Picture framing glass (“glazing,” “conservation glass,” “museum quality glass”) usually refers to flat glass or acrylic (“plexi”) used for framing artwork and for presenting art objects in a display box (also, “conservation framing”). Source – Wikipedia When having your artwork framed, there are several choices available when it comes to the type of “glass”, “glazing”, or “facing” that can be…
Custom retail framing is significantly different than wholesale and bulk buying. The advantage to retail, is that you get to personalize that final product every step of the way, and you get to see it on the artwork before you purchase! Instead of seeing the products separately in an online forum, you can actually stack the products, mix and match,…
One of our customer’s favorite frame styles would have to be our Barnwood series. Its main aesthetic comes from the knots and imperfections that make up the frame–yes, this is real wood from real barns. Many of our customers who focus on photography or more rustic art find these frames to be among their favorites, completing beautiful compositions based on bright,…
Sometimes your regular, run-of-the-mill frame simply won’t get the job done. While a frame can truly go a long way and be sized to anyone’s palette, the standard is that one frame will support one image. This can be limiting if you have several pictures and only a limited amount of space, or you have a vast amount of pictures…
This year’s West Coast Art and Frame (WCAF) Expo and Trade Show was incredible. The WCAF Expo ran from January 27 – January 30, 2013. WCAF Site The event was held again at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we have to say that it was a rousing success! Above you can see a great shot…
U-G-L-Y, Your room ain’t got no alibi, its ugly! Yeah, yeah it’s ugly! We’re excited and acting kind of silly about our contest we just launched on Facebook. Not to mention it’s one of the first times we’ve publicly launched our Ebay store and its awesomeness, which has us even more excited. Basically, we can hardly breathe we are so…
Ralph Steadman, born in 1936, is an artist of many different talents. While he started out as a cartoonist, throughout the years of his practice, he evolved into many different fields of creativity. On his site (www.ralphsteadman.com), he mentions that his classics include “Alice in Wonderland”, “Treasure Island”, and “Animal Farm”. As a publish writer, his books include the lives…
(From Wikipedia) James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon best embodied by the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause (1955), in which he starred as a troubled Los Angeles teenager, Jim Stark. After graduating from Fairmount High School on May 16, 1949, Dean moved…
