Our Framing
Take an in depth look at how we framed some of our favourite pieces of art and memorabilia. We give you an insight into some of our conservational techniques and designs used which preserves the items and stands the test of time.
Notorious BIG
-Elmo Hood, Framed for Charbel
Elmo Hoods work is now best described as a fuse between pop art and mixed media. Elmo uses a variety of materials combined with different painting and collage techniques to build his compositions.
To finish off this piece, our customer opted for a frame for the Duet range. The unique profile of the duet - matte black front with brushed dark gold sides creates an interchange with viewing angles and so the mixed media artwork appears to float. We chose Ultra Vue glass to really enhance the colours of the artwork as it doesn’t throw any colour cast and with it’s UV protection properties, this piece will be protected from fading.
To make sure the glass doesn’t come in contact with the artwork, we have placed a spacer bar in between the artwork and the glass. This prevents anything from the artwork sticking to the glass and ripping off when the artwork is removed from the frame.
“The Team at Three Edge are one of a kind and I couldn’t be happier with the work they did! From start to finish I felt at ease… they guided me through all the options and helped me choose the right fit for our unique Elmo Hood artwork. If you want the highest quality framing with professional and down to earth service look no further as they are the best in the business! Thank you for your amazing work and patience throughout the entire process!” - Charbel Nohra
John Dynon Prints
-Customer in North Rocks
A beautiful trio of prints by the artist John Dynon, of a classic Australian landscape. To frame these pieces, our customer chose to put all three in one frame with three cutouts in the matboard to show how the three prints make up one image. We chose a simple white matboard and a champagne coloured frame in Antons Italian classics range of frames to highlight the beautiful yellow tones in the paintings. To get the best viewing experience, we have used Ultra Vue glass which cuts out reflections by 99% and with its UV protection, will stop any fading in the paintings.
Ocean Series
-Melony Kara Smirniotis, North Epping
A series of 3 textural paintings inspired by the ocean that needed to be framed for one of our customers clients. We went with two different coloured float frames. A white one from Larsons float range to beautifully highlight the deep and pale blues of the paintings and an oak float frame to go with the warmer pink tones of the third painting. This paintings were mounted in the float frames to the desired height using foamboard and then nailed in place. Float frames are the perfect way to finish off any canvas painting.
Family Photo collage reframe
-Customer in West Pennant Hills
A very common request we get asked at the shop is, can i reframe my old photos to freshen them up a bit? The answer is yes! This particular customer needed a new frame because the old one was damaged while moving houses. They wanted it kept similar to the original frame but a little more modern. to achieve this, we chose a similar colour matboard but kept all the cutouts square and added a few so each photo has it’s own window. We’ve then used the duet range of frame in gold to keep inline with the original but the thin strip of gold accompanied with black brings that modern touch. We have then finished the job with our premium clear glass.
Navy Medal memorabilia reframe
-Customer North Rocks
A wonderful way to not only protect your precious items but also have them on display is to frame them. This customer wanted these medals and dog tags reframed to make them really stand out on the wall. We added in the two photos which really helps tell the story behind the medals and tags. A blue matboard and brown box frame was used to coincide with the colours of the submarine and the ocean. The dog tags are mounted to the matboard using wire and little pockets are cutout to mount the medals and badges. Both of these methods are conservational methods, so our customer is able to remove all of the items, if needed, with no damage done.
Collingwood Programs
-Customer in Guildford
We had the pleasure of preserving these 3 Collingwood programs for our lovely customer in Guildford. During the design process, we decided to really play up the Collingwood colours and stripes and went with white and black matboards to float the programs on and three matboards on top to create the pockets topped off with Collingwood cut into the top matboard. The mounting process for these programs, involves two matboards cut slightly smaller than the programs with one placed behind the cover and one behind the program. Strips of mylar are then cut and placed behind the cover, in front of the matboard and secured to the matboard at the back of the program. The matboard at the back of the program is then attached to the floats. This piece was finished with a plaque showing the scores of each match and Ultra Vue glass to protect the programs from fading and stop any glare.
“Amazing Amazing Amazing … !!!!!! Really really happy with the final product.
It’s amazing what you have done to present my 3 treasured, historical Collingwood game records. To me it tells a success story of the club and my memories behind them. Really loved the process and working with the girls from Three Edge. They used a conservation method of framing so the records are now preserved, and the amazing Ultra Vue glass will protect them from fading and will be enjoyed for generations.”
- Wayne Palmer
Artwork on
sheep Skin
There are some interesting pieces that come through our doors and this was certainly one of them!
The way this piece was being displayed in our customers home was by nails through the sheepskin painting. The brief to was to find a better way to display the artwork and to get the piece flatter. This was quite a sentimental piece to the owner and they were concerned about any damage that may happen during the framing process so we opted for conservational methods to minimise this risk.
We mounted the piece onto a sand coloured matboard using stainless steel pins and then painted the tops of the pins to blend in with the artwork. This method ensures no harmful adhesives come in contact with the artwork and the stainless steel pins will not rust over time. A mahogany box frame was chosen to match some of the colours in the middle of the artwork to really draw your eye into the centre of the piece, making the sheepskin the hero of the frame. The final touch was adding the buildup on the sides of the frame to set the piece back creating dimension and ensuring the artwork didn’t come in contact with the glass.
