3 Examples How Art Inspired Our Frame Choice
Here are 3 examples how art inspired our frame choice! Each of these unique paintings gave us enough inspiration and direction for our custom frame design. When we start looking at a new framing project we often look for texture, highlights, color and shapes in the art. For the first image, Danys y Liethis, 2005 […]
We’ve framed a wine bottle opener
Roses are red. Wine is also red. Poems are hard. Wine. For this wine bottle opener, we built a deep shadowbox, lined with burgundy color velvet mat; and for best viewing we chose the optium acrylic – almost zero glare and it’ s really hard to scratch this material. Underglass Custom Picture Framing is one […]
Custom made Plex Box for Golden State Warriors 2015 Championship Court
The Golden State Warriors 2015 Championship Court piece framed in a plex box Plex boxes are a great way to display art or any dimensional piece! You can view from many angles and it makes it look real official! Also, a custom acrylic box is archival, considered conservation framing and will protect your art for […]
How we frame three dimensional collectibles
We wanted to show you how we framed this amazing vintage “Berliner Weisse” Beer cardboard advertising. Because it is slightly three dimensional we wanted to give it some space in the frame and sink floated the piece in a double mat with nice wide margins. The collectible is attached with archival hinges, so there is […]
Framing and conserving a Navajo Tapestry
This beautiful Navajo tapestry has been in our client’s family for years. We sewed it to a 4-ply mat and siliconed the mat to the acrylic. In order to not squish the tapestry and to conserve it we built shadowbox walls in the frame between the acrylic to create room. This custom frame is made from […]
Framing Tibetan prayer blocks in museum quality plex box
Look at these amazing Tibetan prayer blocks! Objects like these with an interesting shape and dimension are perfect to be framed in our plex boxes made out of acrylic. You can walk around and see them from front and sides! We took extra care and hand sewed these antique pieces onto a clean linen panel […]
Two completely different approaches to custom framing
We wanted to show you two completely different approaches for framing contemporary art! For the first image we framed this Josef Albers print in an Optium faced acrylic box! We did a raised float on a cream fabric panel for a bit of texture and depth. Optium glazing offers the least reflection and as an […]
Caddyshack flag custom framed in plexiglass box
This Caddyshack flag was signed by Sir Bill Murray! We sewed it and raised it off the background in an Optium Acrylic Plexiglass box . This “floating” effect allows for depth and texture and best viewing from all sides because Optium Acrylic is the best plexiglass. It is scratch and reflection resistant! #custompictureframing, # […]
Original paintings by San Francisco Artist Jack Freeman framed
We are so honored and humbled to have been able to frame these wonderful paintings by Jack Freeman ( 1938 -2014 ). These two acrylics on canvas only show a small portion of what this local painter achieved, they are truly marvelous. Jack Freeman – Acrylic on Canvas. Framed in a silver face floater frame. […]