200505 Newsletter - Evergreen Picture Framers Guild

MAY 2005
Free to EPFG Members
$1.25 for nonmembers.
Serving Washington & Alaska
Sunday May 15th General Meeting
Clyde & Syli~ia5 Frames-N-Things
Aberdeen, WA
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COME JOIN US IN ABERDEEN
The May meeting is being hosted by Clyde &
Sylvia k Fr~r~?re.s-N-Things
in Aberdeen, WA. Make your
plans to attend today. The meeting starts at 1 p.m. This is
the first meeting we've had on a Sunday. It should be a
nice change for everyone. There's a write up about Clyde
and Sylviarepeatedin this issue.
The Evergreen Jackpot is up to $75 for this
meeting. You can't win unless you attend the meeting.
Winning would certainly be a. grcat bonus for making the
effort. There will also be a great door prize. given away to
an attendee at the meeting. You'll be so~v);you missed
out, so comejoi~lus.
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EDUCATION FESTIVAL
The articles and information aboul the Education
Festival will finish up in this issue. There's an article
about the Luncheon (and door prize winners), the Social
Hour, more of the class write-ups and a special section of
photos and thanks to our Sponsors.
This issue of the newsletter is traditionally larger
than the usual issues. This allows for the extra
information, photos and Sponsor information.
Be sure to note the compa~liesthat supported the
Guild at this year's Education Festival. Without their
support, our organization couldn't function. With their
support out group is ablc to continue to provide great
education opportunities to our members. Be sure to
patronize these companics.
This year our group gained several new
members. A hugc increasc ovcr last year. Our thanks to
everyone who took the opportunity to join and attend the
Education Festival and realize the value that the EPFG
offers it'smernbers.
(3a WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
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ABBOTT CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING
New Westminster, BC Canada
ANNIE'S AFFOIWARLE A R T
Seattle. LVA
AR 75' & CIU F TS CENTER
Fort Le~vis,\VA
CHUCCk:.4h'liTR24Y GALLERY
Bellingliam. \lit\
CC'STOM CORlVERS
Lynden, WA
DESIGNS BY MARA
Edmonds, WA
ELK ITILLS GALLERY
Enurnclaw, WA
FRAMED ART STUDIOS INC.
Eugene, OR
FRAIVIA"ARTWORKS
Anchorage, AK
KINGSTON FRAME SHOP
Kingston, WA
POI<T TO F?VSEND FRAME WORKS
Port Townsend, WA
QUEEN ANNE FRAME
Seattle, WA
RICHARD 'S AR TISTIC FRAMING
Seattle, WA
SKILLS DE VELOPMEA'T CTR/ARTS & CRAFTS
McChord AFB, WA
THE ARTISTEDGE
Silverdale, WA
WHITE L.iKE PICTUM FRAMING
Colville. WA
WINDJAMhfER GALLERY cC CUSTOM FRAMING
Coupeville, W.4
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Change of Address
Mernbersl~ipDues
Advertising Payments
Paul Knoop
June Bounds. EPFG Treasurer
c/o W1111an1 bound^ Gallery
I054 BerkeleyAve.
160 Cascade Place Sutfc 103
Fircr@st,WA98466
253-279-2598
Bulington, WA 95233
360-404-2002 e-marl:
william@~villiambounds.con~ e-mail. phoop@earthlii~k.net
Classified Ads
Newsletter Ad Copy
& Classified Ads
Free for EPFG Members, $1 5
for non-members.
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Page 3 President's Letter
Page 4 2005 Luncheon Review
Page 5 Social Hour
Page 6 The May General Meeting
Pages 7-10 FESTIVAL SPONSORS & PHOTOS
Page 11 LJ Special Event Write-up
Page 12 Festival Class Write-up
Page 13 Sponsor Page
Page 14 Sponsor Page & Famous Quote
kPage 15 Classified Ads & Helpful Hints
Page 16 Calendar of Events & Map
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Bob Holcomb
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c/o hl~llenniumGallery 2Q,h
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Redmond, WA 98052
425-895-8822
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Submlt via e-mail or on dlsk
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At each EPFG general meeting, there is a
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drawing for $25 and it grows by $25 each
meeting until someone wins. All you have
to d o is attend and you could win the
"iackaot. We didn't 11ave a winnet- a t the
January meeting. That means the Jackpot
will be $75 for the May meeting. Sounds
great! You could win, but only if you
attend.
