![]() This is because mounts used to be made from wood pulp which would deteriorate in time. Some of you may have something that was framed many years ago and the mount will have discoloured greatly, particularly on the inside edge. Nowadays the colour of a mount is not the only consideration, as what it is made of is also important. We do, of course still have many other colours that allow for the creation of double mounts and often will suit a particular job. Consequently we have a large range of whites and off-whites to suit many works of art. But fashion changes and at the moment simplicity is the order of the day. Once upon a time the choice of mountboards was rather small and back when Hugh started as a framer everyone wanted coloured mounts. At Frames Gallery we can produce frames that are limed, waxed, stained or washed to create a wonderful effect. Silver is a highly flexible material that can bring out the very best in a framed painting.įor some modern paintings, something other than gold or silver really does make a difference. Silver is a very popular leaf and, using the colour and texture of the bole result in a silver that has a warm lustre through to near black. Some techniques can use the colour and texture of the underlying bole to great effect. The traditional method of gilding is water based resulting in an immaculate burnished shine. A moulding that has been gilded with 22ct gold leaf has the warmth and subtlety that cannot be achieved in other ways and has a timeless quality that is hard to match. We are one of very few workshops in Scotland that can call on these skills. To create something unique you need the skills of the gilder, a technique that has been used since early Renaissance times and remains essentially the same. However, there are many times when the piece that is brought to us needs something special, and that is when our long experience of hand finishing is of most use. For many of the items that we frame we can find the ideal one amongst the large range that we carry in stock.
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