Picture Frame Dealers near Squamish BC (45 Result(s))

The Davie Art Shop was originally established in 1930. The current owner and manager Phillip Tran has been running the store for over 30 years. Located in the Davie Street Village, The Davie Art Shop is recognized for its high quality custom framing and friendly neighbourhood service. The store is full of original artworks from artists both local and around the globe.

When creating a finished wooden frame for a specific object a picture frame maker performs the tasks of a joiner, a carver, and a gilder. He begins with rough seasoned lumber. Once dried properly, the joiner's task is to take rough lumber and shape it using saws and cutting tools. Today these tools are the table saw and a router table. Traditionally as well as today hand saws, wooden hand planes, combination planes, chisels and gouges, finish shaping the desired profile. Once sanded, the lengths of moulding are cut and joined to specific dimensions for either a work of art or a mirror. If the frame has carved ornamentation then the carver's task is to add wood in order to create certain shapes and forms. When the carving is completed, the gilder prepares the wood surface. The desired finish may be one or a combination of the following finishes: painted, oil gilded or water gilded. The gilder's task is the final task performed by a picture frame maker. The Picture Frame Maker's association with traditional methods and procedures has in the past and will in the future continue making this hand crafted service a significant part of the production of heirloom quality items for generations to come. My Education-My education began at the University of Alberta where I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Science. A few years later, I completed a Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. My knowledge of Art History allows me, as a picture frame maker, to provide a service that is built on historical tradition thus making a proper contribution to the Arts community. My Vision-My craftmanship is based on my research of traditional techniques or joinery, carving and gilding. My experinece restoring antique mirror and picture frames has sparked the interest of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Canadian Craft Museum and the Vancouver Museum . They, as well as collectors of fine art acquire my service on a regular basis. My Work Around the World- My work has been featured in the Heffel Gallery, Equinox Gallery, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Donald Young Gallery in Chicago, Lisson Gallery in London, the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, and other galleries around the world.

Since 1998, Fine Art Framing & Services Ltd. has been offering quality custom frames, panels and stretchers for the artistic community in Vancouver. From the smallest individual project to major museum exhibitions, Fine Art Framing has the expertise to ensure that every piece of art we work with is brought to life in a way that allows its beauty to be enhanced and not overwhelmed. Each art piece is approached as an individual project with unique requirements.

We have been in the same location over 44 years all work done on premises; conservation to national gallery standards. We also belong to the professional picture framers association.