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There is an art to creating a properly framed
piece. It begins with design, and ends with a satisfied client.
Take a peek into the process of creating a remarkable heirloom
from a collection of our client's photographs of their newborn
baby:
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 Steven
Greenwald designing and specifying materials discussed during a
meeting with the client in our gallery. After discussing the
project with the client, we begin designing, or specifying, the
overall look of the frame. The design then begins by laying out
the photographs and selecting the matting, moulding, and fillet.
In this case, the photographs are surrounded with a multiple window
rag mat, topped with a pale mauve suede-wrapped mat and a soft
pewter fillet, a decorative pewter leaf moulding then completes
the design. |
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 Images
need room to breathe. Visit our section on custom
framing to learn more about matting.
The design and
accompanying sketches of the frame are then given to the production
department. |
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 After
the inner mat is cut, the outer mat is wrapped with the suede. |
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 Cutting
the fillet, the wood liner inside the matting, by hand ensures a
tight fit. |
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the fillet is fit in the opening. |
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 Installing
the board supports and barrier strips. |
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 Museum
hinging the photograph to the acid-free backer ensures a non-damaging
and reversible mounting. |
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 After
the moulding is cut to size, the individual legs are glued and joined. |
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 Cleaning
the suede mat before assembly with compressed air. |
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 Fitting
is the assembling of the glass and matted photographs into the frame. |
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 Installing
the mirror hangers onto the back of the frame. |
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The final piece.
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