FrameShop.Fun | Livingston Manor NY

Five generations of our family's history has been intertwined with fine art & custom framing. Family members have practiced both, from Germany on to Philadelphia, South Carolina, San Francisco, New Orleans, New York City, and now another chapter begins in Livingston Manor! We look forward to sharing our enthusiasm and knowledge when the time comes for you to consider preserving an object with custom framing!

Displayed below are suggested objects and how they might be prepared for as long a life as technically possible. Images are available as Free Use to print at no charge online.

FrameShop.Fun

90 Main Street, Livingston Manor, NY 12758

Text or Voice: 646-382-1715

Email: m@frameshop.fun

Open Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday
& Sunday:
9:00 - 5:00.
Also by appointment.

Thank You for stopping by! We have combined our obsessive attention to detail with a principle design aesthetic of less is more, to happily offer preservation custom framing services.

A basic thought regarding PRESERVATION.

Preserving an object is a straight-forward process that involves accurate knowledge in addition to only utilizing appropriate archival materials.

Sisters, c. 1840, oil on canvas, is displayed as framed with several commercial mouldings that have been stacked and then distressed by hand. In most cases, when fitting a painting into a frame, the edge of painting will be protected by an acrylic felt lining adhered to the rabbet surface that touches the painting surface or edge-strips made of 100% cotton rag board and wrapped around the canvas, projecting above the surface of the painting if the artist used an impasto technique.

This Samuel Howitt drawing, Two Chinese Pigs, on wove paper (paper made on a wire-gauze mesh so as to have a uniform unlined surface) is displayed as framed with a commercial moulding that has been distressed by hand. UV filtering acrylic or glass, acid and Lignin-free 100% cotton rag backboard and handmade (using the same material and color as the backboard) rag spacers would be the material list for this project. The drawing is floating on the backboard; this would require folded hinges made of an appropriate Japanese paper and methyl cellulose. Rag spacers would lift the glazing above the drawing's surface for preservation considerations.

A Vincent van Gogh painting, Self-Portrait, 1889, oil on canvas displayed as a reproduction printed on canvas framed with a commercial moulding that recreates a 17th century Dutch ebonized ripple profile.

Here an original and historic postcard is displayed as framed with a custom closed corner splined maple frame hand finished with an ebony stain. UV filtering acrylic or glass, acid and Lignin-free 100% cotton rag matting and backboard would be the material list for this project. The postcard would be held in place with handmade acid-free corner pockets adhered to the backboard using an appropriate Japanese paper and acid-free linen tape. (nothing is attached directly to the object when using acid-free corner pockets) Rag matting would lift the glazing above the postcard's surface for preservation considerations.

The Artist's Sister, Edma, with Her Daughter, Jeanne, watercolor over graphite on laid paper by Berthe Morisot is displayed as framed in a Badura-inspired reproduction antique frame with a gold engraved panel enhancing the hand crafted dental design around the perimeter. UV filtering and anti reflection Optium acrylic or Museum glass, acid and Lignin-free 100% cotton rag backboard and handmade (using the same material and color as the backboard) rag spacers would be the material list for this project. The watercolor is floating on the backboard; this would require folded hinges made of an appropriate Japanese paper and methyl cellulose. Rag spacers would lift the glazing above the watercolor's surface for preservation considerations.

This oil on canvas, Portrait of an Elderly Lady, by Mary Cassatt is displayed in an original late 19th century American gilt composition frame with raised grille panel designed by Stanford White.

From the Balthazar Korab Collection, a 4x5 inch transparency, Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Virginia, 1958-63 (Expanded by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1998-2000) Exterior, is displayed as a printed photograph framed in a commercial hardwood stained moulding. UV filtering acrylic or glass, acid and Lignin-free 100% cotton rag matting and backboard would be the material list for this project. A photograph printed from the transparency would be held in place with handmade acid-free corner pockets adhered to the backboard using an appropriate Japanese paper and acid-free linen tape. (nothing is attached directly to the object when using acid-free corner pockets) Rag matting would lift the glazing above the photograph's surface for preservation considerations.

Displayed as an original WPA poster, A book Mark Would Be Better, the suggested frame is a custom closed corner Padauk frame hand finished with multiple coats of Tung oil. UV filtering acrylic or glass, acid and Lignin-free 100% cotton rag matting and backboard would be the material list for this project. The poster would be held in place with handmade acid-free corner pockets adhered to the backboard using an appropriate Japanese paper and acid-free linen tape. (nothing is attached directly to the object when using acid-free corner pockets) Rag matting would lift the glazing above the poster's surface for preservation considerations.

White Legion Drawing Paper, 72 inches x 20 yards is availabe in cut sizes, a minimum of 4 yards, (72 x 72 inches).

Price per yard: $12.00, in stock.

Paper specs here

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