Frame Sale!

FRAME SALE!

Frame of Mind is having a SALE on One-of-a-Kind Ready Made Frames & Accent Mirrors!

Archival materials, exceptional quality at clearance pricing to make room for 2012!

Come in and get inspired. Bring your photos, small art prints and other mementos to be housed in a classical or modern frame unique for the artwork. Frames cut down from discontinued stock include acid free backing, Rising Museum Board matting ready to be cut to size for your works.

Take the frame home and do the work yourself or have Chantelle professionally fit and create a custom piece for a fraction of custom framing prices.
Choose from matting or shadow boxing.

This handmade lino printed Christmas card is framed in a water gilded frame from the sale

Create sophisticated Christmas decorations by framing your handmade holiday art cards from artistic friends. You can enjoy them during the holiday season then put them away to be used again next season!

Adding the inside message from the original card is a special way to regain the memories and sentiments of friends and family.


Some of the one-of-a-kind frames are even made from very expensive water gilded framing material making this custom piece even more incredible.


Included in the sale are some distinctive and varied accent mirrors. These mirrors can be a useful decorating tool and can create a refined sophistication in your decor.

Small enough to fit into unusual spaces, you may find accent mirrors could be your secret weapon in decorating making your home uniquely yours

Come in while the stock lasts, the best ones always go first!!



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Frame of Mind Fine Art & Framing Inc.
http://www.frameofmindcustomframing.com/
frameofmind@telus.net

101 Prints 2007

Malaspina Printmakers Society invited me to have a table to represent Frame of Mind at their bi-annual fundraising event “101 Prints 2007”.
This year it was held at the Roundhouse Community Centre, which is an impressive building that has lots of open space to view the works. It was an exciting evening full of artists and collectors mingling and appreciating a multitude of talent.

101 Prints is a unique fundraising event put on bi-annually by Malaspina Printmakers Society in Granville Island. The way it works is there are 101 original prints by talented and well known artists in the city and 101 tickets for sale. The prints are displayed for you to preview, this is when you make your 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices. Every ticket is numbered, when your number is called you quickly choose the print you want and take it off the wall.

You can buy more than one ticket and pick another print if you want, and that’s just what happened during the intermission. Most people had their first choice and still saw prints they liked so they bought more tickets before the night was over.

As I predicted, the first piece to be chosen was the Gordon Smith print, then a Susan Point and then a Ross Penhall. All of the prints are worth more than the ticket price of $250. For example the Gordon Smith print which was the first chosen is worth $1200! All of the artists are very generous with their donations and believe in promoting printmaking and their artists. This is a perfect venue for such a cause and I was proud to be a part of it.

This is such a creative and unique event that not only raises money and interest for the local printmakers in Malaspina, but is a fun and exciting way for collectors to pick up a print for much less then its original value.

Shadow Boxes

When you decide to frame an object or a piece of artwork in a shadow box you are changing it in many ways. The piece now has an importance unto its own. By placing it under glass in a shadow box frame it is transformed into a treasure that invites you to take a closer look. You could be framing a precious memento like a war medal, or just an object of nature like a pine cone or a butterfly! You would be amazed at how this method can amplify the beauty and simplicity of the object.

Of course framing the item in this way may not always create an aesthetic appeal. Just as the shadow box encourages you to look more closely at the item, it can just as easily focus your attention on its flaws. Your custom picture framer should be able to point out any potential problems when it comes time to frame your item.

Every object does have its own problems to solve regarding attaching or mounting the item in the frame. As always, the number one rule is to make sure that the method used is reversible and causes little or no damage to the item.

Shadow boxing is a very effective way to bring a 2 dimensional image to life. For instance, framing old photographs this way not only showcases your memories in an unusual and striking presentation, but it lets you notice the medium too. The paper the image is printed on has its own beauty and history to be admired.

What is Conservation Framing?

The custom picture framer has two main responsibilities to their clients.

1) CONSERVATION: The primary responsibility is to insure that the works of art are not damaged in the framing process and the framing process is reversible.

2) PRESENTATION: The other important consideration is to present the artwork in a visually interesting and appropriate manner designed for the client’s tastes.

The picture framing industry has its own lingo like any other trade. You may hear some terms like conservation, archival, acid-free, hinging and mounting. I put together a few of these terms with short definitions to help you communicate with your picture framer next time you are in with your artwork or item to be framed.

Conservation: refers to the protection and preservation of the artwork with the use of acid-free and archival barriers.

Archival: means that the materials will not disintegrate under their own power or contaminate the object it is in contact with.

Acid-free: refers to the matting and backing material as acid-free or neutral ph. An acidic mat board or backing can cause mat burn.

Dry mounting: adhering the paper or artwork to a board (foam board, cardboard, etc.) using heat, pressure, and usually a tissue laminate.

Wet mounting: adhering the paper or artwork to a backing board using wet glue and pressure.

Spray mounting: adhering the paper or artwork to a backing board using a spray adhesive and pressure.

Hinging: adhering the artwork to the mat or backing board using an appropriate acid-free hinging tape. There are many different hinging materials and techniques to be used depending on the particular job.

Best In The City

Welcome to Frame of Mind!

We are a custom picture framing shop located in the trendy loft area on Main & 2nd in Vancouver, BC. We have been serving the Lower Mainland's art community for 12 years.

Frame of Mind was voted "BEST IN THE CITY" in the Vancouver Magazine Jan/Feb 2007 issue.

FEATURES: JAN/FEB 2007

Best of the City
Where do you find the best cigar shop, or home mover? Who gives the best barbershop shave, or shoe shine? Our picks for Vancouver’s top service providers. Plus: a round-up of the most bizarre news from 2006. By Steve Burgess, Christine Carrière, Jonathan Lin and the editors; images by Paul Joseph.

CUSTOM FRAMING

Is there a retail business that invites cornier names? Chantelle Harding, 37, was fairly restrained when she named her shop Frame of Mind, and her approach shows similar restraint: “You use space, composition, balance and shadow to draw the eye in but not interfere with the integrity of the art. You want to show off the originality of the piece.” The daughter of Edd Uluschak, a former National Newspaper Award-winning editorial cartoonist at the Edmonton Journal, she moved west in 1985 and, as a “starving young artist” in Vancouver, began working in an art supply store, then in framing shops. Her gift for colour and composition quickly became apparent, and in 1996 she opened her own business in The Lofts area on the edge of Mount Pleasant (she commutes each day from Bowen Island). Her clients now include the estate of Peter Aspell, Malaspina printmakers like Heather Aston, First Nations artists like Lawrence Paul, and the Artists for Kids non-profit organization started by Jack Shadbolt and Gordon Smith. Many clients simply drop off a print, painting or poster and entrust her with all the decisions. One caveat, though: because she’s busy and takes great care with every piece, you may wait awhile to get the finished product.


Frame of Mind, 106–350 E. Second Ave., South Main

604-871-1175.