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Custom Framing ServicesBecause it involves careful and subtle considerations as to color, proportion and form, custom framing, in most cases, is best handled when you visit our showroom. We also provide complete custom framing service to customers who send us their artwork. At our studio gallery we display hundreds of designs and constantly develop new ones. Because our capacities are unlimited, we’re able to provide completely individualized framing — a setting in perfect sympathy with, and unique as, the picture.View our portfolio of custom framing
With a quarter-century of framing experience, Timothy Holton takes pride in his expertise as a complete designer of framing, working with each customer to choose the best coloring and proportion for mat and frame, and designing a frame that will protect the picture while serving it beautifully as an enhancement and accompaniment. By coming to the studio, where we can meet you and look at the artwork, mat and frame samples all together, you benefit most from our design expertise. You are also able to see our work in person and use the hundreds of frame samples — including many designs not viewable online — to select the right frame for you. And with the artwork in front of us, we can refine our designs and even develop new ones specifically for your picture. You’ll also draw inspiration from the framed artwork on display. Even if you’re only in town on a visit, bring your artwork, and when your job’s complete we’ll ship it to you. Alternatively, you’re welcome to send us your artwork to frame. While it obviously minimizes your participation in the design process, we’re happy to serve you in this way as well. Care and Handling of Artwork Left With UsYour artwork will be in the hands of experienced professional framers, accustomed to the demands and expectations of an intelligent clientele — artists, galleries, museums and serious collectors. We are skilled in the proper handling of valuable artwork and contemporary archival framing techniques. Archival materials and framing methods are provided, and we supply ultraviolet filtering glass (or acrylic, when appropriate) for items vulnerable to u.v. exposure. Below: our showroom in Emeryville, California: |
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“The frame is the picture’s accompanist: it has to be self-effacing and subordinate to the picture, and yet positively enhance and contribute to its beauty. Accompaniment is an art in itself.” — Timothy Holton Read an interview with Tim from the Online Arts & Crafts Movement. Read what our customers
have said about us:
“I received my frame yesterday and I must say it is fabulous. I could not be happier. I have hung it and am admiring it without the picture in it for now! Thank you so much.” — Kevin Rodgers, Seattle More testimonials… While most frames today are joined from pre-finished molding, all Holton frames are closed-corner frames — they’re sanded and finished after joining. This makes for stronger, cleaner and more even corners. Learn more... |
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