Custom Framing A Photograph: 3 Tips From Your Expert Framer On How To Carry The Most Important Elements Into The Frame Design
Custom Framing a Photograph can come with some challenges but there are a few things that make it much easier to feel good about your final frame design. Here are 3 elements from your expert framers to keep in mind when framing your photos: Look at the colors of your art and see if you […]
Large Frida Kahlo Canvas Frame
We just finished this large Frida Kahlo canvas frame! We wanted to support the colorful painting with its own dynamic paint dripping with just a skinny wood frame and chose a dark walnut. Also, meet Spenser! Spenser is one of our framers at Underglass with a great sense of design, solid knowledge of framing materials […]
Frame Design Picking Up On Artist’s Geometric Abstraction
Our Frame Choice for this Diebenkorn print picks up on the artist’s geometric abstraction of the cityscape. A slight beveled frame continues the simplified shapes of the city. @sfmoma is celebrating Diebenkorn’s 100th Birthday and “Cityscape #1” can be seen at the museum. Also, learn more @diebenkornfoundation about #RichardDiebenkorn (1922-1993). At Underglass Custom Framing, we […]
Antique Map With Fabric Mat and Classic Frame
At Underglass we love antique maps! We framed it here in our San Francisco frame shop going for a classic frame design with a fabric mat and a black and gold frame! For less glare and 99% uv protection we chose a museum glass and couldn’t be more pleased the way it came out. This […]
A Balanced Frame Design For Oakland Street Artist’s Letterpress
We framed another local artist’s piece: GATS ( graffiti against the system ) . This 12×12 letterpress has such beautiful paper edges, we had to float it and just use a contemporary satin finish black frame to keep the Balance, which is also the name of this print. Please checkout @gatsptv for this street artist’s […]
Happy Cinco De Mayo From Underglass
Happy Cinco De Mayo from Underglass ! We wanted to share an event that is happening today in San Francisco in support of Carnaval SF’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration. Carnaval San Francisco, with roots in the Mission District since 1978, has never had a brick-and-mortar space to call its own. Since 2009, we have been […]
Welded Steel Frame for Ulrike Arnold’s Art on Canvas
Ulrike Arnold has travelled to all continents to paint with stones and earth and meteorites on site, mixed with binder to produce works on canvas. We designed a custom welded steel frame with a heavy linen mat to keep with the organic material feel for this piece of art from Broken Arrow Caves in Utah. […]
Modern Art with Classic Ornate Frame and Linen Mat
We love Turin based Artist Federico Cortese and his complex pieces of art. For this visually striking psychedelic octopus painting our client was happiest with an ornate gold painted frame and a classic linen mat that supports the texture of the painting and gives a rich feel to the overall picture frame design we came […]
Framing a Cross Stitch
We used a heavy linen mat to continue the texture of this cross stitch art . The orange wooden frame plays on the muted color pallet of the art itself and the gray of the mat. We are always excited to come up with a frame design for your and loved the opportunity to handwrap […]
A Dog’s Portrait in Colorful Lacquer Frame
We loved this canvas painting of our clients dog . The pink color of the ears inspired us for the frame design! We used a traditional shaped frame in a fun lacquer finish with a black fillet for this great family portrait. We know we are so lucky to have all these wonderful pieces of […]