Also new in mugs from Thor of Fragrant Mushroom in Sparta! These mugs come in several great glazes and are only $10.00!

Lenny and Eva Jewelry is flying out the door so I get a new selection often. Come in and see these great pieces soon!

A new item in is handmade metal belt buckles form Fosterweld an artist from Indianapolis.

You can also find a great selection of art cards. Many local artists as well as Curly Girl cards ans Studio B cards are available

Stop in and come back often as the selection changes!

The conference and competition was held at the Anaheim Convention Center a beautiful location just a couple of blocks from Disney.

Mikki had an entry in the Print Competition, where all framers framed the same piece of art, and in the Open Competition, where anything goes.

I am happy to report both pieces brought home awards!

In Print, an abstract painting of a guitar named “Hot Rod Guitar”, Mikki won a Judges Award for “Use of Green or Recycled Framing.”  The inspiration for this piece came from a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame with her nephew Zac. The frame is made from end cut wood blocks assembled to make the frame and finished with stain and wax.

The Open piece was created with shop shorts and various paint techniques. The art was from Tumblefish Studio, and allowed Mikki to let her imagination go wild with many painted elements. The Judges awarded this one an award for “Innovative Design and Hand Painted Finishes.”

Both of the pieces are back in the shop and can be viewed anytime.

Next years competition piece has been chosen and the wheels are turning…stay tuned for more info on this piece.

After making the top five in the Designer Moulding , Win, Place or Show, Framing Competition Mikki’s entry was awarded second place.  The finals took place in Las Vegas at the West Coast Art and Framing Convention in February.  All entries were “Horsey” related and Mikki’s piece was an original charcoal and watercolor piece from an artist in Kentucky.  The piece features both sides of the artists work, the signed finished side and the opposite side with a soft sketch of a horse.  The frame was designed to flip so that either side could be viewed. 

 Mikki would like to thank Equine gallery in Lexington for a fabulous piece of art and Cordell Fabrication for the awesome metal work!

Let me help you with your art and framing choices. With my art background and 23 years of framing experience I can guide you through the process of framing your art to suit your style and budget. Your style! something that lets friends know you and your likes and tastes not a person that buys cookie cutter art.

If your busy schedule doesn’t allow you the time to mess with driving to the frame shop give me a call I offer pickup and delivery service as well as in home framing consultation.

Picture framing is an art in itself. The right combination of frame, mats and glass, fillets, custom fabric wrapped mats and liners are important not only to make your art look great on your wall but also to protect it for years to come. I have the experience and knowledge to complete your framing needs in an easy  relaxed, one-on-one, design consultation.

From the simplicity of your child’s art, to photos of that “special day,” to the mementos from a past event, custom framing can make the difference between ho hum and oh wow.

Home decorating has changed from our grandparent’s day. We no longer decorate once and forget it. We change, we go with the flow, we enjoy new spaces, we make our house suit our lives and the changes that go with it. Custom framing for me is also about change. I redo rooms and know that not all art has to be expensively framed. There is a place for a really fun, great priced, temporary piece of art. I can help you with those things too.

I keep a stock of frame moldings that are for kicks or that are in vogue, most with low prices so you don’t have to hit your line of credit to afford it. By going to the trade shows and subscribing to trade magazines, I keep up with what is hot and “now” and I realize you may not want a gorgeously and expensively framed blue and mauve goose forever. Let me show you what fun reasonably priced, decorative framing can be.

On the flip side let me assure you that as a member of the Professional Picture Framers Association, certified Picture Framer and fine artist I also strive to keep current with all the updates in
preservation framing.

Some things are for keeps and need to be handled and framed to the highest standards. Every day professional framers learn more about the damage that our environment does to art and to framed objects. Ultraviolet filtering and acid free mats are now available at prices that make it possible to protect those objects we care about. Where masking tape and cardboard were once the norm and were accepted materials for framing, time and technology have given us better and safer ways to frame the things that matter most.

I offer all “rag “ mats and Japanese hinging combined with conservation glass and a multitude of preservation techniques that will keep your art as safe as we know how at this time. Please feel free to call me to discuss this type of framing as well as any of your other framing needs.

Mikki Kavich