Framing
Fremont Frameworks is committed to providing our customers with the best possible service. We want your experience to be enjoyable from the moment you walk in our door or call our studio; to the moment you hang your newly framed art on the wall.
Our experienced staff has the expertise and equipment, including a state-of–the-art computer mat cutter, to properly handle and frame your art. From the initial design process to the final product you can expect nothing but the utmost care, creativity, and professional handling of your fine art.
Our staff includes a Certified Picture Framer with a background in art and design. Not only can you expect great design and quality framing, but also ongoing training so we remain current with the accepted methods and techniques for proper preservation framing.
We frame posters, photographs, works of art on paper, works on canvas, prints, textiles, 3-D objects, such as medals and other memorabilia, and needlepoint, and much more. If all you need is glass or a mat we can take care of you. If your art requires archival framing practices, from the mounting to the glass, we can take care of you.
Whether you are framing a poster or a Picasso, you can count on us to treat it right and frame it great.
Framing works on canvas often requires stretching the canvas, prior to framing. We use the best stretcher bars available. We recognize that some paintings on canvas need special care and we are trained to recognize if our customers should be referred to a conservator for further evaluation of their painting.
Framing works on paper may be a very simple approach or may require an approach that uses the latest certified conservation practices. We understand when our customer is more interested with design than with potential value and would prefer a more economical approach. And we understand if our customer would like to preserve their art for decades to come, and wishes to use best preservation framing practices available.
Museums and galleries are both very particular about preservation, style, and function. With our team on your side we will find that certain “something” that you are searching for. What are your glazing or hanging requirements? We have the knowledge to guide you through the steps to reach your goal—on time, correct, and proud of your project. For a traveling exhibition, we’ll be on site to listen to your needs and formulate solutions. You can feel comfortable leaving projects with our competent staff while working with clients. Our strength is giving you the assurance that your project will receive the respect it deserves with our close attention to every detail.
Textiles include a broad range of art objects. From sports jerseys, to needlepoint, to paintings on silk, to silk embroidery, we know how to handle and frame textiles with care and knowledge. If stretching, lacing, stitching or hinging is required, we will use the best possible mounting practices for your piece.
Printing today is an ever-evolving science that includes considerations of what inks are used and what papers are best. More and more the prints we see are from a process called giclee. Giclee is a digital process that uses a high quality ink jet printer. Usually, high quality, archival inks are used; however, one should always use a UV-filtering, conservation quality glazing to preserve their fine art print. Many giclees are printed on canvas. These prints can be stretched and framed just as you would a canvas. Prints on canvas are usually coated with a UV-filtering varnish, so glass is usually not required so they may treated as a canvas and stretched.
The art of picture framing is our specialty. We offer a variety of services for all types of clients and organizations. Your family heirloom receives the respect it deserves by enhancing and preserving the character of the object by framing it properly to museum standards. Museums can rest assured that there traveling exhibition will be completed on time with attention to detail thought-out the entire process. Our walk in clients can expect the same type of service with the smallest projects like having a matt cut to cutting a piece of glass. Please know that we are not happy until you are, and we’ll prove it every time you give us the opportunity to work with you.
If your art piece has potential value, whether sentimental or monetary, you will want it protected and preserved. Preservation framing materials and techniques are used in a manner that will affect the piece the least and protect it. The framing must be completely REVERSIBLE. If at some time it is to be removed from the frame; it must come out of the frame in the same condition that it went into the frame.
Preservation practices are used in accordance with the Professional Picture Framing Association (PPFA), the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) and the American institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC). New techniques and materials are coming out all the time, and we are committed to staying up- to- date on the latest information on how to best protect your fine art.