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Framing Prints

The best advice we can give on framing is to find a good, honest and reliable framer. When you collect your print from the framer you can't see what has gone on behind the mat and print so you need to be confident that your framer is competent and has used good quality acid free boards and tapes.

Finding such a framer is not that difficult. Often the gallery where you purchased your print will provide a framing service. If they are a reputable gallery you can be confident they will have the print framed properly.

Some public libraries and art galleries will tell you the framers they use. Many cities and countries have framing associations that require their members to meet ethical and competency standards. These can be found quite easily on the internet. For example, in USA try www.PPFA.com.

Use acid free tapes, backing boards and mats.

Make sure that the print is not in contact with the glass. Use a mat or float the print in a box frame.

Do not use glues, double sided tape or dry mounting

THE AESTHETICS

Traditional Aboriginal culture and everyday living was not bound by squares and rectangles as it is in Western cultures. This is partly why, in Aboriginal art, you see irregular shapes that are not contained within 90 degree angles commonly seen in Western art.

Give this some thought when you are deciding how to frame your Aboriginal print. Irregular shapes often suit the print being floated in the frame.

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