Fringe Arts Picture Framers

15/05/2022

I am thrilled to announce that having attended the Fine Art Trade Guild Awards weekend, I was presented with a lifetime achievement Award, inaugurated into the Hall of Fame and given Honorary Life Membership to the guild. A fantastic ending to my long career before I finally succumb to retirement.

03/04/2022

Due to retirement Fringe Arts is no longer trading. Thank you all for your interest through the years

08/10/2021

Today I have extended my technical repertoire. Yes, I have linked my Facebook to WhatsApp. At this rate I will learn to use my computer😂aside from that been incredibly busy but deliveries are delaying my orders a bit - same for everyone at the moment.

Here are a couple of photos of recently completed work which are quite interesting. The first shows a badly stained and foxed engraving which is well over 100 years old. The second is after I have bathed and cleaned the engraving. This is a very sensitive job to do. One has to retain the age without over cleaning and making it look too new. Customer thrilled and I love doing this dirt if restoration. There appears to be a little square around the face. Not sure how u did that or how to remove 😳

05/12/2020

27/11/2020

Well this has turned to be a strange year and looks like it may continue for some time. I on the other hand have benefitted from all of you who have been out there industriously decorating, stitching and painting and have needed my services to get your artworks on the wall.

COVID is making it very difficult now to interact with my customers. However online consultations are now a part of my job and whilst you cannot come into my workshop, I have measures in place for you to drop off and collect your pictures before Christmas.

In the meantime I would just like to thank my customers for their continued patronage and please keep safe. I hope to see you all soon

01/07/2018

I am delighted to publish that I won the Fine Art Trade Guild 2018 Mount cutting design competition. It’s a long time since I have taken part in a competition but I love the image and that is what drew me in. All elements of the mount are included in the image and the framed size is about 60cms square. Thank you Gunnar for designing such a wonderful CMC which allows me to cut mounts like this. There is life in the old girl yet !!