Frame It Yourself (5 Day)
Adult Summer Workshop | Available
Getting ready to show? Prepping for an exhibition? Redecorating your house? If you want to learn how to present your artworks using high quality materials and methods, then this workshop is for you! This general picture framing workshop will give you the opportunity to learn and participate in the framing design, measurement, mounting, matting, glazing (glass cutting), and assembly of your own frame for a work of art. In addition, you will be exposed to archival framing methods, sources of materials, and specialty framing.
What you will learn:
- How to design picture framing to harmonize with your artwork
- How to choose the right materials to frame your artwork
- How to measure, mount and mat your artwork
- How to cut and join frames for your artwork
- Complete one or more quality picture framing jobs suitable for you to exhibit
Catherine Casey
Cat is a sewist, framer, and dabbler in all mediums who lives and works in Philadelphia.
Carol Stirton-Broad
Carol Stirton-Broad graduated Summa Cum Laude from Tyler School of Art, having been awarded a BFA in ceramics. She has continued her professional training by attending numerous workshops and classes including several at the Scuola Art del Mosaico in Ravenna, Italy and the Orsoni Foundry in Venice, Italy. Her work was featured in a one person show at Philadelphia’s Magic Garden and has been included in many exhibitions, including at the Works, the Art Alliance, and the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, the Arianna Gallery in Royal Oak, Michigan, and at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas, Texas. Her work has also been featured in several publications including Mosaic Art Now 2008. Her group of collaborators have included people of all ages, people experiencing mental illness and developmental disabilities, and youth at risk. Currently, Ms. Stirton-Broad teaches at the Main Line Art Center and Fleisher Art Memorial.
https://www.carolstirton-broad.com/