The face behind the frame…
All our frames are crafted in my small garden studio in Leighton Buzzard.
I came to picture framing through my love of art and design and my curiosity around framing textiles. A love and curiosity I've had since a school trip to the National Gallery where I first saw the Fighting Temeraire. The painting and the story behind it moved me and excited me and left me wanting to see and know more about the art world. I didn't pursue that love of art career wise after school and instead had a career in a Project Office in the Engineering industry, a career that has provided many skills that I use today.
Then came my two children and a step away from work. When I was ready to return, I ventured into the world of Baby-wearing, specifically using woven wraps and spent a couple of years helping families learn and find the confidence to carry their children. And in fact this love of woven wraps led me to framing. I had been looking for how to frame a wrap that holds so many memories that I wanted to store properly and stumbled across an online course. The more I learnt, the more my love of art was reignited.
As I progressed through the course it soon dawned on me how the choice of materials used to make frames really matters.
Just like paper, wood being used to make new frames is a strain on depleting resources. Frames are often made from slow growing woods, so even if trees are replanted the pace of our production and purchases means that those resources are quickly depleted.
When producing new frames I use fast growing woods where possible and wood from sources that have been approved by the Forest Stewardship Commission.
Find out more about my Sustainability Commitment and the FSC here.
