This week’s framing projects at Underglass
We had some very special custom framing projects this past week: From a special gold leafed mat for a California Rodeo poster; we built a shadowbox for some items that were collected from the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles; we played with depth and no color at all because we wanted the full focus to […]
All About San Francisco
We love our City so much and had these two amazing San Francisco themed prints to frame. The map is from the official guide book for the 1939 World’s Fair in San Francisco. We were celebrating the new Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge among other things. A natural wood frame with a mint green […]
Classic look of frames in grey and silver
For these cool color paintings we chose a classic look: grey and silver frames to support the hues of the art and a simple white over mat to separate art from frame and art from glass. You can read more about these two pieces on our instagram feed, along with hundreds of other frame projects […]
First week of custom framing in the New Year at Underglass
The first week of 2021 couldn’t be more exciting for us! We are busy building custom frames for the wonderful art you dropped off during the last weeks of 2020 – and we are so thankful for all the work you keep bringing to us here at Underglass!
Shadow boxes are one of our specialties!
Uuunderglass Costume Framing! We made these angular, deep shadowbox frames for these costume sketches and the fabric swatches used to make the designs! Also, if you are still looking for a perfect gift: e-gift card are available here!
Frame design for mixed media art
LOVE the shapes and tones in these beautiful mixed media pieces from Munich artist @jenjakobart The frame we chose plays on both juuust right! Frame design and picture framing is our expertise and we love to play with shapes and colors. Come check out our San Francisco frame shops! We follow all state and local […]
Large and oversized Art framing at Underglass
Displaying objects in picture frames
We really love the challenge of framing objects! For the first object, We framed this chunk of the Berlin Wall painted by @thierrynoir in a welded steel frame! They’re a match made in neon heaven and now housed in a shadowbox. The second flat art: If you’re in San Francisco, I’m sure you’ve been seeing […]
Watercolor paintings in contemporary frame design
We framed these dreamy watercolor pieces by Kenyan artist @mumbi_muturi here in our San Francisco frame shop. Check out her dramatic and beautiful portrait photography, too! The teak frames added a bit of a softer contrast to the watercolor painings, and floating the art gives the frame design contemporary look.
Golden Gate Bridge – Life Magazine
We are definitely proud to be one of the oldest Custom Picture Framing businesses in San Francisco; so it made us really happy when we got this @LIFE magazine from 1937 in to frame. We wrapped the entire magazine except the cover in mylar sleeve to ease the weight off of the binding and keep […]