The Framers Forum

in case you have not come across the 'insulted box' technique, specifically it has to be got really irrate and giving off tremendous heat for max benefit. I thought Buffalo gear was going to be something to do with ice hockey, but no, from Sheffield, thanks for that link might give it a try..

My tips: keep your core warm with lots of layers and then your extremities will do better. Wear woolly or thermal bands on your wrists (cut up a pair of old socks) wear a scarf or snood round your neck Keep moving, walking up stairs or stepping up onto a box will put your heart rate up, and lots of ...

How about a double sided frame, cut out egg profiles in one thick sheet of foam core board, so that they are lightly gripped around their vertical circumference alternatively grip eggs between two sheets of mountboard which have the egg profiles cut out, hope this makessense - would be a lot of egg ...

And then there is the saying that something is only 'worth' what somebody else will pay for it: indicating that ultimately the person with the money to spend could decide the price ! Except of course in the case of energy - do they have us over a barrel?

Many thanks to Robo for the link to Facebook French matting, I've been inspired!

And there are artists making their 'communications' in materials which they know have a limited lifespan, as in acid laden paper, stapled with rusting staples and ink which will fade quickly, intending that the work is ephemeral, and then some wealthy person spends a lot of money buying it, wants to...

And what psychological techniques should I use to 'up sell' to the customer who immediately firmly states 'I want a white mount and a plain black frame'? And the artwork isn't monochrome.?

I reuse every scrap of packaging I can lay my hands on, corrugated from wrapped moulding deliveries, mount board delivery boxes, glass sheet box cardboard, if that runs out I use bubble wrap. Some customers bring their wrappings back For 're- reuse! Some people try to take their pictures without wra...

Like to use it as a varnish as it dries fast. Can also be applied using a rubber, e.g.: cloth wrapped around cotton wool,

Yeah I thought it was a mirror
MOMA : museum of modern art ?

Looks wonderful hope I don't ever get one!

I would just like to reiterate what has been said above, I have been taught and learned that its not tthe framers job to fix pastels, or interfere with any original artwork in any way. Pastels : have a big gap between the pastel and the glass and seal all gaps in an attempt to reduce airflow.

There maybeclues as to how good the mount is by looking at the rest of the mounting package - is there an undermount, does it look whitecore?is the artwork hinged with appropriate tape?

Here are some scenarios: the sharer becomes very busy, makes a mess, starts letting other people use the space too...

I also wanted to do this but Unfortunately it's not recommended as the vacuum really needs porous materials to be effective.

I had a pistorius for many years which was very sturdy and okish, but now have a foot operated cassesse one, and its really good, I have a low volume of work with very differing frame profiles, very easy to change the wedge size and everything.

The thing about cars is the rapid change in temperature which can occur, e.g. plummets to cold in winter once you park switch heater off or reverse on sunny day. Not so bad if frame is insulated in bubble wrap! Or in the boot, but I recommend big glazed pictures have seat belt round them.

Really like the placement of medals, ribbons etc, especially in the '18' frame.

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Did you ask where your customer had hung the pictures? Above a fire/radiator? Is their central heating turned up high at the moment? in my experience non framing people don't think about these things, I also advise people not to leave pictures in their cars while they go off do other shopping. But I...