Christy’s been creative again with her mounts. Here’s an example of one of her cut outs.
This shape was chosen because the set of cross stitch embroideries were in the style of Rennie Mackintosh.
Mount Cutout 2
Mount Cutout 1
Mount Cutout 3
Mount Cutout 4
Mount Cutout 5
Mount Cutout 6
Mount Cutout 7
Well… it was a very cold day, but we managed to please a few people.
Florence Coates won the prize draw for £100 to spend in store… and rather than the raffle that we had anticipated, she won at the toss of a coin!
It just shows that you have got a great chance to win in local events.
There was 20% off framing and all open edition prints in store, and Jane Forster was in with her hand made cards at a special launch day price of £3.50. Jane’s cards are still available in the Marple shop for £3.95.
I’m pleased to say that Tony Gallagher is now North West Master Of The Fine Art Trade Guild.
The Fine Art Trade Guild is the association that represents the art and framing industry. It promotes best practices, and helps inform members, so we can all improve.
The vote was made on Thursday night (20th November 2008) by the North West members.
Tony was happy to be voted in, commenting that “I’m surprised and pleased, I’d like to make it a social meeting, with an art topic where members can share their experience and abilities, and showcase their work”.
“If we all use the abilities of other members, we can push forward the Industry, creating a higher standard of work.”
The post involves organising member meetings in the North West over the year, being the interface between the members and the board.
Tags: Art, fine art trade guild, Framing
We’re having a grand opening event on Saturday 22nd November for the Marple branch of Lazy Daisies.
We will have :
- face painting & balloons
- lots of original paintings
- hand made greetings cards by Jane Forster & Margaret Steeden
- 20% off everything in store & all framing orders on the day (Except original art)
- a free prize draw for £100 to be spent in the Gallery (drawn at 4pm sharp)
The framing will be done at our Hazel Grove Gallery where Christy Gallagher, specialist in framing & computerised mount cutting, manages the workshop.
Christy entered 2 frames into The North West Fine Art Guild framing competition & her entries came first & third.
The new gallery is here:
Lazy Daisies III
38 Stockport Road, Marple, Stockport
SK6 6AB
0161 449 9229
Christy and Ben combined again to frame this Irish masterpiece.
Christy mounted, spaced and prepared the pictures, rugby boots and shirt ready for Ben to frame.
The shirt shape was programmed into a CAD (Computer Aided Design) system, then cut using the computerised mount cutter.
We’re looking forward to the Regional Framing Award organised by the Fine Art Trade Guild at the end of this month.
This a competition for all framers in the North West. It will be judged by Branch members and others, at the next Branch Event on 24 April 2008.
You don’t have to be a member of the Fine Art Trade Guild to participate, so if you’re a framer in the area and would like to show off your skills, contact Sam Marshall on 020 7381 6616 to register.
Visit the Fine Art Trade Guild website for further details.
Christy stretched and mounted this golf shirt, and cut out an aperture for the photo, and the pink ribbon shape, adding a pale pink mount card to show through the gap.
Ben then framed the set in a black deep rebate moulding.
This was for a charity auction which raised a lot of money for the pink ribbon appeal.
We’ve framed a set of Queen images, record, album cover and signature.
Using our mount cutter, we’ve cut different shaped apertures to fit each item. The computerised cutter enables us to be creative, because it takes a fraction of the time to cut mounts. It’s also extremely precise.
Christy’s the Queen fan at the shop, so I’m guessing this is her handiwork…. but I’ve been known to be wrong on this in the past!!
If you’ve had something Autographed, it can make an impressive feature if you collect some images, quotes, or merchandise related to the star and have them framed together.
Christy and Ben Framed this set of Elvis memorabilia:
Christy set up the items, mounted and attached them, and Ben framed the collection. We’ve used a box frame, and double mounts (cut with our computerised mount cutter). The letters for ‘Elvis Presley’ were also cut out of mount board. (Good job they can spell!)
As with most of our work, we’ve used acid free mounts to avoid any discolouration.
Jenny and Bruce framed this guitar:
With this example, the guitar has been spaced in a box frame, using two double mounts.
We’ve used normal glass, and acid free mount board to prevent damage.
