Designing an overmantle mirror
     Our skills in designs and finishes have brought in contact with  many facets of the decorative arts world.   While many of our clients know us as frame makers, we are a bit more multi-dimensional.  We have worked with interior designers, architects, and builders on commercial interior finishes for signage, showroom,  and wall design, on designs and finishes for residential fireplace surrounds, canopies, and pelmets.   We have gained over two decades of  knowledge of fine and decorative art history by working with  collectors, museums, and designers and by handling antiques and paintings in our gallery.      This diverse background has given us

while the wordpress support crew is away, they have asked us to play…
WordPress has infected My Flock of Black Turkeys!!!! The support crew has gone on vacation.  While they’re away, they posted a sort of contest to see what clever things we could do with their logo.  Here’s my entry for the contest!  Don’t look into this Tom’s eye for too long!  Or you’ll get infected too!

Early Fall Project: Framing Paintings for Artist Tina Ingraham
September Sunrise over the Kennebec River Valley September marks the noticible turning point in the year when the sunrise comes later in the morning.  When called to be in the workshop early to meet a deadline I am often up before dawn to get an early start.  In the summer months the sun rises as I do.  This time of year I have to watch for the sun from my perch in the workshop,  looking up from my project to glance out t