Before we begin, we should tell you, to avoid confusion, there seem to be two spellings for the word: sgraffito and scraffito. The most traditional and oldest spelling appears to be the former, so that’s what we’re going with on this blog. It is also more...
On January 4th we received the very sad news of the passing of Betty Woodman. The New York Times said of Woodman in an elegant obituary by Richard Sandomir that she was “a sculptor who took an audacious turn when she began to transform traditional pottery, her...
One need only walk in to 15th Street Galley to see that we are both a contemporary art gallery and a picture & art framing service. In addition to oil and acrylic paintings, the gallery handles many types of works on paper, including lithographs, woodblock prints,...
Conservation framing is the most commonly agreed-upon term to use when referring to picture framing techniques that protect works on paper. However, many picture framers use the terms conservation framing or museum framing interchangeably with preservation framing....
Sometimes, because we come to the gallery 5 days a week, we tend to take our picture frame collection for granted. This collection is like a dear old friend who is always there for you but whose amazing nature can sadly be overlooked because of familiarity. Then one...
Art collectors often tell us, “your framing is an art.” While we don’t entirely agree, we know these kind words are said with nothing but the best intentions, and we deeply appreciate the sentiment. Here’s the thing: the actual act of picture...
