Bespoke Framing Services

From originals, such as linocuts, etchings and screen prints, to digital reproductions, giclee and more, I can advise on how to best mount and frame your print.

Whether it’s old family photo’s or a sharp digital print, glossy or matte, I’ve got the right framing solutions as to how best present your photographic prints.

I handle and frame paintings from acrylics, oils and watercolours, whether they’re on board, canvas or paper. It doesn’t matter their condition, I can breathe new life into them and advise on best conservation methods.

There’s always a new challenge with memorabilia framing, and I’m always at the ready. Be it framing medals to programmes, gig tickets, golf balls and other sporting items, I’ve been there and done it.

Any type of clothing, from sports shirts to band T-shirts, boxing shorts, a wedding dress or unifom can be framed. This will always be carried out using archival, reversible methods and the utmost care and attention .

I love receiving and framing a film poster, both old and new, as well as gig posters and any other type of poster print. Whatever it’s age, I can get it singing.

Cross-stitches are a labour of love, and I treat them as such. I can stretch them using the lacing technique, and handle textile work by hand-stitching to a backing mat.

Stretching a canvas over stretcher bars is the best method for framing paintings on raw canvas. I offer this as a service in conjunction with framing the finished result, be it in a tray or ‘floater’ frame, close framed, or with a slip.

Framing chalk pastels with a window mount requires cutting a ‘gutter mount’ for any loose pastel to drop behind. I never alter the artwork directly by spray fixing the pastel.

A close frame is simply where the outer frame sits up to the edge of the artwork

A tray frame is used with art work on either canvas or board. The gap between the frame edge and the work can vary. This type of frame gives a very sleek and minimal look.

The slip provides a little distance between the frame and artwork and can help lead the viewers eye into the frame. A slip is simply a frame within the outer frame but can have a more specific finish, such as linen.

A box frame is used where there is a requirement to keep the work to the back of the frame and away from the glass. It provides depth and a more sculptural quality.

The aluminium frame provides a clean minimal finish. If a structurally strong frame but discreet look is required, the aluminium is your go to option.

If you’re after something more traditional, I stock a range of more elaborate profiled wooden mouldings that I can hand paint or stain to a wide variety of finishes, be it clean or distressed in a broad colour range.

These can be made to exacting specifications and sizes. Box frames, tray frames and display cases can be made in both regular and conservation grade acrylic. There’s also the option of a number of coloured acrylics including fluorescent options.

Made to measure hand finished closed corner frames are a classy option for antique items, coming in many different styles including Renaissance, Swept, Gothic, Modern, Reeded and Victorian to name a few.

All of our hardwood frames are from FSC Certified stock. We work with Cherry (above), Ash, Oak, Walnut, Maple and Tulip and can be hand finished using oils, waxes and stains if required.

This is the most common form of mounting work. The window is usually cut to overlap the edges of the paper, but can be cut away from the paper edge if this is required to be seen.

Float mounting is a stylistic choice usually made if the work is printed on heavy paper with ‘deckled’ edges. the work is secured away from the back mat to give the impression that it is floating.

In this example of a gutter mount the window mount appears at the front of the frame, but the work is set further back within the frame. This is a consideration particularly when framing artwork with loose pastel.