Secretary
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206-313-8721
Advisors to tlte Board
liay hliles - Niclsen BailibridgeNurre Caxton
Terry Scidrnore - The Mitered Comer
Board of director.^
JoIiti FZI-ens
FerenSoir
Lynn Clark
Lake City Picture Fmminf
Bob Holcomb
Millennium Gallery
'Tom Whipplc
National Glass
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206-282- 1775
[email protected]
206-363-2100
[email protected]
425-895-8822
[email protected]
HOST A MEETING
Past President
L I O I I ~Boo~re,CPF
Seattle Custom Framing
Mo~~ycp~~aol.corn
206-041-0074
Librarian
MOIIY Boone, CPF
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Seattle Custom Framing
206-941-0074
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Bob Holcomb
Millerniium Gallery
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There are opportunities
available for Members to host a
meeting. If you would like to host
a meeting, contact any of the
Officers or Board members. The
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offers $100 to offset the
cost of hosting a meeting.
EPFG APRONS
Did you know that the EPFG now has Aprons available for purchase. You have a choice of Navy Blue or Black. The
Evergreen Logo is stitched onto tlie front in Green and Gold. The cost of the Aprotl is a very reasonable $20 (tax is
included). This apron is adjustable to fit any size. The strap is slipped through the body of the piece enabling it to be
adjusted for any height. To purchase one or more, send $20 for each one plus $3 postage to: June Bounds (EPFG) c / o
WilliainBounds Gallery, 160 Cascade Place, Suite 103: Burlington, WA98233 Make your check payable to EPFG
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President Pro Tem Letter
Three years ago last month, I wrote what I thought would be my final President's letter to our
members. Guess what! As it turns out, and as many of you already know. Molly Boone is opening her new
business, Seuttle Custorn Framingat 2330 3rdAve in downtown Seattle. So, she needs to devote her time to
the business and has resigned as the Guild's President. Until we find a volunteer to take over the reins of the
organization, T e l ~ yScidmore and I will be sharing the duties of keeping things on the right track and moving
forward. WithTeiry, I am confidentthat things WILJ,movefom~ard!
This month's meeting is on a Sunday, the 1Sth, at Clyde and Sylvia's Frames-N-Things. in Aberdeen.
They will share ideas on expanding the stock ofyour shop, with some ideas ongift and decorator items to help
your bottom line. The Board is trying to set up car pools fi-omvarious locations in the inetro area to maximize
attendance, minimize gasoline consumption and provide company for the long drive. E-mails have gone to
area members, with contact infonnntion to sign up, so please take advantage of the opporh~nity.For those of
you who do nothave e-mail, or at least wehaveno record ofan e-mail for youl please contact a Boardmember
listed on page 2 of the newsletter and while you are thinking of it, send me an e-mail so that I can update our
records to include this ineans ofcontacting you in the future. Directions to Clyde & Sylvia's store are on the
back page ofthe newsletter.
W l a t n great festival in March! Outstanding competitioi~framing, great classcs, good food, lots of
camaraderie and a happy hour to boot--what more could you ask for'?The Board has started planning for next
year's event and we need your input for any classes or instructors you would like to have. We will also
consider changes in fonnat, length of classes. etc.. So let us hear from you. And, on the subject of Board. I
would like to welcome Virginia Cogdell of Studio Moulding as our new Secretary. replacing Hope Reituer.
Hope and family will be leaving our area soon, to return in several years after an overseas teaching assignment
for her husband. We will miss her voice of reason, smile and her many contributions to the Guild. Have a safe
and wonderful trip, Hope.
One last item: Please take a minute to thank our wonderhl sponsors for their support of our
educational efforts throughout the year. Without them, we couldn't do a fi-action ofthe things wedo.
Thanks for reading,
Paul Knoop, CPF
[email protected]
Special Thanks
The Officers and Board members would like to take this opportunity to thank Molly Boone for her efforts
on behalf of the EPFG. R4olly served three years with EPFG as president. Molly \ + r i l l still be part of the EPFG
but will be devoting a lot of her time to her new venture. We wish her great success and all the best!
We also want to thii~tkHope Reimer for her work as EPFG Secretary over the past two years. We want to wish
lier and her family a safe trip. We look forward to welcoming Hope back to the organization when she returns
&om her adventures on the other side of the world.
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May 2005
12TH ANNUAL EDUCATION FESTIVAL LUNCHEON
We had lunch and left. What more is there to say?
Wcll, a lot actually. It wasn't just lunch, that's for sure.
