Why do artists insist on using oddball art print sizes? - Other Crafts

C Cammo Member San Diego Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 2041	C Cammo Posted posted on Sun, Apr 22, 2007 12:52 PM Kate, as usual, has hit the nail right - BING! - the first time. IKEA makes great cheapo frames. Get an oversize one, cut your own matte or simply get some cool art paper - wallpaper, japanese rice paper, wrapping paper (great stuff, Shag even has a line of it) rattan mesh, etc., and cut it yourself. I'm even cheaper than Kate, and buy frames at IKEA and sometimes just cut the frame back to size with a mitre box and two wood screws. Nobody has ever noticed the screws (flush) on the top and bottom of my frames - you only cut back one side, the other needn't be touched. I've also bought nice IKEA frames and spray painted/laquered them to match the art & matte. As Little Lost points out, thrift stores are hung to the ceiling with bad art inside great frames. Use 'em. Turn them sideways if you have to! I still have a really lousy picture of a ship out in the garage, but the frame would cost 450 clams at any place in town.

Kate, as usual, has hit the nail right - BING! - the first time.

IKEA makes great cheapo frames. Get an oversize one, cut your own matte or simply get some cool art paper - wallpaper, japanese rice paper, wrapping paper (great stuff, Shag even has a line of it) rattan mesh, etc., and cut it yourself.

I'm even cheaper than Kate, and buy frames at IKEA and sometimes just cut the frame back to size with a mitre box and two wood screws. Nobody has ever noticed the screws (flush) on the top and bottom of my frames - you only cut back one side, the other needn't be touched. I've also bought nice IKEA frames and spray painted/laquered them to match the art & matte.

As Little Lost points out, thrift stores are hung to the ceiling with bad art inside great frames. Use 'em. Turn them sideways if you have to! I still have a really lousy picture of a ship out in the garage, but the frame would cost 450 clams at any place in town.

Post #301041 by Cammo on Sun, Apr 22, 2007 12:52 PM