John Stezaker photo

 

Here's a very interesting piece we had in for framing last week. A photo by artist John Stezaker. The image is heading off for an exhibition and the framing needed to match the existing pieces that had already been framed, lucky we managed to find the same frame, so it was just a case of making an inner spacer to keep the glass away from the photo as there's no mount. This is a lovely way to frame photos, especially something as conceptual as this.

You can find about more about Stezaker's work here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stezaker

 

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Gesso

 

Here are some of the frames that we're working on this week. They're all going to be coated with gesso, which gives them a beautiful smooth finish. We've assembled the bare wood frames today and mixed some rabbit skin glue up ready to size them tomorrow, they should then be ready for 'many' coats of gesso on Friday. :-)

Clockwise from the top left we have a frame for a comic book cover, a frame for my nephews UK bedroom ;-) and a frame for an artist whose work is heading off for exhibition in a London gallery, so they wanted some extra special...an eclectic mix as always :-)

 

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Anna Wright

 

A lovely print by Anna Wright in for framing today. We've given it an elegant moulding which we've then painted and waxed to match one of the colours used in the artwork, a simple finish that shows off the print beautifully.

 

You can find more of Anna's work at http://www.annawright.co.uk/

 

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Artweeks is open

 

Artweeks is now up and running ! We're open everyday from 18th to 27th May. 10-6 most days, late night till 8 on Thursday and Friday. Sundays 10-4. We've got some new paintings and jewellery and I'll be (hopefully) producing some more work as the week progresses...come along if you can :-)

 

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Framer and frame

 

Here's one of the painted frames all finished. The colour is 'James' by Little Greene and its had a light wax to protect it. A sophisticated frame that sets off this very colourful, dramatic piece by Maureen Gillespie. You can find more of Maureen's work at the SOTA gallery in Witney

 

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Reframing

 

We've been reframing this beautiful ink drawing this morning. It came into us in a rather tired white frame which gave the piece a cold, worn look. Rather than using a white mount as was originally used, we've used a light, off green mount which is a much better match for the paper the work has been done on. Then we've echoed the chunky black frame with a deep black bevel under the mount that really makes this piece sing once more :-)

 

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Gold frame

 

A lovely bird painting here, we've set the canvas in a pale tray and then framed everything in a beautiful gold frame....wouldn't mind this hanging on my wall :-)

 

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David Cameron

 

Today we've been framing up a fantastic set of caricatures of the Prime Minister, David Cameron. These were drawn for the Witney Music Festival in 2011. Each one has been signed by the Prime Minister and we've mounted a copy of a letter of authentication to the back of each frame. They now going on sale to raise money for a local charity, Sobell House. Hopefully they'll raise lots of money for a wonderful cause :-) contact SOTA for further details :-)

 

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White Gold Apple Tree

 

This is one of my paintings that I've framed up for an exhibition next week (details below). I've used white gold in the painting, so I've echoed this in the framing using a similarly coloured slip. Surrounding that is a super glossy black frame. A hopefully super stylish look :-)

Graham Rice

Solo Exhibition

1st March - 8th March

Mon-Sat 9.30-4.30

Sun 10-2PM

SOTA Gallery

9 Langdale Court

Witney, Oxon

OX28 6FG

 

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Sam Toft print

 

Framing up a really great print by Sam Toft today, love her work so it's great to have something in to take a closer look at. We've gone for a simple grey frame to echo some of the sky colour and really allow the other colours to glow :-)

 

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Getting ready...

 

Getting everything ready for my painting day at the SOTA gallery in Witney tomorrow. I'll be painting between 10 and 4.30 so pop in and say hi if you can :-) please note, The Cuckoo's nest will be closed for the day...we'll be open as normal from 10 o'clock Saturday :-)

 

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One of my paintings framed

 

This is one of my paintings that I've framed in a dark wooden tray with a waxed oak frame. It's on show at the SOTA gallery in Witney currently and I'll be in there this Friday doing a painting demonstration on a similar portrait :-) call in and say hi if you're in the area :-)

 

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A very large frame...

 

Working on a very large oak frame today...had lots of fun cutting the glass for this piece ;-)

 

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Prints

 

A couple of lovely prints among the things being framed today....

 

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Happy New Year

Hello, a somewhat belated Happy New year !

I've been rebuilding the framing workshop this month, so no posts here and not very many frames built. However, that's all finished now and we've made space for a lot more framing!

I'll post some of the work we did as Christmas presents over the next couple of weeks. 2013 is going to be a very exciting year, with more expansion to the studio and some interesting framing and painting projects ahead, so I hope you'll stay tuned :-)

Here's one of the Christmas jobs. A wonderful print by David Hockney (my favourite). We used a simple purple frame, echoing the colours in the artwork. The end result was stunning...wish it was hanging on my wall :-)

 

 

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Amazing posters...

 

Bryn guarding these gorgeous French posters and today's deliveries...shame I can't train him to assemble things...LOTS to get framed between now and Christmas, some really beautiful artwork and photos:-)

 

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Summer time...

A couple of lovely summery prints being framed up today. Perfect for such a chilli day :-) simply framed in a stained and waxed oak frame that really sets off the vibrant colours...you can almost feel the sunshine...almost ;-)

 

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Custom, handmade frames

 

Setting up various sample pieces for a custom, handmade frame today. We've got a swept outer frame which has been gessoed, painted and waxed. Then we have a spacer in a highlight colour to draw out some of the colours in the painting. Then we have a back wall and small inner frame to hold the painting, these have been painted and waxed to match the outer frame. We're still discussing a couple of other options, so the final frame may differ a little :-)

These custom frames can be build in many styles and 'any' colour you desire, so they're perfect for that special piece of artwork that you really want to sing in your home :-)

 

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