Molly was there, spouting away, as usual. Lynn was there
handing out goodies. Hope was there, hoping for a
treasure. Speaking of goodies and treasures, there were
many given out during the luncheon. Thanks to all the
companies that provided all the giveaways.
First ofall, the lunch break began with everyone
finding the lunchroom and taking their shot at viewing
the Framing competition and voting for their favorite.
There were nine entries in the framing competition and it
wasn't an easy task to get in and see them all to make a
decision. There was quite a crowd gathered around. But
with a little pushing and shoving, well actually most just
waited patiently for their turn, each was able to do the
dirty deed. And then the votes were tallied and we had a
winner! Of course no one knew who the winner was
except for the person that tallied the votes. The biggest
bribe came from one person who shall remain nameless
and well you can guess the rest. Okay, okay. I'm kidding!
Sheesh!
Anyway, the attendees got in line and filled their
plates from the buffet. We all sat and talked and ate for the
&st part of the luncheon. Sounds exciting, I know. It was
good food and great company. Each attcndcc found abag
of goodies on their seat at lunch. This bag contained
numerous items from framing companies. There were
tape measures and levels and tape measure levels. Each
bag contained a photo frame that was donated by Max
Mozrlding. We had hooks and hanging systems and pens
and pads and post its. Lots of little "goodies" and that's
why they're called goody bags.
Molly soon got up to the podium and started her
speech. She introduced the Officers and Board members
and our "extra" helpers Paul &loop and Terry Scidmore.
Next Gift Certificates were given out to our Sales
Reps as a token of our appreciation for all they do for us.
Then it was on to the door prizes. Jennifer Strande
of Ben Franklin received a goody box that was donated
by 3M. Eric Rust of Fuarnin.'Art~:orksalso received a
goody box from 3M. Bill Bounds of ifillianz Bounds
Gallery won a case of 32 x 40 Denglass. Kristen Ling of
A Framer k Touch won two of the EPFG aprons. Menill
Milliette of White Lake Picture won a box of assorted
framing supplies donated by i+amer k invetztor-y. Kelley
Roberts of Elk Hills Gallery won a framed min-or that
was donated by AMPF. Natascha Pctcrson of Ft. Lewis
Arts & Crafts won an EZ-Tach Object Kit donated by
Fletclzer Michelle Paganucci of another Ben Franklin
Frame Shop won a Fine Fabric Kit donated by Fletclzer:
Becky Fry of Columbia River Gallery won an EZ-Stretch
pen & tool donated by Fletcher: Barbara Mercer of
Edmonds Frame Design also won an EZ-Stretch pen &
tool from Fletcher Five lucky attendees also won five of
the photo frames that were donated by Max Moulding.
These attendees had a cl~ocolateEaster Egg inside their
goody bag.
Members enjoying the lunch and
Listening to see who's name would
be called next.
After all the door prizes had been given out the
Framing Competition winners were announced. Each
attendee was curious to see if their favorite would win
First placc. As was mentioned in the newsletter last issue,
Willia~nBounds of William Bounds Gallei-y won First
place and Popular Choice. June Bounds of TElliam
Bounds Gallery won second place and Chuck Poust of
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Windjammer Gallev won third place
L p n Clark, our own Mrs. Santa
handing out the door prizes
After all the door prizes and framing competition
winners and Molly and Lynn cavorting around, I think
everyone was ready to move on to the second part of the
"education day". All in all a grcat luncheon and most
went away satisfied inmore ways thanone
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The Social Hour
IV'Iiat about after the afternoon classes? What
happened then? Everyone went home, what do you t h i ~ k .
Okay. not right away, at leastnoteveryone did.
After the last classes, the atrium in the Hotel is set
up for the attendees to enjoy the Social Hour. There were
lots, and I mean lots of great Hors D'oeuvres. Everyone
got a ticket for one free drink, and thci-e were a lot of
"extras" around for those who wanted more than one
drink.
Everyone just sat around and ate and talked and
got to know some tlew members too. It was an easy time
to just sit back and reflect on the days activities. I always
elljoy this part of the day because the bulk of the work is
o\:er and it's time to just enjoy the food and the company.
Ireally enjoy getting to talk with new members or
with the instructors. Often sales reps will stay and it's
great to get to know them better too. You never know
the "right" connectioll will cotllc ill llandy.
After a couple of hours the atrium had become
mostly deserted and it was time for the stragglers totallyhoalldawav.
UPCOMING LOCAL ART EVENTS
JCJANDE FUCA
FESTIy4L OF THE ARTS
MAY 27-30
Venl Burton Community Cmter. Port Angeles.
