Undressed and Gorgeous!

'undress' by kat macleod; turquoise beaded detail, red lace; pink cellophane hair; flash not included...

a feminine piece deserves some feminine framing; note the gorgeous detail in the matt? oh how i love it; framed to perfection by creative framing in burwood, victoria

i was sure you were enjoying the flash as much as i was....



'undress' at home; la chambre, chez trbuhovich, february 2010

She has arrived! Just look at her, that adorable, irresistable young thing glancing at me over her bead-enhanced shoulder everytime I walk into my bedroom. Look how comfortable she has made herself amongst my bedside bits. Just gorgeous, thank-you so much, Kat Macleod for that gorgeous show which means I can own a little of what you do. I love it!

Happy Friday - Time to Go Home

grainy, blurry image with big flash in the middle (!) ; shelley t for galerie montmartre

As I looked out of my little office at Galmont today, I was met with all these lovely framed posters waiting for their owners to pick them up and take them home.

It made me smile.

Have a great weekend!

Creative Framing

image; Derek Swalwell for Home Beautiful April 2009

Once people have fallen deeply in love with a vintage poster and feel that they have a handle on all the information regarding the piece, the very next thing that is usually discussed is framing options. And that's where our friends at Creative Framing come in, not only is Mark (the owner) as passionate about framing as we are about vintage poster art, he sources the very best archival materials so that our lovely posters stay looking lovely without any nasty chemicals spoiling the paper or the image. Creative Framing give a life guarantee on their work because they are so sure about what they do.

So, it was no surprise to see that the folks down at Home Beautiful (April 2009) have asked Mark for his opinion regarding 'making treasured artworks look terrific'. I've scanned the page for your perusal.

Warts and all

image; Belle magazine, April 2009

As someone who adores vintage poster art, I was thrilled to find this image recently. If you look closely at the poster above you can see it has been framed without one bit of conservation work, it's simply there 'warts and all'. The piece is creased, it has a tear, it is even lifting from the backing. This makes it all the more endearing to me, as it reminds me that vintage posters were only ever made to be destroyed or plastered over by the next advertising campaign. It also confirms my bias (!) that poster art is unique and looks amazing whether it is left as it was found or restored to its former glory.

I am pretty sure that most poster artists of old would find it hilarious that there are so many of us who put their works in places as important as the dining room...let alone frame them!