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1. Arlene's Rules of Matting

  How to Pick Out a Mat In the 23 years Lenny and I have owned The Art Shop, I’m guessing I have selected over 1800 mats and frames for clients and for myself. (which is probably quite low.)  With that kind of experience, I’m thinking you might call me fairly knowledgeable about the subject. Over the years, I’ve developed Arlene’s ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Thursday, 21 February 2013 | Hits: 426

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2. Do's and Don'ts On How to Approach a Gallery

One of the questions we get asked very often is, "How do you select the art you hang in your gallery?" Other artists who would like us to hang theirs most often ask this. Generally speaking, to hang on our walls or to be featured on our website, the artist needs to be a known entity people are searching for over the Internet.  ...

Section: Content | Category: Community | Date: Monday, 23 January 2012 | Hits: 1165

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3. The Emotions of Framing

When I got into the business of framing, it didn’t occur to me that selecting a frame would often be an emotional experience. It stands to reason emotions come into play when you consider that people generally frame photos and objects that are of great importance to them. (Of course, there was the client who shadowboxed a rock only to inform us later ...

Section: Content | Category: Framing | Date: Friday, 10 August 2012 | Hits: 1083

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4. All In The Family - Upcoming Show with Vidan

... for the show at the gallery. We will contact you by April 30th if your entry is selected.  ...

Section: Content | Category: Artists | Date: Friday, 09 March 2012 | Hits: 9257

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