Framing
If you are accustomed to framing you will already have an idea as to how you would like your piece framed..
A good framer can also provide advice and suggest suitable options which guarantee that your piece is handled correctly and framed using archival quality materials to ensure the integrity of the print.
The following few suggestions are simply based on the experience of the artist and framing variations adopted by some clients.
The paper used for these prints has a beautiful texture and weight, so they lend themselves to being ‘float mounted’ on black or white matboard so the entire print appears to float inside the frame.
Choosing a deep box style frame that allows your print to be deeply recessed off the glass can provide a striking added dimension.
The print can be mounted with a small amount of matboard showing if you want to keep the overall size to just larger than the print size. Or, increasing the amount of visible back matboard can create an even larger framed piece up to approx 150cm x 105cm using standard sized large glass or acrylic.
There are a number of different ’float mount framing’ options with these prints, a few of which are :
- With an even amount of matboard surrounding the print. Either a narrow surround of matboard for a fitted style or a wider surround of matboard for a larger style.
- With an even of matboard on the top and sides with a deeper amount of matboard showing at the bottom [weighted at the bottom].
- Or, given the quite oriental feel of these pieces, they can be framed in ‘Scroll Style’. This style can look striking and very unique. It requires a narrow amount of side matboard showing, a larger amount showing at the top than the sides and then an even deeper amount of matboard showing at the bottom . [This approach is similar in style to ancient oriental scrolls.]
