tarac
Grumbler in Training
Hi. I am glad to have found this site. I am looking forward to chatting with others in the framing industry.
My name is Tara, and I am actually a high school art teacher by day
. My husband is a professional potter, and to add to the mix, we own a frame shop too!
How in the world did we manage such a combo??? Well, I started framing in 1987, in high school. I had a job in a local frame shop, and stayed there through high school, college, and managed the business my first year out of college. I loved it- framing is a lot of fun. I earned an art degree, and wanted to try my hand at teaching. So , forward over a decade later, and I am securely in a teaching job, I had met and married a great guy, who earned an art degree with pottery as his focus, and my he had found a really cool old building in downtown area for his studio.
I had continued framing through the years as a hobby. Year before last, we decided that part of our building could be renovated into a frame shop. That was good, because quite a few friends and family asked for me to do framing for them on a fairly regular basis.
SO, this past June, we opened our shop. We did major renovations, and we are so proud of what we have! My husband's pottery studio is in one section, then we have a central gallery and customer area, then an assembly room, and a back chop shop area. So far, things are going well.
I taught my DH how to frame. Took a while, but he's really good at it now. We just hired a part-timer last month (with experience.... yay!!!
). I go to the shop a couple of afternoons a week after school, and on Saturdays. My husband runs the place, and although he'd like more time to devote to his pottery, he's doing a great job!
Oh- did I mention we have a 14 month old daughter?
Yeah- we're not just a little busy!!!
Well, I've rambled on long enough.... hope to chat with you all.
Tara
My name is Tara, and I am actually a high school art teacher by day

How in the world did we manage such a combo??? Well, I started framing in 1987, in high school. I had a job in a local frame shop, and stayed there through high school, college, and managed the business my first year out of college. I loved it- framing is a lot of fun. I earned an art degree, and wanted to try my hand at teaching. So , forward over a decade later, and I am securely in a teaching job, I had met and married a great guy, who earned an art degree with pottery as his focus, and my he had found a really cool old building in downtown area for his studio.
I had continued framing through the years as a hobby. Year before last, we decided that part of our building could be renovated into a frame shop. That was good, because quite a few friends and family asked for me to do framing for them on a fairly regular basis.
SO, this past June, we opened our shop. We did major renovations, and we are so proud of what we have! My husband's pottery studio is in one section, then we have a central gallery and customer area, then an assembly room, and a back chop shop area. So far, things are going well.
I taught my DH how to frame. Took a while, but he's really good at it now. We just hired a part-timer last month (with experience.... yay!!!

Oh- did I mention we have a 14 month old daughter?




Well, I've rambled on long enough.... hope to chat with you all.

Tara