How often does a customer bring something to you and say "just make it look great" and leave? Well, I did what I thought looked great, and this is what I came up with. It is a large marquis poster advertising the great Chicago Symphony Brass section concert - 30"x40" frame (Gemini G-7203) and I designed the mat with sort of "Prairie Style" influence. (No, I don't have a computerized mat cutter.) It was for a member of the brass section - it sure gave me great pleasure to do this.
Chicago Symphony Brass Poster
- Thread starter TopHat
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MaJa
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Wow! That's beautiful. You guys that cut things like that by hand really impress me. Great job.
blackiris
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
WHOO HOOO!! Looks great! 
j Paul
PFG, Picture Framing God
My Hat's off to you, good job.
DarthFramer
CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
Looking Good!!!
Great work! Darth
Great work! Darth
MIK
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Really like the design. Love the fact the you too, can cut great mat manually.
FrameMakers
PFG, Picture Framing God
Nice looking mat, I will have to add that one to my box of tricks.
Wonderful! The mat design works very well with the type style of the poster, and of course the "prairie" influence is appropriate for Chicago. The frame is perfect too- I like the shape, and the "brass" tone of gold. Great design all around.
Rick
Rick
nikfrz
SGF, Supreme Grumble Framer
Good Ole Hand Craftsmanship. Cant beat that!!!
Awesome design.
Awesome design.
In the right hands, the venerable straightline cutter is still capable of producing very cool effects, as long as they involve straight lines.
You just have to concentrate so you don't make an accidental reverse bevel on that last cut.
Rick
One of the pieces I have in my shop that still gets frequent compliments was done before I ever had the Wizard. It is a novelty piece that has an abstract zigzag 'starburst"-shaped opening which I did by quickly drawing on the back of the mat in pencil and just cutting to the lines.
You just have to concentrate so you don't make an accidental reverse bevel on that last cut.
RickOne of the pieces I have in my shop that still gets frequent compliments was done before I ever had the Wizard. It is a novelty piece that has an abstract zigzag 'starburst"-shaped opening which I did by quickly drawing on the back of the mat in pencil and just cutting to the lines.
Baer Charlton
SPFG, Supreme Picture Framing God
I think even Frank Lloyd would have to say that you did it Wright.
I would love to see that, Rick! Do you have pictures of it??
Finally got a picture of it.
Rick
Rick
Very creative and tasteful mat! Love it!
I assume you're talking about TopHat's creation, and not mine (which I wouldn't necessarily describe as "tasteful").
Rick
Rick
tjwinfield
CGF, Certified Grumble Framer
Impressive - I'll be saving that for my "mat idea library." Thanks for sharing!
Very Nice! 