You
just came back from visiting your first grandchild and want her
picture on every wall of your house. You dug out a box of old photos
from the garage and see your parent's wedding picture is going to
disintegrate if it's not preserved. Your collection of arrowheads
is hidden in a drawer but you'd love to see it on the wall of your
study. You've brought home colorful street art from your trip to
Peru that would look great hanging next to your textiles from India.
Whatever you've got - from fine art to
sentimental keepsakes - we can frame it for you.
Besides wanting the best possible presentation of your oil paintings,
watercolors, pastels and line drawings, what do you have hidden
away in old cardboard boxes that could be beautifully framed and
displayed in your home? Here are just a few ideas: candid pictures
and family portraits; baby shoes; christening gowns; children's
artwork and keepsakes; certificates and awards; graduation photos
and diplomas; pictures and mementos from engagements and weddings,
anniversaries, retirement ceremonies; travel souvenirs; posters;
maps; antique fabrics; collages; and collections of all kinds (for
example - baseball cards, demitasse spoons, gemstones and minerals).
What goes into custom framing?
Half the framing process is in picking the right frame, which includes
a number of design components:
- A
good frame highlights the piece of artwork. At Framing
Concepts Gallery we have what is probably the largest
selection of framing materials in New Mexico. We carry
over 4,000 frame samples, including natural woods, several
lines of rustic distressed frames, rare reds, metal frames,
contemporary and traditional styles. We have many gold
and silver frames, and popular black ones. We have tiny
frames, unusual frames, shadow box frames. In our computer
database, we have access to over 19,000 mouldings for
frames. It's no wonder that choosing the right frame is
a decision that needs an expert eye!
- A
good frame takes into account the colors, patterns and
textures of the artwork.
- The
area in which the artwork will be displayed must be considered.
- The
fillets (smaller moulding used around the inside area
of the frame) should integrate the larger frame with the
matting.
- The
right mat needs to be chosen: paper or fabric, color,
and size. We carry over 1500 paper and fabric mats, in
every shade of the color wheel.
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You
name it and we'll frame it.
Framing Concepts Gallery can create a unique and lasting
presentation of your treasures, including Shadow Boxes for larger
objects; hand-carved frames; etching on the glass; and hand-laid
fabric liners and mats. Size doesn't matter. We have framed a huge
photograph (4' x 7') of the lunar landing for the Albuquerque Museum
as well as tiny miniatures. In Shadow Box Picture Frames, we have
framed everything from pre-Columbian artifacts and primitive Australian
masks to a collection of fishing flies.
Our specialty is Conservation Framing.
All artwork and photographs should be protected from environmental
damage and aging. Preservation framing is done with proven modern
technologies that formerly were available only for world-class collections
and museums. Our experts can protect your artwork and old photographs,
as well as your new and digital photos, preserving them for generations
to come.
We use only conservation grade and acid-free materials surrounding
the artwork. Older-style paper mats are made from pulp core and
eventually develop "acid burn," where the interior of
the mat and the background paper turn brown from the bleeding of
the acid. The papers we use are made from 100% rag mats or lignin-free
refined wood pulp matting and backing materials. Our mats will stay
free of acid transference forever. We use ultra-violet blocking
glass to protect artwork from fading in the sunlight.
Remember the general rule: if you are comfortable, so is your
artwork. Don't hang or store artwork in extremely hot, cold or humid
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