What height should you hang artwork?

You’ve just finished decorating and furnishing your room now you’re thinking about dressing the space and artwork is to play a role. How do you begin placing it? We know it can be nerve-wracking putting fixings in the wall for your first piece of painting. How do you get it right? [...]

By |2024-08-29T09:21:15+01:00August 28th, 2024|Help & Advice, Interest|0 Comments

Displaying and caring for your framed artwork

Spending your hard earned cash on an artwork however it’s created, is a real financial investment, but what makes it priceless is your emotional investment. The fact that you have found it, fallen in love with it and must have it in your space is a value that only you can determine. So you [...]

By |2022-08-08T09:58:28+01:00August 8th, 2022|Help & Advice|0 Comments

Framing and the benefits of displaying children’s art

Image: Liliana Drew: pexels . . . Have you ever wondered what to do with those precious paintings and drawings your children bring home from school? Is there a special piece of work that deserves more than just being stuck to the fridge or taped to a kitchen cupboard door? [...]

By |2022-07-08T16:03:35+01:00July 8th, 2022|Help & Advice, Interest|0 Comments

“Connexions” by Axiom 2-5 April 2021

“Connecting in a time of disconnect”. Seven artist/designer/makers including myself came together during Covid 19 to mount an exhibition. Initially, due to the lockdown we were using this time as an opportunity to practise curating and photographing work. The experience gave me the perfect opportunity to practise video and to learn how to edit [...]

By |2022-01-26T10:02:21+00:00January 26th, 2022|News|0 Comments

Bespoke Versus Ready-made Picture Frames

Generally there are two options when considering framing a piece of work, bespoke or ready-made. The main difference between the two is that bespoke picture frames are designed and hand-made specifically to present your work at its best; ready-made frames are mass produced to standard sizes and of poorer quality materials. The decision of one [...]

By |2022-01-20T15:42:59+00:00January 20th, 2022|Help & Advice|0 Comments