Check out our web site or stop by the shop to see our beautiful new Motawi Tiles. Pictured here is the new Nutcracker Tile and Koi fish tile.

For more Motawi Tiles, see our Motawi Tile web page.

We ship framed Motawi Tiles!

Check out our brand new Dennis Mathewson web page for close up photos of all the frames.

See the full Dennis Mathewson line here...

Valentine's Day Ideas

Don't forget that Valentine's Day is fast approaching. Frame yourself, frame your loved-one or a treasured piece of memorabilia from the past. You'll find lots of ideas on our Gift Ideas web page. And of course, our handmade Valentine's Cards and Photo Name Mats are on display at the shop.

Pictured left is our Valentine's Day window with a few gift ideas:

Framed Keep Calm & Carry On poster

Framed Yamamo cards

Framed mini botanicals

Red glitter mirror, moulding by Bella

Handmade cards

Watch for Maggie to be transformed into Pop Art 10 days from now!

To learn more about digital photo restoration and our photo to art services,

See our Digital Photo Restoration and Photo-to-Art page.

Order now for the holidays.

(Rush service is always available for a small charge)

We are working on a new web page that will feature beautiful mat designs at exceptionally low prices!

This one is the Nouveau Pillar shape, with three mat layers.

Enjoy!

More wedding framing:

The Framer's Workshop Wedding Celebrations framing

We can help you get your art on the wall with one of our discounted framing packages, a ready made frame, or a frame from our popular Value Line. You'll get top quality work at discount framing prices using the materials we buy in bulk to help you save money. Whether you have a poster, a photo, a favorite piece of art, a jersey or diploma to frame we're here to help you with one of our inexpensive framing options.

Pictured here, Certificate Framing from $59.95

See all our Framing Packages here...

Learn about Do-it-Yourself Framing here...

If you saw the thought-provoking article on the phenonomen of Obama memorabilia in Bay Area homes in the Los Angeles Times in January, you may have noticed the striking print in the photo above. The artist is Valerie Wallace, and by coincidence we heard from her husband Jason Hitzert yesterday. He directed us to Valerie's Etsy site where the prints are now for sale. A close inspection of this striking lino cut reveals very interesting detail.

Valerie's site mentions this story: "For Guillermo Maciel, the Obama image is a 24-by-32-inch lino cut that he purchased from [Valerie Wallace] at a fundraiser last summer. (The artist sold it to him at a discount after learning that Maciel was working as a field organizer for Obama.) Maciel loves the lino cut because it depicts Obama as a regular guy — wrinkles on his brow and around his eyes, a little tie at his throat..." We have the full LA Times story on our Framer's Workshop In the News Page .

The 22" x 28" print sells for $80. Our customers bring in Obama images on a daily basis and this is one of the most unique we have seen. Contact us if you would like us to order one for you. Also, be sure to see Valerie's other Presidential prints. What a fresh talent!

About The Artist:

Valerie Wallace lived in Northern Illinois and worked as a volunteer for Project Vote in 2004. Having a history of supporting Barack Obama, she created a relief print portrait to serve as a Democratic fundraising piece going into the 2008 primary. Valerie currently lives in the Portland metro area and is an adjunct professor at PSU.

After years of lending our step ladder to customers so they could get a little bit higher up to try to imagine what their framed art might look like, this year we bought the Wizard Integrated Framer Visualization system, and what a difference its made. No more guesswork! Our clients are seeing their finished framing projects even before they place their framing orders. No fear of framing, no uncertainty!

It works like this: A camera mounted above our design table takes a photo of your art & several framing choices. With just a few mouse clicks you'll see a digital rendition of the finished project on our 20" computer screen. Once you see your project we can adjust mat margins, frames, mat colors, and even your own wall color behind your framing choice! No more guesswork--ever. See our new Visualization Web Page for more Photos!

Framing visualization: It's the new way to frame!