretty repetitious but it’s also nice to see how much one can produce in a short time.