You Can Frame That? - church tile

We're always excited when we get to frame a true artifact. This copper church tile was given to the owner by her son who is a museum conservationist and he believes it could be as old as 200 years!
There was much to consider when approaching the design. The challenge was to show the entire tile without using any adhesive and to keep the glass off of it. The mat design keeps the glass raised and we used special mounts that don't harm the copper.
The final touch was using museum glass. It offers 99% UV protection and it is 99% reflection free. If you want to know why that's important to the appearance, consider this: these photos were taken after the glass was put in. See any glare? Exactly.

Sized for Life - dogs can kayak too

One does not live on framing alone. So as soon as the weather gets this good, we like to take advantage of everything that makes the outdoors so incredible in our local neighborhoods.
Jake, one of our framers, has made a tradition of kayaking every Memorial Day weekend. "My girlfriend and I take our Schnauzer/Poodle mix, Wally, and head to Hopkinton State Park so we can shake off the last of the winter blahs. I don't think I'd ever seen a kayak when I lived in the midwest. But after moving here 10 years ago, it just seems like the thing to do. And Wally loves the water, so it's something we can all do together."

Getting the Most Out of Framing - Turandot poster

We really love how this classic poster was transformed with the right attention. The customer brought it to us in a standard poster frame and asked us to give it something more appropriate.

By adding some mats to give it the proper color and a little breathing room, it doesn't look like "just a poster." And that gold frame now looks like it can actually support the graphic image.

We'd like to think it'd inspire Puccini to write another opera.

the Bulletin Board - Coleman Rogers Exhibit

Coleman Rogers Photography Exhibits
May 15-16 11am-5pm
Newton Open Studios
17 Old Winchester St, Newton Highlands, MA 02461
(617) 785-6956

May 22 7:00-9pm Scandinavian Living Center Reception
Scandinavian Living Center
Reception for Exhibit
206 Waltham St, West Newton, MA 02465
www.slcenter.org

You Can Frame That? - 1913 coin

Moolah, dough, cabbage, scratch - money. It's something we'd all like to have. But sometimes its value is more than just monetary. So when a customer brought us a coin from 1913 that was to be a graduation gift, we had to come up with a way to frame this special piece of art.





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