-- how you want it framed, and

-- in which way you feel conformable to interact with us:
email - phone - regular mail - or a combination of these

When we both understand what is desired, we'll give you an estimate of the cost including
shipping charges (unless we arrange to pick it up or have it delivered locally).

Mounting the Art work

Let's start with a poster or photograph.

Valuable, expensive or original art work is never mounted permanently.
Conservation framing is recommended.
This includes acid-free material and conservation glass.

This mounting method does not damage the art work.
Nevertheless, creases and other irregularities will show.

To get a perfectly flat art work such as with posters
you can select cold mounting.

If you have a damaged photograph we can digitally restore it
so that you can enjoy memorabilia that you thought was lost!

Embroidery, or ornamental needle work, is carefully
stretched before framing using appropriately cut mats and frames
to enhance the beauty of your art work.

Dry flowers or a Kamon (Japanese family crest)
are protected by placing a spacer between the bottom mat and the glass.
Either can be mounted on a fabric-covered mat.

For medals, autographs, and other memorabilia you may want a shadow box.
This can vary from simply a deep frame for small items
to quite deep boxes made of special molding.

Selecting the Mat

Next you decide if you want a mat board around your image.
You can have one, two or more mats of various colors.

Usually, you pick a color that you want to bring out of the image.
Not the most prominent, not the second most prominent,
but perhaps the third color in the image
that you want to enhance or have the eyes be directed to it.

You decide how wide each mat will be
and whether you want a decorative V-groove in it
or some other details such as special angle cuts.

You may even want small portions of the image to extent out of the square into the mat!
We developed special mat carving techniques for this enhancement.

Selecting the Frame

Then, you pick the molding for the frame.
It can be metal or wood of different thickness and different colors.

The shape of the profile is another choice.
You may want it simple, plain, artistic or elaborate.

We have the in-house facility to make custom multi angle frames
from any molding. You decide how many sides!

You may want two or three multi angle frames of various shapes
(for example, one central and a different shape at each side)
to complement your art work.

Selecting the Glass

Finally, you decide if you want regular, conservation, non-reflective glass, or Plexiglas.

For large frames, or if you will place the art work close to children
or above a bed, there is danger of glass braking.
Plexiglas is now very scratch-resistant and a better choice in those cases.

You may want also to etch a decoration pattern on the glass!

Valuable, expensive or original art work will be protected
from ultraviolet sun rays by use of conservation glass.

So, you must decide:

-- the mounting method,
-- the mat or mats,
-- the frame, and finally
-- the type of glass