Handmade Clocks!

Check out these lovely clocks now available at the Frame & I Gallery! These are mixed media clocks made from frame corner samples, plexi glass, acrylic paint, and found objects. Stop by the gallery to see the latest, unique creations by the staff of the Frame & I.

We Love our Customers!

Usually around this time of year, you see candy on the shelves - teddy bears - roses - all the little mementos of love and friendship. We want to let you, our customers, know how much we love and appreciate each and every one of you, by running a Customer Appreciation Sale! Place your custom order with us and get 25% off your total. Did we mention a framed photo, mirror, or artwork makes a great valentine's day gift?? See you soon!

Art Student of the Month, Granite Mountain Middle School

One of my all time favorite things that we do here at the Frame and I is frame elementary school childrens' artwork. A young person's sense of color and uninhibited expressiveness make for great art, don't you think?

This collage piece is after the style of Modigliani. It is made from newspaper, cut, pasted together, and painted in bright translucent colors. Theresa framed it by making a newsprint collage for the background, cutting an arched double mat with bright lime green bevel, UV filtering glass, and a simple dark wood frame to reflect the clean lines of the artwork. The art piece itself floats up about 1/2 inch off of the background paper, which imparts visual depth to it.

Congratulations to Granite Mountain Middle School for teaching such talented artists!
This artwork is framed as an award to the student, free of charge. We'd love it if you stop by our store and see it in the window for the next week or two!

HUGE HOLIDAY SAVINGS at THE ART STORE!

Join us for our huge holiday sale at The Art Store by The Frame and I! Now is the time to get the supplies you need. Have you got an artist on your holiday gift list? We have the most creative gifts going! Gift certificates available too. Studio furniture, brushes, art kits, paper, pens and paint - if you can create with it, we have it. See you soon, and Merry Christmas,
-Ida K.

Lifetime Retrospective Art Show for Kathleen Roeth!

Co-owner of the Frame and I for 10 years, lifelong artist Kathleen Roeth will be having a retrospective show of her art here at The Frame & I. From November 13th through December 12th you can stop by and see her drawings, paintings, art trading cards, handmade prints, and so much more! Whimsical and down-home, colorful, tiny and textural, Kathleen's artwork reflects her love of living things and the Creator who made them. Kathleen's artist reception is Friday, November 20th from 6-8 pm. Delectables will be served, so bring your appetite. Kathleen will also host a live mixed-media demo on Friday, November 27th, from 6-8 pm. We hope you can be there to cheer her on, as she embarks on her career in book illustration!

Origami Crane Event at The Art Store!

In Japan, it is considered an auspicious sign to fold 1000 origami cranes. Our origami crane challenge at The Art Store is to get 1000 cranes back from the community by the end of December. What's in it for you? You can fold up to 10 origami cranes and turn them in for up to 10 Art Store bucks! Sample origami paper is available in the Art Store, or you can use your own. Each crane you fold can be traded in for an Art Store Buck. Limit 10 cranes for bucks. Your Art Store bucks spend like cash in the Art Store! See flyer for details. Tell all of your friends, this flyer can be copied off and passed around. Best of luck!

Art Student of the Month

Our latest featured elementary student's artwork is a collagraph print of a fish. I love how the colors blend together, and the black paper it's printed on gives a unique outlined look to the print. A big props to Ann Hein and Taylor Hicks Elementary School for teaching kids about fine art in such a creative and fun way.

We frame an elementary student's work every month, and feature it in our gallery window. This is done without charge to the school, teacher, or student.

Framing kids' art can be a huge encouragement to these budding artists. Framing it also helps control clutter in your home, because it allows you to select the best pieces to show off (the rest can go safely in an album for later perusal)! Bring a little color and playfulness into your life by framing your kids' art today.

Employee Art Show now on display!

It's that time of year again when the Employees of the Frame & I and the Art Store put on an exciting art exhibit. Visit the gallery during the Art Walk, October 23rd, for a reception 6-8pm. Artwork will be on display until November 12th.

8th Annual Employee Art Show

The Frame & I and the Art Store is announcing our 8th Annual Employee Art Show! Your favorite Frame & I and Art Store employees are all very talented artists as well! Now is the time to see what kind of artwork we do in our free time (when we're not framing or playing with art supplies). Please join us for our reception on October 23rd from 6-8pm, during the Fourth Friday Art Walk. Delightful delectables will be served. Artwork will be on display until November 12th.

