Green Framing
When I first began picture framing over a decade ago, there was bustling economic and technological growth. not only was it fascinating to be learning a new skill, but the industry itself seemed to be in perfect sync with the advancing technology and globally orienting culture.
Mat corner-cutting templates were downloaded for the electronic mat cutter, newly developed glass coverings increased a picture’s longevity while decreasing its glare to almost nonexistence. Even synthetic mouldings and finishes were being made to look more authentic than ever before. It was a prosperous time for many and possibilities ran rampant.
Times are definitely different today. Technology still flits along on its own time line, and has broadend to the point that it is no longer possible (or at least feasible) to stay abreast of any but a niche aspect of it. With all of the awareness and preaching of “Think Globally, Act Locally”; it wasn’t until more of the population here found itself in circumstances where it could no longer act globally (as it had) and was forced to do more than think locally.
Of late, my personal consciousness of waste and disposable product consumption has led me to reassess framing material sources, as well as the materials themselves. By using preexisting picture framing materials, cutting them to a new size, and refinishing them; a new product is brought about without having to access a fresh resource. Materials, in this instance, are transformed rather than created or destroyed. And, with the ability to mill abandoned, scrap, and aged barn wood; these building materials have their identity reinvented while their natural beauty and charm remain fully intact.
It is my aim that framing in this way better serves both the framer and customer. It certainly is a more involving process, but the bottom line is that it reduces cost: for the framer, the customer, and the planet.
For the different rates and charges on refinishing and reusing framing materials provided by either you or myself, please contact me via e-mail {nickfisher11 (at) gmail.com} or by phone (at) 231-570-0204.
Thanks,
Nick Fisher
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