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Beginnings - How did everyone start out in framing?
- Thread starter Christine Ryan
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Tim You have great design skills.
I think the homepage is very crafter friendly looking. I wish the gallery had an easy flip arrow to go to the next photo.
I really like the info and I think the Quick Fit services being spelled out is a great idea!
Thanks for sharing!
I think the homepage is very crafter friendly looking. I wish the gallery had an easy flip arrow to go to the next photo.
I really like the info and I think the Quick Fit services being spelled out is a great idea!
Thanks for sharing!
Did you make that poster Randy?
No it was pulled off Facebook.
I really like it and would like to print it out. You have any idea who owns it?
No idea, some place called Framemakers Gallery found it on the internet, it has been shared at lest 12 times since I saw it. If your going to print one for yourself and not sell it, I don't see a problem with it (although there probably is) you can print me one too!
layful:
Bumped back to the top.
So how did YOU start out in framing, and how long have you been at it?
Beginnings - How I started out framing.
Christine ~
How exciting that you have found yourself in the business of custom picture framing.
When first married, at 21, I needed a part-time job. There was a tiny frame shop outside my subdivision...which means I could walk to work. I applied and got the job, knowing NOTHING about the industry, but armed with a recent Associates degree in Art. [armed...ha..I use that word loosely...].
That was the summer of 1986.
I absolutely fell in love with the industry. It incorporates so many things, like carpentry, design, psychology, sales, project management...
You are required to have a working understanding of mathematics, particularly fractions, and wield both hemispheres of the brain.
What more could one ask for in a job...? [Other than a living wage...]
I learned everything I could, took every class, purchased every book, attended trade shows, studied profiles, woods, finishes, design and structure principles...it was fascinating, fun, and endlessly entertaining.
...and then there were the customers.
I've had the pleasure of working on both sides of the industry, in retail and with a vendor, and have done what I can to 'pay it forward' by teaching, and training, whenever possible.
I wish you much joy in your picture framing career!
Christine ~
How exciting that you have found yourself in the business of custom picture framing.
When first married, at 21, I needed a part-time job. There was a tiny frame shop outside my subdivision...which means I could walk to work. I applied and got the job, knowing NOTHING about the industry, but armed with a recent Associates degree in Art. [armed...ha..I use that word loosely...].
That was the summer of 1986.
I absolutely fell in love with the industry. It incorporates so many things, like carpentry, design, psychology, sales, project management...
You are required to have a working understanding of mathematics, particularly fractions, and wield both hemispheres of the brain.
What more could one ask for in a job...? [Other than a living wage...]
I learned everything I could, took every class, purchased every book, attended trade shows, studied profiles, woods, finishes, design and structure principles...it was fascinating, fun, and endlessly entertaining.
...and then there were the customers.
I've had the pleasure of working on both sides of the industry, in retail and with a vendor, and have done what I can to 'pay it forward' by teaching, and training, whenever possible.
I wish you much joy in your picture framing career!
A framer's beginning.
Sue,
You are not alone in this...I have often considered purchasing a framing business/owning a store...and each time the economy wavers, I say my prayers that I am not an owner. It's been a wonderful industry; I had the pleasure of working with Greg Perkins at Larson Juhl, and have seen many of the 'old-timers' over the years at trade shows. I miss the Atlanta trade show!
I've just joined this forum [not sure how I've missed it for so long...], and am finding lots to respond to...and I'm only on the first thread! lol
Cheers,
La♪
Sue,
You are not alone in this...I have often considered purchasing a framing business/owning a store...and each time the economy wavers, I say my prayers that I am not an owner. It's been a wonderful industry; I had the pleasure of working with Greg Perkins at Larson Juhl, and have seen many of the 'old-timers' over the years at trade shows. I miss the Atlanta trade show!
I've just joined this forum [not sure how I've missed it for so long...], and am finding lots to respond to...and I'm only on the first thread! lol
Cheers,
La♪
Welcome! We look forward to hearing from you often.
