by administrator | Jun 29, 2017 | Design, Education, Featured Projects, Pictures of Frames, Presentation Considerations, Process, Uncategorized
The framing of this lovely mid-century US Coast Guard photograph is the result of an exercise inspired by conversations about conventions in art presentation that we have had with Liza Dalby–with a focus on the differences between Asian and Western approaches....
by administrator | May 11, 2015 | Design, Education, Methods and Materials, Process
by Chris Barnett Framers develop an acute awareness about both the pictorial importance of papers, and how they encompass myriad structural and material qualities. The permutations in paper manufacturing processes are vast, yielding diverse materials such as...
by administrator | Mar 6, 2015 | Design, Education, Frame Building, Methods and Materials, Process
By Chris Barnett Customers and patrons may sometimes ask for just a simple frame. Often the implication is, “This is something I don’t want to spend too much money on”, with the expectation that the result will be achieved through an architecturally clean and...
by administrator | Jan 25, 2015 | Education, Methods and Materials
Glazing is a term framers use to refer to “the glass”, and glazing products are available as a wide variety of materials designed to address certain criteria such as clarity, ease of cleaning, safety, filtration of ultraviolet light as well as light in general, and...