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... much, you lose some money; that is all. But when you pay too little, you often lose everything, for the object purchased cannot perform the task it was intended for.”  Now, I like a good bargain just as much as the next person, but I also like to think that I’m a smart enough consumer to know when to spend money and when I can go for the less ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 04 April 2013 | Hits: 266
When I got into the business of framing, it didn’t occur to me that selecting a frame would often be an emotional experience. It stands to reason emotions come into play when you consider that people generally frame photos and objects that are of great importance to them. (Of course, there was the client who shadowboxed a rock only to inform us later ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 10 August 2012 | Hits: 1077
  One of our favorite sayings is "If it isn’t moving, we can frame it."  (We were tested once while framing huge spider.  IT MOVED! The framer had extensive therapy and is doing fine now. Thank you.) When you work with clients on framing projects, you often have a window into their lives and it can be a rather intimate experience.  ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Tuesday, 10 January 2012 | Hits: 820
... is an extraordinarily talented artist. His style has been compared to the early Impressionists, Monet and Gauguin. His portraits, often sensuous, depict a wide range of emotions in the subject and the vibrant colors he uses bring his paintings to life.             UPCOMING SHOW Come ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 09 March 2012 | Hits: 9199
One of the questions we get asked very often is, "How do you select the art you hang in your gallery?" Other artists who would like us to hang theirs most often ask this. Generally speaking, to hang on our walls or to be featured on our website, the artist needs to be a known entity people are searching for over the Internet.  ...
Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Monday, 23 January 2012 | Hits: 1161
... Rules of Mat Selection: Mat for the piece – not for the room. If the artwork goes with the room, the matting you select automatically will. That way, if you ever move the artwork, you won’t need to re-mat it.  Quite often, people come loaded with paint and fabric swatches and try to force a color into the matting that isn’t in the art, ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Hits: 418
If I knew then what I know now… You can say that about a great many things, but today, I’m referring to PORTRAITS.  When you are young or have young children, you don’t often think about freezing a moment in time.  Trust me – in what seems like a split second, your babies turn into adults who live far away and you and your spouse reach ...
Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Thursday, 07 June 2012 | Hits: 1396
When you’re a framer, you often have the great fortune to see some amazing and wonderful things clients bring in.  Recently, an elderly gentleman brought in an old school photo. In the photo, he is a young boy among 30 or so other children and their teacher standing in the schoolyard. We get lots of old photos and we love to see them.  What ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 02 April 2012 | Hits: 630
... it instead of calling a professional.  Hence, Andy’s request - "Call the man, Aunt Bea!  Call the man!" Such wonderful life lessons to be learned from an old sitcom.  How often have you tried to save money by attempting to do something yourself only to find that it cost you more in the long run – either because the finished ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Monday, 26 December 2011 | Hits: 1022
... a tall piece of furniture or when you have a large grouping.) When I go into people’s homes or offices, I often get a stiff neck looking at their art.  (Although I’m too polite to say so – my mother taught me well.) 2. Using a single hook. How often do you see crooked art on the wall?  If you’re like me, you have the urge to straighten ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 03 February 2012 | Hits: 758
... sale is closer to Elvis on black velvet than to a $27,500 piece from a premier artist.  At The Art Shop, we get calls nearly every day from people wanting to know if what they have is "worth anything." Most often, we tell people what they have has only sentimental value, but occasionally, we get to tell them their art has significant ...
Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 28 September 2012 | Hits: 554
 
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