Performances of music, dance and theater from
around the world; street fair; and children's activities.
360-457-54 11
EDMONDS W'ATERFRONT
FESTIVAL
JUNE 3-5
Port of Edmonds Marina.
Arts and Crafts, beer garden, duck races
and boat displays.
425-489-7900
FREMONT FAIR
JUNE 18-19
Fremont District, Seattle.
Street Fair with arts and crafts, food, entertainment,
and parade (June 18).
206-694-6706
John Ferens was in charge of thc Social Hour.
He made sure everyone stayed "Social".
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May 2005
DON'T FORGET - THE MAY RIEETING; A SUNDAY!
Clyde & Sylvia's Frames-N-Things came into
existence in March of 1997. With the demise of the
xx~oodsindustry in 1990-1991, and following over 20
years ofworking in the Shake and Shingle industry, mauy
of them as business owner, Clyde and Sylvia Brown went
back into the working force. Clyde's background, which
included having achieved a college accounting
certificate, as well as bookkeeping for various businesses
led him to an accounting job with a Hardware and
Construction Company. Sylvia went back into the
medical field, managing the office of a local doctor. until
she retired to care for ailing parents.
Clyde, who was looking for a hobby, saw an
advertisement for the sale of equipment from a retired
Aberdeen picture framer. He decided on the challenge of
a new advent~lreand made the purchase, soon learning
that he must carefully plan a space for a huge amount of
equipment, mats and much more, that must be stored in a
dry area. Clyde's woodworking room at the back of the
garage, soon became a fi-aming studio, as hc moved his
shop out to an exterior building on the spare lot. The
retiring frainel; advised on set up of equipment and came
to teach one hands-on lesson. Clyde purchased 11ou.-to
videos and books and was making great progress when
his hours at his accouliting job were cut to part-time due
to the econonly. This spurred the purchase of a business
license and the hobby became a home located business.
Shortly after. Clyde was totally laid off at his job, aud
with Sylvia unemployed as wcll, thc two asscsscd the
situation and selected the most visible location available
in downtown Aberdeen. Clyde completed a Larson-Juhl
training course on how to do all that he does today.
Displaying his prized framing certificate and hanging
their prized few framedpieces they were on their way.
Sylvia incorporated antiques fi-om home into the
shop to set a theine for the overflo~vof depression glass
they had acquired. Adding decor ttames, tea accessories
and gift items, consigmncnt of pottery. wc3od carvings,
and art made a good fit with the framing. Featuring local
artists brings interest to the arts and is done regularly.
Colorplak has been a good service for customers. Their
most recent addition being Custom Awards, TI-ophiesand
In-house Engraving has brought work for a daughter-inlaw, and attracts new customers. All of these things,
along with quality workmanship and custorner service,
have earned the honor of Best Art Store in T\viti Harbors
(Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties) three years in arow.
Colne join us 011 S~nldayMay 15th and see a11 that
Clydc and Sylvia have incolyorated into their b~~siness.
Get ideas onhow you too can expand what you oRer and
thus create a bigger customer base. If you have ideas to
offer or items you sell that you'd like to share. please
bring theln as this will bc a round table discussioi~.This is
the first of our five General Meetings scheduled this year.
Hour many will you attend. Make this the first! The
meeting starts at 1p.m. Directions can be found on the
back page of this ncwsletter.
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THANKYOU FESTIVALSPONSORS!
CANADIAN PICTURE FRAMER'S SCHOOL
COLORPLAK
CRESCENT CARDBOARD
DESIGNER MOULDING
FERENSOFT
FRAMER'S INVENTORY
FRANK'S FABRICS FOR FRAMERS
JAYENESS MOULDING COMPANY
J ORR MOULDING
LARSON-JUHL
MAX MOULDING
NATIONAL GLASS
NIELSEN & BAINBRIDGE
STUDIO MOULDING
TRU VUE, INC.
\[IZARD INTERNATIONAL
Ben Edwards of Crescent Cardboard
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Additional support provided by:
LaMarche Moulding Rr I'acific Framing Supply
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May 2005
PHOTOS
Below; Hope Reimer (right), former EPFG Secretary,
enioving lunch with fellow members.
Above: Brian Wolf. CPF. GCF of Wizard Znternationar
Baer Charlton, CPF, MPF of Frank's Fabrics for
Fraporr lnctnnrtinn hi" r l n r a nn X'ahri~Wranninq
Above; Dennis Tilly of Dakota Framing Specialties
Instructing one of his two classes.
