At Master Framers, we have the ability to mill our own mouldings and create our own very custom frames to order. While we have over 300 different profile knives (shapes) to choose from, we often design new knives to use, based on drawings our customers bring to us, or from historical frames we have seen. This variety is what allows us to create special frames for your art. Our custom frames are built and finished one at a time, measured to fit precisely and to allow the proper depth for canvases or other special depth requirements. In addition, our staff can hand carve a frame or use a decorative corner or pattern from the collection of over 2000 composition molds that we own. We can also make our own molds by casting patterns from antique frames or by hand carving a design that we want to duplicate.
Our finish possibilities cover a wide spectrum as well, from natural woods, stains, paints, metal leaf and karat golds in white, yellow and hues in between. Each frame is toned to work with your artwork. Attention to detail is as important to us as it is to you.
Sarah Wieben worked with the finishers at Master Framers to develop a multi layered finish that adds depth to her already layered landscapes. The 4\" wide frame \"floats\" around her paintings inviting the viewer into the landscape.
To see more of Sarah\'s work visit her website;
http://www.sarahwieben.com.
A view of Sarah\'s paintings which were featured during the St. Paul Spring Art Crawl in 2008. All of them were framed in her signature frame.
Two more of Sarah Wieben\'s paintings, framed in her signature frame, designed by Master Framers and Sarah Wieben.
Another example of how well this frame works on Sarah Wieben\'s paintings.
Sarah designed the frames for her paintings in her \"Destiny of our own Making\" series. They were made at Master Framers.
Some of the frames incorporated circular medallions that were painted as well. Designed by Sarah, the frames were made by Master Framers.
Here one can see a detail of a corner showing the circular medallion with a painting inset. The frames were made with basswood and finished with a clear sealer by Master Framers