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…
Category Archives: Fish Frames
Sunshine, champagne and paintings…
On Sunday 10th April, 2011, we held the Private View for Mark Paul Perry’s Spring Solo Exhibition. Mark is a local artist from Beckenham and we have shown his work in the gallery during the last six years. He works with oil, acrylic and gesso on canvas, linen, board and paper which he manipulates, not…
Art gallery owner wins award for best mount (!)
Having won a framing award this year, I made the most of the opportunity (as good entrepreneurs should) and spoke to my local newspaper, my local residents association newsletter and my Guild trade journal about my achievement. It is interesting to note how all three publications approached this item of news, which was very momentous…
Art Exhibitions – The British Home
It’s that time of year when there just seems to be art exhibition after art exhibition – and I love it! On Thursday 8th July, we were invited to the Private View of the Annual Art Exhibition at The British Home in Crown Lane, Streatham. Fish Frames has been involved with The Home for three…
Large pictures
We had a very quiet week in the shop last week – I think it was fallout from England losing to Germany. It’s amazing how the football has such an effect on everything. Needless to say, I had thought about what might happen should England not get through to the quarter-finals, and had made the…
World Cup fever!
For those who believe they are football afficionados, and even for those who hate football, it cannot have escaped anyone’s attention that the Football World Cup is upon us. As a football fan myself, I will be watching the contest with a close eye, and am ever hopeful that England will surprise us and maybe…
I won!
Well, it was the Fine Art Trade Guild’s Industry Awards 2010 ceremony at Stratford-upon-Avon at the weekend and I won Best Mount Design! I am made up. I have been a finalist for five years and now I am a national winner! The Awards ‘do’ was very exciting, as I was nominated for three awards…
And the winner is……
Things have been really exciting recently, especially last month, when I won the London area Regional Framing Award for 2010. The piece is now being entered into the national finals, with the results later this month (Can’t wait!) The Fine Art Trade Guild provided the image to be framed, to celebrate their Centenary this year. …