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Left; Molly Boone, CPF with Tom Whipple of
National Glass and Virginia Cogdell of Sfudio Moulding
at the Registration Desk
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EVERGREEN PICTURE FRAMERS GUILD--,
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The 12th Annual Education Festival
Thanks for your support and help!
The Education Festival takes a lot of work to put together. There are many people iuvolved with the "creating" of the
day. The Officers and Board mes~bersare a beginning. This year we had Molly Boone, CPF as President, June
Rounds, CPF as Treasurer, Hope Reimer as Secretaiy, John Ferens, Tom Whipple and Lynn Clark as Board Members.
Bob Holcomb as board member and Newsletter Editor. Advisors to the board: Ray Miles and Terry Scidmore, CPF.
Past President Paul Knoop, CPF These are the people thatwere at the lieart of the effort to create the EPFG Festival.
Other people who helped were, of course, our Sponsors which are listed here and on page seven. Canadian Picture
Framer b School, Colorplak, Crescent Cardboard, Designer Moulding FerenSofi, F~v~7me~al-jInventt~ry,Frarrlib
Fabrics for Framers, Jayeness Mozrlding Company, J O~,rMoulding,Larson-Juhl, A 4 u A$oulding, ATational Glass,
Nielsen & Bainbridge, Studio Moulding, F u Vue, Inc., crnd Wizard Inzer-national. Additional support provided by
LaMarche Moulding and PaciJic Framing Supply. Without the support of these companies the EPFG Festival
couldtl't become a reality. Each of the companies donated money. Some also donated an inshuctor, and materials for
their instructors. Some also donated items either for Door Prizes or the goody bags, or both.
The instructors of the classes were also an important part of this year's Festival. U'e had eight classes. Dennis Tilly.
CPF of Dolata Fralning Specialties taught two classes, Framing with Fillets and Pricing & Profitability. Cris Pera,
CPF of The A~tisunCnstoin Fmming taught the class If You Can't Hide it Paint it Red. Ray Miles of Nieisen &
Bainbridge helped Cris Pera. Brian Wolf, CPF, GCF of Wizard International taught two classes both on Working
With CMC's. Baer Charlton, CPF, MPF of FrankS f70brics-forF~.anierstaught the class Fabric Wrapping Altnost
Anything. Tekoah Bucbanan ofPearl Framing taught Stretching Canvas Transfers & Giclees. Dotma R i c h a n , CPF
of Finishing Touches moderated the class Designing Women. A lot of work went into creating the classes that the
attendees enjoyed. Manyrnatetials had to be gathered and information sorted.
Others that helpedl but were n~orebehindthe scenes; Ben Edwards of Crescent Cardboard for making endless phone
calls. Virginia Cogdell of Sludia Moulding for helping with Festival day Registration and setup. Ben always helps
with calling for sponsorship or donations. Virgi~liahasbecome a willing volunteer ofthe EPFG as well.
Another group that helped make the Festival a success were those members that entered the nine pieces in the
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Framing Competition. It takes a lot of nerve and effort to enter the contest. The Framing Contest is always a h ~with
the attendees.
The last group of people that made the Education Festival such a great success this year were all the members that
took the time out to actually attend. Thanks to all who took advantage of all the Education Festival has to offer!
Thanks to everyone who had a part in crcating the 12th Annual Education Festival. It was a great success and you
should be proud of your effort. Plans are underway for the 13th Amual Education Festival planned for March of
2006. We look forward to seeing you there!
VOLUNTEER
Ifyouwould like to becomen~oreinvolvedinthe organizationthere isalways room for you. There aremany ways for
members to help. You don't have to become an Officer or Board member. You can just offer your assistance, and we'll
call when theneed arises. Youmay also attend the Boardmeetings and see how everything is organized. Contact any
ofthe Officers or Boardinembers to volunteer.
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ART
SPECIAL EVENT, MONDAY CLASS OFFERED BY LARSON-JUHL
Instructor: Dennis Tilly of Expressions Gallery & Dakota Framing Specialties, Watertown, SD
Review by Terry Scidmorc, CPF
Dennis began by einphasizing that good business practices are as important as good design. He explained how to
determine the hourly cost of doing business and the importailce of understanding what we are really selling is a
service. Dennis illustrated the necessity of an effective work area; an organized desisn counter. having technology
in POS and equipment, and displaying stunning framed examples that are a notch above the ticket price the shop
sells at. Heutilizedsceilarios drawnfrom hisownbusiness, sharing why he hadmade certain decisions and the result
of those decisions. Dennis also recounted sales techniques used by other businesses, correlating these techniques to
things that we could do in our own shops. He emphasized that there are many resources both \vithin and outsidc of
the picture framing indust~y.He pointed out that our sales reps and trade shows are often wonderful resources for
ideas, help and inspiration.
