I’m In The Gallery
Wow, I only had a week and a half to find vendors, order frames, mats, backing, Plexiglas; create price tags, info stickers for the back of the prints, an info sheet on caring for Plexiglas, a bio and assemble everything. But it’s finally done and my prints are hung.
This is all taking place in the New State Motor Building (across from Grapes Restaurant and down the stairs), a garage built in 1918. The Jerome Historical Society bought it and turned it into an artist’s coop. Now there’s three photographers, a couple of painters, a sculptor, a jeweler, a coffee shop, a gift shop, and most importantly, public bathrooms. If that doesn’t pull in the tourist crowd, nothing will.
Here are some photos I took right after the pictures were hung. Now it’s back to matting 11 prints for my art bin. The art walk is tomorrow and I want to have plenty of photos on hand.
Maybe I’ll see you there.
Have Fun,
Jeff
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Comments
Comment from Jeff Colburn
Time: July 8, 2010, 10:25 am
<p>I get all of my frames, mats, backing and Plexiglas from http://www.FramesByMail.com as their prices are pretty reasonable. For the frames and mats shown in the photos, photo paper, ink, picture corners, plastic envelopes for the matted prints, and all the other little things, I spent about $1,000 to set up this gallery display. That was about twice as much as I was expecting. It was a big Ouch to my bank account, but worth it.</p>
<p>Have Fun,<br />
Jeff</p>
Comment from v
Time: July 6, 2010, 7:31 pm
congrats on your showing. i am considering this but it’s so expensive to do custom framing. a few people have suggested i have a show, but it’s not that easy. i guess i could learn framing. do you also cut the glass as well or do you have someone else do that?