Custom Picture Framing

This blog post is as much about the art and specific framing, but equally as much about sharing how we engage with customers, research, communicate (even remotely), and the attention to detail of the framing. Recently I sold a painting on eBay which was a consignment for one of my customers. This painting was a wildlife original painting (acrylic I think) of a Bass by Duane Raver (b1927-d2022). Duane Raver was a well known artist especially in North Carolina, but certainly no

During 1934 and 1935, Duesenberg ran a creative and understated ad campaign referred to as the "He / She Drives a Duesenberg" using illustrations by Paul Gerding (Chicago illustrator). They focused more on the posh lifestyle of the owners and less (or non) on the actual car or performance of such. These ads ran in many magazines including Vanity Fair, Country Life, Esquire, and Spur - or at least these are the magazines that I have been able to locate them. Acquiring the set

SecondMoonshot offers striplining service with canvas stretching and cross-stitch/needlepoint mounting. We discuss the common challenges and how we accomplish this.

SecondMoonshot offers canvas stretching and builds custom strainers and stretchers in-house (as well as upscale offerings from Jack Richeson Art).

General overview of framing Steve Steigman Blown Away and Porsche Blown Away Posters.

Walkthrough of mounting an oversized burlap-backed Egyptian papyrus.

Custom Framing Stained Glass has some nuances that require an attention to detail to best protect and present from all directions.

Benefits of internal tape sealing a Custom Picture Frame "stack" (backing board, art, mats, and glazing) and a summary of process.