framed poster thread

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I do... I stood next to him at Hampton.  Turns out he's a good friend of a good friend.  His shop in Richmond is a high end gallery.  It's about 10 minutes from me.  I'd jump in on this for my 12x36 prints.  I frame my own that use standard size frames, but I don't have the tools to build a custom frame and my mat cutter only goes 40".  

I would probably do a few with him.  Keep me informed.  

bbiggs said:

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I’d potentially be interested but the shipping cost (once framed) from Virginia to Chicago will be steep I’m sure. I just dropped a couple off at Michael’s last night and I’m looking for a cheaper (quality) option going forward. 

I think I paid $20 from VA to Indy but that was a few years ago.  He ships them in really nice styrofoam protected packages.

Gern Blansten said:

bbiggs said:

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I’d potentially be interested but the shipping cost (once framed) from Virginia to Chicago will be steep I’m sure. I just dropped a couple off at Michael’s last night and I’m looking for a cheaper (quality) option going forward. 

I think I paid $20 from VA to Indy but that was a few years ago.  He ships them in really nice styrofoam protected packages.

Not bad. Definitely interested. 

Gern Blansten said:

bbiggs said:

Gern Blansten said:

bbiggs said:

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I’d potentially be interested but the shipping cost (once framed) from Virginia to Chicago will be steep I’m sure. I just dropped a couple off at Michael’s last night and I’m looking for a cheaper (quality) option going forward. 

I think I paid $20 from VA to Indy but that was a few years ago.  He ships them in really nice styrofoam protected packages.

Not bad. Definitely interested. 

He's getting me details.  He should be able to tell us roughly how much each frame would be and the price points depending on how many of us commit.  He can likely give us an idea on shipping as well.  The Hoff is a pro.  I'm color blind so some of his expertise is kind of meaningless to me but he called me to give me his opinion on mats, frames, etc. and I was impressed.

Awesome. Thank you!

http://westendgalleryrva.com/custom-framing/

More of his work here....an EV poster included

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I do... I stood next to him at Hampton.  Turns out he's a good friend of a good friend.  His shop in Richmond is a high end gallery.  It's about 10 minutes from me.  I'd jump in on this for my 12x36 prints.  I frame my own that use standard size frames, but I don't have the tools to build a custom frame and my mat cutter only goes 40".  

I would probably do a few with him.  Keep me informed.  

wow....if I was 10 minutes from him I would probably have about 30 more posters on my walls

Haha.. yeah I have a lot of prints on my walls, which is exactly why I bought the materials to do most of them myself.  Shit gets pricey in a hurry, even at a discount.  But the 12x36 are a bitch, so I'm willing to spend some money on a few that I really love, but haven't been able to do.  

do you do your own matting, etc?  I considered that with the 18x24 prints but I was afraid I would buy the equipment and fuck it up.

A website where we can upload framed posters. Select the poster you want to view to see all user uploads. View a gallery of random frames / most recent frames. Just a few ideas... Would you guys find this useful?

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Gern Blansten said:

I'm not sure if any of you remember Chris (the Hoff) from the boards.  He is a framer from Virginia who did a ton of frames for some of us a few years back.

I'm talking to him about doing some frames for me and he wanted me to ask if there might be any interest from anyone else?  He can give us some price breaks depending on how many frames he puts together.  

The frames he did for me were perfect.  I can post some pictures if you like.  Much better job than Michael's/HobbyLobby and less expensive.  I can provide more details when I hear from him.

I'm looking to get at least 10 framed.

Here is a link to some of his work.  He did the New York Donkey Kong for me as well.

http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/249500/trade-hampton-ga-for-pj-poster-framing

I do... I stood next to him at Hampton.  Turns out he's a good friend of a good friend.  His shop in Richmond is a high end gallery.  It's about 10 minutes from me.  I'd jump in on this for my 12x36 prints.  I frame my own that use standard size frames, but I don't have the tools to build a custom frame and my mat cutter only goes 40".  

I would probably do a few with him.  Keep me informed.  

wow....if I was 10 minutes from him I would probably have about 30 more posters on my walls

Haha.. yeah I have a lot of prints on my walls, which is exactly why I bought the materials to do most of them myself.  Shit gets pricey in a hurry, even at a discount.  But the 12x36 are a bitch, so I'm willing to spend some money on a few that I really love, but haven't been able to do.  

do you do your own matting, etc?  I considered that with the 18x24 prints but I was afraid I would buy the equipment and fuck it up.

It's easy, once you do one or two.  And if you fuck it up.. who cares.  You fucked up a $10 board and you do it again.  If you like custom, fancy frames, then yes you need to go to a framer.  But all of my prints are on the same floor, so I like the uniformity of black frame.  I wait until they are 50 to 60% off.  So like the DMB Tsang I posted above, that cost me $45 in materials.  $26 for the frame, and $10 for each of the two boards (you can't see in the pic, but it is black and silver).  18x24 prints are super easy and the vast majority of my prints. 
I get the frames at Michael's and the board at Hobby Lobby.  They have a really good selection.  Sometimes I will get some special board that can run up to $35 a sheet.  I did that with my Miami Sperry because I loved it so much, but usually I am happy with one of the 30 or so colors Hobby carries.  

Gern Blansten said:

mrussel1 said:

Going to the office tomorrow..

Interesting....so you get a 22x26 frame?  

What about the glass?  That's another thing I got paranoid about.  It seemed like people were saying the Michael's frames didn't have good glass.  Or does that even matter if it isn't in direct sunlight, etc?

That one is 22x28, so you have a clean 2" all around.  Regarding the glass, I think that's probably true if you are in direct sunlight, but I'm just not buying that you should pay more if you're not.  My prints are in a huge room (14x39), it's my third floor.  So it only has one window and I have darkening shades in there so it's dark 100% of the time.  It's also where I keep my records, so I protect everything in there.  You aren't framing a Monet that you're counting on to create a trust fund for your grandchildren.  There's just no way your prints will deteriorate before you are dead.  And after you're gone, well who cares?

This is at work now.  Two different sizes.  Easy jobs.