The Framers Forum

Hello all

I've bought myself some framing equipment recently and can now join frames, cut mounts and pretty much put everything together.
I'm getting my moulding on chop from one company and buying the glass from another and keeping my fingers crossed my measuring is right.

I painted this little Border Terrier sketch as a gift for xmas and framed in a hand finished waxed frame.

I really enjoying being able to frame my own work. I'm sure this is just the start!

Matt

Very nice indeed! Excellent quality of work and it did not take you very long to get there. My respectful congratulations.

Nice one Matt

I love your choice of double mount and frame.

Thank you for posting.

Peter

Hi Matt,

I'm guessing that you are at present doing this from home, but perhaps you have thoughts of developing beyond this. You also are a very reasonable artist as well. Considering your rapid progress with framing and hand finishing in addition to your artistic skills, I just wondered if you have considered where all this might take you given enough time. If you have particular ambitions, I think that you may well have the aptitude to do something special.

Hello Mark.

Firstly thank you for your kind words!

I do work from home at the moment, in a conservatory, but I also have a garden office that needs some work that potentially could be used as a workshop.
I'm looking to get out of the job I'm doing just now and painting is something I'd like to do a lot more of. Framing my own work seems to be a natural progression and if I can pick up work along the way, then that's great. I'm not so sure I want to work in a high street framer, perhaps err more towards the fine art side of things, making frames for artists like myself. I love tabernacle style frames, I'd like to know more about stacked frames but it's still early days and I really don't know what's realistic in terms of earning a living.

Really appreciate all the help I've received so far.

Regards

Matt