Exceptional Custom Picture Framing at Affordable Prices!
MRees50110
in Clearfield Utah. We have been in business for the last 10 years in the
Ogden and surrounding areas. We are expanding our business and creating a
"Online Dept" We currently work with regular retail business, as well as
wholesale for interior designers, craft shops, etc. A big portion of our
business comes from framing the very popular Shepherd's Bush designs, whom are
based in Ogden. We have framed most, if not all of their designs! We offer
affortable prices without sacrificing quality. If you are interested in seeing
our samples, we can send them via email. We are currently working on our
website and will notify you with the address as soon as time permits. We
welcome your questions or comments. We thank you for taking the time to read
our posting!
Fine Arts & Custom Framing
1955 So. Main Street
Clearfield, Utah 84015
Phone: (801) 728-3212
Email: mrees...@aol.com
Chris Braun
>Hello, This is Dave and Maggie Rees. We own the Fine Arts and Custom Framing
>in Clearfield Utah.
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>A big portion of our
>business comes from framing the very popular Shepherd's Bush designs, whom are
>based in Ogden. We have framed most, if not all of their designs!
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Well, hi. Mostly we don't do advertising on this list -- we have a
companion group, rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace, for that. However,
since you've turned up here I'd like to ask you a question that I
think will be of general interest to the group.
I've had the opportunity to visit the Shepherd's Bush store a few
times and have really admired your work. However, I've been told you
don't use acid-free mats, and it seems to be generally accepted that
that's dangerous to the long-term survival of needlework mounted that
way. So my (multi-part) question is:
Is it true you don't use acid-free mats?
If you don't, why not? Don't you feel it's important, or is
there an artistic or cost factor involved?
Are you able to use them if the buyer desires it? If so, does
that limit the design options?
Thanks very much in advance for your reply,
Chris
Barbara Joyce
A note of caution here: I know you personally have been to Shepherd's Bush
in Ogden, and I have not. The post to which you replied was from Dave and
Maggie Rees. You may be correct in your assumption as to the identity of
the framer for models in the shop, but then again, you may not!
The framer who is named repeatedly in the SB charts/kits and whose work is
shown in the cover photos is Jill Rensel. See for example, the directions
and photo for Saint Peter's Fair. Jill also does the painted mats for the
shop-only kits such as Buzz-Buzz Bee, Watercolor Heart, and Merry Day.
I've spoken to Jill herself on the phone and she confirmed to me that she
does not use acid-free mats.
A possible interpretation of the Rees' self-serving, quasi-advertising
post would be *only* that they have framed many Shepherd's Bush designs.
As a matter of fact, that is exactly what their post says--the Rees' do
not claim to have framed any models that are hanging in the Ogden SB shop.
Caveat Emptor!
Barbara
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were fired by SB for a number of reasons. All SB's mats for the last
couple of years have been produced by Jill Rensel Fine Arts in Ogden,
Utah. Every new release from SB in the last 2-3 years have been matted
and painted by Rensel Studios and this company is a fraud to make these
statements. Shame on them.
Barbara Joyce
*implied* that they do framing *for* Shepherd's Bush, and I've already
posted that I felt that was misleading. However, I think you've gone too
far in calling their statements "a fraud." Read their post again (it's
just below this message). They simply say they've framed a lot of SB
designs--a claim that many, many framing and needlework shops across the
country could make.
Barbara
In article <199808070331...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
mrees...@aol.com (MRees50110) wrote:
> Hello, This is Dave and Maggie Rees. We own the Fine Arts and Custom Framing
> in Clearfield Utah. We have been in business for the last 10 years in the
> Ogden and surrounding areas. We are expanding our business and creating a
> "Online Dept" We currently work with regular retail business, as well as
> wholesale for interior designers, craft shops, etc. A big portion of our
> business comes from framing the very popular Shepherd's Bush designs, whom are
> based in Ogden. We have framed most, if not all of their designs! We offer
> affortable prices without sacrificing quality. If you are interested in
seeing
> our samples, we can send them via email. We are currently working on our
> website and will notify you with the address as soon as time permits. We
> welcome your questions or comments. We thank you for taking the time to read
> our posting!
>
> Fine Arts & Custom Framing
> 1955 So. Main Street
> Clearfield, Utah 84015
> Phone: (801) 728-3212
> Email: mrees...@aol.com
In article <35CBA9...@ix.netcom.com>, bbea...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> This company has not been producing SB mats for a number of years. They
> were fired by SB for a number of reasons. All SB's mats for the last
> couple of years have been produced by Jill Rensel Fine Arts in Ogden,
> Utah. Every new release from SB in the last 2-3 years have been matted
> and painted by Rensel Studios and this company is a fraud to make these
> statements. Shame on them.
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MRees50110
understand.
The number number reason why we don't use acid-free matts for all the
Shepherd's Bush pieces, acid-free matts are twice as much as regular matts,
and it seems to be that cost is the number one factor. We do offer acid-free
matts, and the framing industry highly recommends acid-free matting. Our
clients have the option on regular matting and acid-free matting. We carry
four different matt companies: Crescent, TrueVue Miller, Bainbrige and
Archive, which all offer regular and acid-free matts. We totally recommend
acid-free matting for longevity of the piece, as well as UV protection glass,
for those who choose to use glass on their pieces. If you have any questions
on framing and any other concepts, please let us know. I hope this answers
your question.
Sincerely,
Dave and Maggie Rees
MRees50110
that Jill Rensel now designs and frames for the Shepherds Bush. In the past,
we have designed and framed for them, but Jill Rensel, now does most of it, if
not all. The purpose of our posting was to let you know that we frame
needlework, and we don't frame Shepherd's Bush pieces any more, for the reason
that Jill and I (dave) have an agreement that she would do the Shepherd's Bush
out-of-state business. What we are looking for is other than Shepherds Bush
crosstitching framing.
If you are interested in having your shepherd's bush piece framed, we strongly
recommend Jill Rensel, she does beautiful work! We thank you again and
welcome your comments!
Dave Rees
MRees50110
framing and design for the Shepherd's Bush, that was not our intent. We have
done their work in the past, but currently, they use Jill Rensel, who does
beautiful work. We didn't intend to mislead anybody, for we have been in
business for ten years, and or work, and clientele base has supported us in
Ogden.
Thank you
Dave