We enjoyed framing this nice little piece. It is from the 70s and is Japanese depiction of The Last Supper! Very efficiently executed! We matted it in a conservation neural toned rag mat with a black rag mat accent. Totally museum grade! We used a warm black olive wood frame (Made in Italy!) This piece measures about 14" wide by 17" high. … [Read more...] about Exquisite Japanese “Last Supper”
Folk Art
Framed Contemporary Nude!
We recently framed this ultra cool piece of artwork for a customer, a contemporary nude by artist Julie Hollis. We matted it is a flat grey museum quality conservation matboard to match the background of the art and accented with a blueish grey bottom mat to pick up on the lines in the art. We used a basic black 1" wide frame. The hard straight masculine edges of the frame … [Read more...] about Framed Contemporary Nude!
Less Than Two Weeks Until Christmas!
...and we are still taking orders! Bring your stuff in soon, though, as it will be harder and harder to order materials the closer we get to Christmas. Check out our wreaths! Here is a photo of one, we got the boxwood wreaths from Gardener's Outpost and we added a few little frames to it. … [Read more...] about Less Than Two Weeks Until Christmas!
Framed Vintage Pin Ups!
Thee Vietnam War era pin up style nudes are painted on silk, one is unmistakably a copy of the iconic Marilyn Monroe centerfold. The other two? We don't know... We had to mat over some bad parts of the other two, we were scared to remover the brittle silks from the stretcher bars. We used brown silk mats and sized the mats so these two would be the same dimensions as the … [Read more...] about Framed Vintage Pin Ups!
Framed Folk Art!
This ultra-bright piece of acrylic on paper is fun! We used a teal suede mat (suede matches the brightness of the acrylics) and a contemporary black beveled frame. It measures about 26" x 36". FUN! … [Read more...] about Framed Folk Art!