Paul N
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
Three Days ago, a customer sticks her head in a frame store, and quickly asks if they had some ready-mades. The hard working framer answers no, and the mysterious customer disappears.
Fast forward to one day later: Same customer + 3 year old daughter walk in and sheepishly asks if she could have 2 frames done soon....because: She bought ready-mades, and she tried to fit her art in them and she broke the frame, shattered the glass and almost destroyed her art while trying to make it fit in the frame, and she cut herself while she tried to fit all in said read-made.....to be mailed to her mother for Christmas.
The framer looks at her and takes a quick look at her bandaged hands and the bandaged hand of her young daughter ("my daughter cut herself too while trying to help mom...."), and proudly says:
Yes Mrs. D, we can definitely frame the 2 pieces, (one of them is an antique map).....and we can do conservation framing on that too and have them ready for you by December 22! (and we'll use Plexi on the one you're mailing so it doesn't break).
Hallelujah!
Customer is ecstatic and grabs more soothing Snickers from the counter to numb the pain and to give some to her martyred daughter.
Peace descended upon the land and customer and young daughter are happy, Christmas is saved, and Grandma will get her frame on time.
Merry Christmas to all!!
Fast forward to one day later: Same customer + 3 year old daughter walk in and sheepishly asks if she could have 2 frames done soon....because: She bought ready-mades, and she tried to fit her art in them and she broke the frame, shattered the glass and almost destroyed her art while trying to make it fit in the frame, and she cut herself while she tried to fit all in said read-made.....to be mailed to her mother for Christmas.
The framer looks at her and takes a quick look at her bandaged hands and the bandaged hand of her young daughter ("my daughter cut herself too while trying to help mom...."), and proudly says:
Yes Mrs. D, we can definitely frame the 2 pieces, (one of them is an antique map).....and we can do conservation framing on that too and have them ready for you by December 22! (and we'll use Plexi on the one you're mailing so it doesn't break).
Hallelujah!
Customer is ecstatic and grabs more soothing Snickers from the counter to numb the pain and to give some to her martyred daughter.
Peace descended upon the land and customer and young daughter are happy, Christmas is saved, and Grandma will get her frame on time.
Merry Christmas to all!!
