Not much to say this weekend since I was not participating in any event... But I did attend as a little patron the Ann Arbor art fairs both Wednesday evening and Thursday evening. I did purchase a small etching and auqatint from Martha Hayden. I do have a number of her etching and aquatints in my house. I have been collecting her work since 1998.
But I also visited booths during the fairs. Seeing Kim Ensch's work of beautiful paper collé pieces at South U. We met at the Ella Sharp Art & Wine Festival last year and found out we booth work in some capacity for the Detroit Institute Arts. Kim is an instructor in the studio and I have been a volunteer there for 16 years...
Then visited Elle Heiligenstein's booth in the Guild show and was mesmerized by a transistor radio character and the squirrel character. And also visiting my friend Cesar Nogueira at the State Street show. We were neighbors at the Crosby Festival of the Arts. He does magnificent bird sculptures out of natural gemstones.
And then there was the Art Fair Insiders get together at Savas. I had a lengthy discussion with Larry Berman and him giving me some pointers on my booth. Mainly, that my images are still too small. But Larry, can you share with us the sites for frames and mats? Thank you!
So, not participating this weekend, but learned a lot...
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Hi Scott! It was so nice to meet you at AA. I enjoyed visiting with you and hope to see you again soon! Hopefully we can be neighbors sometime! Have a great day!
Thank you Larry!
Hi Scott,
It was nice to meet you Thursday. I sent Connie all the pictures last night so maybe she'll make a post later. Like I said, any questions, it's not a problem to give me a call.
Frame Destination is one of the sponsors of this forum and of my photography forum, which you should also join. For frames and mats. Mark has a link on the right side of the page.
http://www.framedestination.com
My photography forum is now on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/artshowphoto/
30 years ago When I lived in Delaware, I started using a company called Frame Fit. I still use them today. The frames always get shipped out immediately and come the next day.
http://framefit.com/
For mats, once I stopped cutting my own, I started using Dixie Matting. Any size is a standard size because they cut everything by hand.
http://dixiematting.com/
For mail order, though you didn't ask. 8x10 prints (no mats) get shipped in archival bags from http://clearbags.com and get packed in 8.5x11 envelopes between two pieces of mat board. Larger prints get rolled and inserted into oversize clear plastic bags and get shipped in sturdy shipping tubes from Yazoo Mills.
http://www.yazoomills.com/
I never ship framed and always try to ship just the loose print, no matter what size. Saves on labor, time and money. Just like I never sell framed in my booth anymore, just matted and bagged with an archival bag from Clear Bags.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100