When I had to frame a show for somebody back in the 80's, I bought the cut frame pieces en masse from the area's largest shop, and sourced the glass from a large distributer - It cut the price down to a third the cheapest quote from a framer, and it only took a evening with a flat-blade screwdriver.
...and in the end, she turned a profit on the show because of it. Probably not something you need to worry about(since you actually have talent.), but worth thinking about.
IIRC, I wound up using aluminum frame edges, and single-pane unfinished (Sharp edges, but lots cheaper) glass cut to size from the largest dealer in the area - and the prices varied quite a lot. Plexiglass just didn't look as good in my opinion - But that was a while back, and it might have changed.
Clips are a bajillion times cheaper than frames, but get the glass edges finished if you're using them, or somebody WILL get cut. Leather gloves would be a good investment for whoever handles the glass.
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Date: 2008-06-23 11:41 pm (UTC)When I had to frame a show for somebody back in the 80's, I bought the cut frame pieces en masse from the area's largest shop, and sourced the glass from a large distributer - It cut the price down to a third the cheapest quote from a framer, and it only took a evening with a flat-blade screwdriver.
...and in the end, she turned a profit on the show because of it. Probably not something you need to worry about(since you actually have talent.), but worth thinking about.
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Date: 2008-06-23 11:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-24 01:21 am (UTC)This is why I always just hung up stretched canvas or used clips to hang up raw illustration board at con art shows. :D
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Date: 2008-06-24 02:35 am (UTC)Clips are a bajillion times cheaper than frames, but get the glass edges finished if you're using them, or somebody WILL get cut. Leather gloves would be a good investment for whoever handles the glass.