wedding shadow box

Create a Post
GUMBY GCF

GUMBY GCF

SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
In Memorium
Rest In Peace

Gone but not forgotten
Joined
Dec 7, 2001
Posts
4,585
Location
oHIo
Mounts and back I used suede mat and cut mats for wedding party in back, pin mounted the corks, threaded down the fans, small piece of cloth and veil above fan stitched, the invitation & envelope on right and left are elevated, the something old in center is elevated and I mounted it with Pat K's gun, the photo in middle is a mat and elevated just higher than everything else helping to give it more dimension. Used Museum glass.
Yes they picked out the 2" wide matte black frame...

View attachment 19385
 
not a fan of your skinny mat board width the proportions are all off looks like a big box store that someone used a ready made....get away from skinny mat board widths!!!
 
Yep, looks like a nice display and I am sure the couple were happy.

However, while Nickerbocker's comments were a bit harsh I can't help but agree with his criticism of the matt to frame proportions. In my opinion a wider matt (or narrower frame) would have improved it but, of course, I don't know what design constraints the customers imposed on Gumby.
 
Looks good, Gumby! :thumbsup:
 
Thank you everyone.
As with most jobs you have to work within the limits of the customer be it price or size in some cases both.
I thought I would post these to get the frame design forum moving again since it had been a long time since anyone had posted any frames...

Glad to see some of you enjoyed it. It was within the customers budget and size restrictions.
 
Nice work, Jim.

Even though a wider mat or more a different frame may look a bit better, you were abiding by your customer's wishes and gave them a product they were pleased with.

I often talk a customer down in size on framing memorabilia because it is more likely to be hung for a long long period of time than if the frame is made so large that it takes up a lot of wall space in a home.
 
Shadow boxes are all about practice, skill & speed. Practice figuring out the quickest way (correct way) to mount. then do it enough that you cut your time down. By then you will know that it will take you 1-2-3 or more hours to do a job. Next is charging for the time period. If it will take you 5 hours of time you charge 5 hours shop time + materials. Untill you can estimate the amont of time correctley. You will end up eating an hour or two. Just chalk that up to education....

Problem most shops have is they do not do very many shadow boxes a week. So they do not aquire the speed without sacrificing quality. So they eat shop time on every shadow box they do.
 
Fincraft said:
How do you handle the extra time that it takes to assemble it all? I am doing some shadow box stuff and it takes a LOT of extra time that I want to be paid for. Thanks Bob
Click to expand...

In my point of sale software I have line items in the same area as fitting for "Object mounting - Large" and "Object mounting - Small"

It's true I don't do shadow boxes every week, but I have done enough that I know which ones will be a snap and which will be a hassle. Some items that are physically small get rung up as large because I know they will take more time and materials.

Regarding the posted design, my reaction to the comment that your mat widths are too small was to guess the customer gave you a limitation for the overall dimension. We do what we can with what they give us. I like the layout of the items.
 
Looks very nice!
I'd have to say that a wider mat would have allowed the interior components to "float" in space; not my favorite look with memorabilia boxes. I like the disparate elements to be tighter and more cohesive looking; I like the proportions of yours as is.

I have 12 separate fitting categories in my POS:

standard wood
spacers wood
std wood oversize
spacers wood OS
std metal
spacers metal
std metal OS
spacers metal OS
ovals
swiss clips/uniframes
cust's frame
dis assembly/assembly
 
Gumby,

A very pleasing layout design with monochromatic accents! :thumbsup:

GUMBY said:
...Yes they picked out the 2" wide matte black frame...
Click to expand...

Because this produces such a static design with the mat width being simlar in width to the moulding, I might have suggested keeping the overall outside dimension to meet the customer's needs and going with a black cap moulding, side walls and no mat.

This would have created the same overall look with a bit more breathing space around the outside and probably would have fallen into the same price range for your client.

John
 
Create a Post
Back
Top