The Framers Forum

Hello Prospero and thanks! Unfortunately the weight of the soil is making the roof collapse so it's going to have to go. Bit of a shame really.

Matt

Hello Mark (I hope I have your name right) Yes, I do have somewhere I can set up a studio. It's a bit on the small side, needs some repair but is one of the reasons I bought this house last year. Having a workspace in the garden really appeals. https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/61237767_...

Hello Mark. Up until now I've been getting my paintings framed by a local framer but what I want to do is be able to make and finish my own frames. Recently I've had some unfinished frames made for me and I'm going to learn how to hand finish them myself. After that I hope to start making my own fra...

Hello Mark. Up until now I've been getting my paintings framed by a local framer but what I want to do is be able to make and finish my own frames. Recently I've had some unfinished frames made for me and I'm going to learn how to hand finish them myself. After that I hope to start making my own fra...

Learning how to make a tabernacle frame is very high on my framing want list! One thing at a time though...

Thanks! But I only painted the still lifes, I didn’t make the frames! But they’re the sort of thing I WANT to make.
Matt

Just finished this little 5x9 inch painting, hoping to put it in my first hand finished frame! Matt https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/71205249_2166172403486739_2690021859541385216_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_eui2=AeGpCSGyRVPdBCtd1UWwmqjO6EQHy8QPlNg6PqObJ0yb1UNmKQJrYr2uhQ3Z2iSx-dmRWgj64lris...

Hello all. As requested, this is the sort of work I do and these are sort of frames and finish I like. I'm currently a part time painter, a part time tattooist and a part time swing jazz musician. As I'm now getting a little long in the tooth to be a cool tattooist (if I ever was one.. :D) I'm now l...

Thanks for all the messages everybody, there's some really helpful advice there. I've started by getting a couple of bare wood frames made for me at a local framer, going to experiment with those and see how I get on.

I'll post here with an update and more then likely a cry for help!

Cheers

Matt

Hello all. I've been stalking this board for a few months and have finally joined in. I'm an oil painter from just outside Edinburgh and I'd love to be able to frame my own paintings. I work on a fairly small scale, 8x10 inches on average so the frames I use are quite small. What I'd really like to ...