| Janeice Silberman said
at 6:02am on March 1st, 2008 |
FRAMING experiences...find out pros and cons of this new framing button!
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| Abstract Art By Sharon Cummings said
at 6:48am on March 1st, 2008 |
It seems awfully expensive. I pretended to "buy" a work the other day just to go through it. The frame costs more than the painting!!! And I went with the basic. The painting was 160 and the frame was over200 and it wasnt a large piece. 16x20.
I offer my work that needs framing with a FREE mat. I buy my archival acid free bevel cut mats in bulk so they only cost me 4.00 each. Then my buyer can slip a 16x20 into any standard frame (a good one would be around 20 - 40 dollars). What a savings for my customers. |
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| Janeice Silberman said
at 8:08am on March 1st, 2008 |
Sharon,
I agree with you about the expense. I have a feeling that this is an area that the customer OFTEN does not realize how expensive the framing can be. Seems like the framer makes the money, INSTEAD of the artist! When I frame my paintings, I scout around for the best frames....for different purposes......I don't just drop into a frame shop. After standing there for some time picking out the frame, most people don't have the patience to ask for something cheaper.
Long ago, I switched to painting on gessobord, or canvas....both for longevity of product, and for simpler framing situations. ANYONE can slip a canvas or a board into a frame and secure it. |
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| Janeice Silberman said
at 8:09am on March 1st, 2008 |
And Sharon, you are right about the mat. When I do offer pieces on paper, I too mat them and then the customer can slip into a frame..ready-made size, too! |
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| MOMOKO said
at 8:41am on March 1st, 2008 |
I think that if I make works on paper in the sizes that would fit into the most common frame sizes, then the customers can buy those inexpensive frames in local stores and put them in.
The frame tool here is fun to put all kinds of different mat colors and different frames that I cannot possibly afford. I can how pretty my artworks look and how different they look with different widths of mat and color and frames, but they are only those who have unlimited funding.
I find that experienced art collectors have local framers they regularly work with and know how they want things to be framed.
Personally I HATE framing with a passion! There are so many choices and depending on which one to use the art look totally different, and on top of that if I have to have the perfect frame it costs fortune (I have expensive taste). I hate handling the framed art because they can easily be broken and also require so much care when shipping them.
I leave the option of custom framing for my works on paper just in case money is not an issue for someone. |
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| Janeice Silberman said
at 8:58am on March 1st, 2008 |
I agree about the damage factor Momoko. And in my estimation, most customers want that hands on experience at the frame shop. Doing it all online, has to be a rarified group indeed. I am all for making things less complicated for the buyers....we need to get them to BG to just buy art FIRST. It has been my experience, that no matter how wonderful, expensive, etc. the frame was..........it STILL was taken to the frame shop later and reframed......!
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| Jennie Rosenbaum said
at 7:32am on March 3rd, 2008 |
I got excited when I learned I could roll up my works and ship them to the framers to be stretched stateside, it looked like a more economical solution for me, but it is very expensive, there aren't different shipping options and at a limit of $500 value the works that are a B**** to ship can't be done anyway, so I haven't turned it on, it seemed like way too many things could go wrong! |
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| Cesar Garcia said
at 5:53pm on March 5th, 2008 |
Hey,
I'm interested in putting a framing company's link onto my website. Is that a possibility??
If so...How do I go about doing that?
Thanks for any assistance! :) |
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| Cesar Garcia said
at 6:00pm on March 5th, 2008 |
Oh,
The framing company is www.Alumadesgin.com.
Very industrial Urban style frames....great for commercial spaces! Any suggestions or directions helpful:) |
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| Janeice Silberman said
at 5:09am on March 6th, 2008 |
Cesar, That looks like a great place for frames for the moderm metal approach. I am not sure how you could add it to your site.......but even seeing it here is effective. It would be great if BG listed optional framers......since Picture Frame.com is not for everyone. |
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