"Aspen Spires" oil by Russell Johnson

Artist Reception - Connie Green

You are invited to an artist reception for Connie Green during the fourth friday Art Walk, September 25, 6-8pm. We are featuring Connie's new and extraordinary paintings, collages, jewelry and fiber art. This show will be on display until October 15th. "Connie's whimsical vignettes are inspired by dreams and everyday occurrences. Her paintings always elicit smiles, laughter and sometimes even tears." Here are some examples of Connie's latest oil paintings ("Raven Rider II" above and "Raven Sisters" below). Enjoy! We hope to see you during the Art Walk!

-Russell

Museum Glass Video

Connie Green - Art Show

Connie Green has many new oil paintings and jewelry now on display at the Frame & I Gallery. The show will be up until October 15. Please join us during the Art Walk for a reception for the artist on Friday, September 25, 6-8pm. (pictured above: "Euro Coat" 10"x20" oil)

Art 'N Jazz - Community Event

Featuring Artist Connie Green

We will be featuring the artwork by Connie Green for this month's art walk. The exhibit of new work will be on display September 18 through October 15. Join us for a reception during the Art Walk on September 25, 6:00-8:00 pm. This will be a great time to meet Connie! Connie's artwork consists of oil paintings, collages, jewelry, and textiles. Connie's whimsical vignettes are inspired by dreams and everyday occurrences. Her paintings always elicit smiles, laughter and sometimes even tears. Pictured is a 16"x16" oil painting titled "Violet Spring". To find out more about Connie Green visit her website: http://www.artistconniegreen.com/ or view our page about her at www.frameandi.com/green.html.

Changes in our Gallery

We are excited about the changes we have made in our gallery this week. Earlier this year, we moved our readymade frames into the gallery area and had to remove two of our "pop-out" walls to make room for them. Nine months later, we get the brilliant idea to bring them back and form an island in the center of our gallery. This not only looks attractive, it returns the wall space that was lost earlier in the year. Our gallery features artwork by local artists and we participate in the monthly fourth friday artwalks. Take a look at our gallery events page for upcoming shows www.frameandi.com/prescottartgalleryevents.html.

-Russell

Pastel Painting Demonstration

Robert Knudson will be doing a live pastel painting demonstration in the Art Store during the Fourth Friday Art Walk on August 28th, 5 to 7 pm. Robert Knudson is an accomplished landscape artist who shows his work at the Frame & I Gallery. The image posted is a recent painting by Knudson titled "Soft Morning," an acrylic painting using the new OPEN Acrylics by Golden, sold in the Art Store. This demonstration is a free event open to the public at the Art Store, 109 S. Granite St. Downtown Prescott. Please call 443-0749 for more information.

Special Art Exhibit

Van Gogh's Ear Gallery is honored to celebrate the work of Carol Kenndy

on Saturday August 15th, 2009, 6:00-9:00 pm. The proceeds from the show will benefit the daughters of Carol Kennedy. The Frame & I contributed to this exhibit by framing, matting, and shrinkwrapping original monoprints by Carol Kennedy. This is a must see exhibit! Van Gogh's Ear Gallery, 156B S. Montezuma St., Prescott, AZ 86303, 928-776-1080, http://www.vgegallery.com/.

Community Art Event

Prescott Landmark Show

Welcome downtown for the Fourth Friday Artwalk and enjoy the Frame and I Gallery's Prescott Landmark Show. Artwork in this show are by local artists depicting the landscape and architecture of the Prescott Area. The show will be on display until August 17. The reception is during Friday the 24th Artwalk, 6-8pm, refreshments will be served.

Thank You,

Russell

Specialty Matting

Here is an example of specialty matting. Every year, we donate framing on the annual Arizona Cowboy Poets Gathering, which gives us a chance to showcase our creativity in framing. This particular mat design has four different colors as well as a fillet. A fillet is wood piece added to a frame or a mat to give more dimension and enhance detail in the art. The fillet used in this particular piece recalls the color and texture of the frame. I chose a simple frame so that the overall design would not overwhelm the print. Describing the matting from the bottom up: the first mat is a thin line of blue that recalls the blue line printed around the art, which also matches the cowboys shirt. Next, is the gold/bronze, distressed fillet followed by a dark umber mat. The top mat has a western design cut in each corner using our computerized Wizard mat cutter. In each corner, resting on the dark umber mat, is a small inlay piece cut out of mat board to add a touch of detail to the mat design. The moulding used in this design is a brushed bronze color that attracts to the color of the border on the print and also gives contrast to attract to the darker values in the print. I used crescent, cotton rag matboard, which is preservation quality. Also, I used ultraviolet filtering glass to protect the colors in the print from fading.
-Russell