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After operating and managing a few picture art and framing shops and stores for more than twenty years, and noticing that many customers found it more convenient to show their visions at their homes or offices, the idea of setting up a mobile art framing service business made sense.
That was when Art N Frame Mobile was established ten years ago by owner and operator Shawn Pourkhatai. The business more recently re-branded to operate as Mobile Art Framing while still maintaining its original corporation name.
With a new website which was created and updated recently we are so exited to provide a larger range of framing services to our existing and new residential and commercial customers, in Mississauga, Oakville, and surrounding Toronto areas.
Our mission is to provide easy, accessible and affordable custom framing and related art services to our customers.
With helping so many happy customers across Mississauga and Oakville, we will be launching our Facebook and Instagram profiles soon to give you more ideas and help you with any framing project, big or small, which you might have.
We hope you enjoy our website and find it useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us for any enquiry you might have. We are here to help you create a vision if you need guidance and turn your vision to reality with our high-quality frames and framing services at affordable prices!
Author: Shawn Pourkhatai
Canvas Cloth Stretching & Framing
Framing a painting or a hand made art on canvas or any type of cloth like material starts with stretching the material. Stretching is a process whereby material is hand pulled and stapled or taped on a stretching bar or a special board. This process makes the piece as a perfect square or rectangle, ready to fit in the frame or to be hung on its own!
There are a few types of stretching bars and thicknesses available which can be explained by your framing adviser. Contact us to learn more and we’ll be glad to help.
Spacing for a Hanging Picture
When hanging art above any furniture or sofa, it is recommended to have 6 to 8 inch space between them.
When you are ready to hang your art, it is recommended that the middle of the art should be 66 to 72 inches off the floor.
How to Frame Objects Using Shadow Boxing
The proper way of framing any three-dimensional object is to use a shadow box framing! There are different ways, materials and backgrounds that can be used to accomplish this process, and it usually depends on the thickness of the material and size.Specific frames are classified as shadow box frames because of the depth of the frame but an experienced frame adviser can offer you a suitable frame and build it as a shadow box by adding another frame or extender!
This process is also recommended for framing a jersey in which the glass does not touch the jersey and protects it from getting residue over time.
Why Matting is Used in Framing
Matting is used on any photo/print/limited edition lithograph/ degree or certificate and any type of painting on paper, not only to enhance the colours but also to protect the art from direct contact with glass. Increasing the overall size of the piece is another benefit of matting.
A choice of single or multi colour, multi opening with different quality and textures is available, which can be recommended by the professional framing consultant. Not all suppliers know when and when not to use matting in the framing process, so its always best to speak to a professional to ensure longevity for your finished product.
Print and Poster Framing Tips
Framing a poster or print simply starts with mounting it. To prevent the paper from wrinkling in the future we Vacuum press the poster and give you the option of protecting it with regular shiny glass or no glare mat glass! The lamination process of the paper is another option which eliminates the use of glass, your poster / print is then ready for any desired frame you choose. Once a quote is given by us for framing a print, price includes the mounting process as well.
WE KNOW FRAMING!
– We welcome you to contact us for all of your framing needs.
