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YAMAMOTO AVAILABILITY UPDATE
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Several Editions Near Sell-OutMonterey Cypress: Sold out, 2 left at our shop Ugly Duckling: Sold out, 1 left at our shop Carmel Cliff: Sold Out, 2 left at our shop
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NEW IN STOCK: POP CHART LABS CHART POSTERS
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Pop Chart Lab's "The Very Very Many Varieties of Beer" Poster (detail)
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Pop Chart Lab was founded in August 2010 by a book editor and a graphic designer who joined forces with one modest goal in mind: to render all of human experience in chart form. Each Pop Chart Lab product represents hundreds of hours of research and design work. See Close-ups of more Pop Chart Labs Charts here
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NEW WIRELESS HANGING SYSTEM NOW AVAILABLE!
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Picture Hanging for Dummies - No Marking, Measuring, or Guesswork
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We found these easy to use wireless hangers at this year's frame show and we now offer them in either take-home packets or attached to custom or DIY framing projects. Once you use them, you will wonder how you ever installed pictures without them!
Watch the video here!
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THE OAKLAND MUSEUM:
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Mar 3 - Mar 4, 2012
10:00 am - 4:00 pm The Oakland Museum's White Elephant Sale has offered Bay Area bargain hunters unexpected treasures for more than 50 years. The White Elephant Sale warehouse is at 333 Lancaster St. (at Glascock), Oakland. Free shuttle bus from Fruitvale BART. Free admission.
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Greetings!
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New Yoshiko Yamamoto "Cherry Blossoms." One of a series of four new prints. 14" x 17" matted. $250. per set. Spring, $75.
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Introducing Yoshiko Yamamoto's "Wisdom of the Trees" Series
Yoshiko has just finished proof copies for a new series of block prints commissioned by American Bungalow Magazine. Yoshiko will issue limited edition block prints quarterly as follows: Cherry for spring, Oak for summer, Apple for autumn, and, Pine for winter. We can take pre-paid orders for the whole set at $250. with prints delivered quarterly, or you can purchase Spring for $75 this month. As the magazine has such a large following, we predict a fast sell-out. Come by or call us for more details. Cherry Blossom will be available in mid-March.
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A Very Special Framing Project
A Rhonda Feinman Closed Corner Period Frame &
A French Mat with a gold painted bevel.
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Finished corner gold wood frame with French lines and wash with a hand painted gold beveled mat.
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When one of our customers brought in this antique botanical illustration, we knew that it deserved a special frame. Together we chose a frame from Rhona Feinman in New York. Rhonda's atelier created this classic, but delicate Louis XVI gold leafed frame. We matted this botanical in an 8 ply cream rag mat with French Lines and a delicate wash and topped it off with a hand-applied gold bevel. We used Museum Glass to complete and protect the project.
View This Antique Botanical Illustration. |
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New Finished Corner Ready-Made Frames at a Great Price!
Just arrived - New Plein Air Style Wall Frames
One of our favorite finds at this year's West Coast Art & Frame Show was a beautiful new set of ready made closed corner style frames. The come in Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf and Black and Gold finishes. These frames have the look of hand finished, closed corner frames at a fraction of the cost.  They come open backed, ready for your choice of glass, mats, and backing, at our discounted ready-made upgrade prices.
8"x10" $51
11"x14" $62
14"x18" $78
16"x20" $85
Remember, unlike other ready-made frame stores where you purchase the frame and do your framing at home, included in our ready-made prices is the option of putting your artwork in the frame here in our shop with our help and tools. You walk out the door with your artwork framed! |
Protect Your Art from UV Light
Use Preservation Quality Conservation Clear Glass, Museum Glass, & Optium Acrylic Products
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by Stephen Ball Don't Let Your Art Fade Away |
Art can fade for a variety of reasons, but the main cause is UV radiation and visible light. Over the years we have seen hundreds of pieces of art that have faded because they did not have the benefit of UV protective glazing.
Conservation scientists recommend the use of UV protective glass or acrylic for framed items. We use Tru-Vue products that afford 99% UV protection.
Never hang your art in the path of direct sunlight and use UV protective glazing to help retard the fading of your art.
See the link below for a coupon that will help you protect all your art this month at no cost! |
Why we are not promoting the Bay Area A-List Frame Shop Contest
Although we have won the Bay-List contest in several recent years, we are choosing not to promote voting this year because the new sponsors of the contest are soliciting small businesses to participate by offering them a program that allows them to reward votes with discount coupon offers.
We are uncomfortable with this practice because in a contest setting it unfairly impacts businesses that don't agree to post a discount in return for votes. Therefore are choosing not to participate. We very much appreciate your votes and reviews and suggest that you may want to review us on other online sites such as Yelp.
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An Exciting Season Ahead
Framing show purchases are starting to arrive at the shop, including additions to our Package Special and Value Line mouldings. We found great bargains to add to these sections! Stay tuned here for more new framing products and shop news!Kirstie, Jeff, and all the Framers at
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