Fish Frames are back to framing unusual items once more! And a guitar, signed by Roger Daltrey and Green Day, was one of the more unusual items we have been asked to frame. But the guitar wasn’t any ordinary guitar – it was a Les Paul Gibson, a most beautiful item in its own right…
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Christmas Sale Event 3rd December 2011
On Saturday 3rd December 2011, we at Fish Frames are once again holding our annual Christmas event in the shop. This year we are offering up to 50% off selected artwork, with other reductions also available. One of the best buys has to be ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’, limited edition framed print by Doug Hyde. Originally for…
Living green
The bubble wrap supply in the shop has almost run out. So what? Well, for us it’s a good thing because our next order will consist of bio-degradable bubble wrap. It’s slightly more expensive but we think it’s worth it. Why? Because the world’s resources are not infinite and we need to make sure there…
Seven precious textiles
Last week a customer turned up with seven framed textile pictures which had been framed at a shop where a framing service was offered, but which was not done on the premises. She was not happy. She said the mounts and frames did not suit the pictures, which had great sentimental value for her, and…
Banksy reframed!
A customer came in the other day with a Banksy limited edition print which had been framed in a plain black modern frame, without conservation glass. He wanted to put conservation glass in it, to help prevent fading, as conservation glass is 99% uv protective. I also recommended that we put a spacer between the…
Exhibition for Swaroop Arts
On Sunday 7th August we went to the ‘Majestic’ Exhibition by Swaroop Arts being held at the Air Gallery in Dover Street, London. Bhumi and Milan are the artists from Croydon and Fish Frames did the framing of their original canvasses for the Exhibition. The Air Gallery is such a nice space for an Exhibition…
The trouble with framing Part 3
The trouble with framing is that you don’t actually see what goes on inside the frame. I am prompted to write this as we have had three separate enquiries in the last week, concerning jobs which were completed by other framing companies. The final enquiry was from a customer who had been to a shop…
The trouble with framing Part 2
The trouble with framing is that you don’t actually see what goes on inside the frame. I am prompted to write this as we have had three separate enquiries in the last week, concerning jobs which were completed by other framing companies. The second enquiry was by phone, regarding the framing of football shirts. The…
The trouble with framing Part 1
The trouble with framing is that you don’t actually see what goes on inside the frame. I am prompted to write this as we have had three separate enquiries in the last week, concerning jobs which were completed by other framing companies. The first one was extremely simple. The customer had paid £200 for a…
Framing a Sand Dollar
I have been asked to frame many unusual items over the years, but none more so than a sand dollar. A sand dollar is a sea creature, a bit like a shellfish, but commonly known as a sea biscuit. My customer had bought two back from Florida – my task was to frame one of…