Next Deunis shared guidelines for working with customers, offering tips to help gct customers tlu-c~~gh
the design
process quickly. His goal is to design and close the sale in about 20 minutes - anecessity since the customerl~asabout
a 20 minute attmtion span, and it is not cost efficient for the business to take longer. Expl-ession Gallery uses a
sirnple but innovative design board that securely holds the artwork at eyc level, blocks out the carrier sheet, and
supports thc inat and frame selectioils. It was fascinating to see how much easier it was to suggest wider mats and
fia~nrtst\he.nthe art was presented in this manner.
A lesson in color terminology, color schemes and the color wheel, and a short film about color lead up to Dennis
dernonstl.ating 11ow he applies a systclnatic approach to identify the focal point, the lightness or darkness of the art,
whether it is cool or wann, selecting highlights, pattern, texture, utilizing fillets, and choosing correct border widths
the art. With a series of slides, Denilis showed some of the tricks that matting can accomplish. After
to co~nplen~ent
the mat selection, Dennis moved on to picking the appropriate frame, taking into consideration the era of thc
artwork, width ofthe frame in relation to the mat widths, depth needed within thc frame, and the glazing choiccs.
The remainder of the seminar focused on framed examples that were '.picked apart" to highlight the approach
Expressions Gallery brings to their design table. Follouing examination of the framed examples, a group ofpictures
were "designed" by the class, with changing mat colors, widths, bevels, fillets, spacers and frame selections. A
strong believer that fillets are an essential part of mat design, Dennis finished up with an encore perfonnance of his
class the previous day on working with fillets.
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Instructor: Dennis Tilly of Expression Gallery & Dakota Framing Specialties
Review by Lynn Clark
Fillet - a piece or slice of boneless meat or fish, while we all huddled around a fillet chopper A-ewatched
oops, that was in the cooking class NOT to be confused in amazement as the expert cut the fillet for the mat and
with filet..
showed us each step along the way.
According to Webster's New Collegiate
Fillets ordered from the supplier in chop should
Dictionary version 1978 (ok, it was the only reference be 1'' over the required size needed. Ordering length may
source near the computer) a moulding separating others. get you a better price, but for what is discarded, chop
Think about that, the fillet does separate the frame might be abetter option.
When using tape to install the fillet, use the ATG
moulding horizontally or vertically either in the frame or
960 which is super sticky and is 5 mil thick as opposed to
the mat.
A fillet in a mat visually frames the art and stops ATG 924 at 2 mil thick. Generic brand Highland 987 is 1
the eye to concentrate on the all. A fillet will enhance the mil thick. Dennis uses the pinwheel method for attaching
art when done with sophistication. One "trick ofthe trade" his barrier product and starts at the worst comer thus
is to make fillet samples using 8'' of length and place in forcing the boardagainstthecomer to align more evenly.
Mat margin should always be at least twice the
foam core to make the visual easier at presentation time
size of the fillet width. Always design with a inat down
against the art.
Dennis talked about various things to make you first, then the fillet in the top mat. People will try to use
think about using fillets in mats and frames. Fillets on banier tape to cul a mat li8" smaller and that will get by,
frames work well when stacking frames are needed but butnot according toF.A.C.T.S.Also; woodagainstart can
only a smidgen of color is \%anted.And vice versa is tlue cause impression in art paper froill not having a smooth
with large fillets enhancing the frame and adding that nice surfaceon the back ofthe fillet.
Remember, adhesion to each other and cohesion
extra bit of color to a frame.
Fillets in mats were discussed and then Dennis is to slide to each other.
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Either you continue to do things the s a n e \vay or you
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Agood way to find new ideas is to attend the
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their merchandise and equipment.
The May meeting is being hosted by Clyde &
Sylvia's Frames-N-Things in Aberdeen. They've
invited the members to come see their shop and look
for those new ideas, and perhaps share one or two of
your oxvn.
The meeting is on Sunday the 15th.
Directions are founci on the back cover of this
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Directions to Clyde & Sylvia's Frames and Things
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Starts at l:00 p.m.
Going i%rrlr or Soutlz on I-5 take exit for ..IBERDEEN/OCEAN
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ridge, get into the leftlarze,go straightfor four blocks,parking lotis on
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