Picture framing from Malawi

[Bill Henry-]

Got a frame from a customer who had just returned from Malawi with framed, native art. The glass was broken and needed to be replaced.

The frame was a ready-made black poly, the mat appeared to be an Alphamat (cut well), regular glass (? SSB), with a Masonite backing. The mat, backing, and glass was sealed with what looked to be a cellophane packing tape. The mat had been ATGed, I think, to the backing so I couldn't peek under to see what was going on.

The dust cover was a Kraft Paper on the outside, but the inside was a silver foil (never seen it before), probably a good idea for their climate. They had used screw eyes on the plastic and strung it with a good quality cord with non-slip crimped sleeves.

All in all, given what I would guess are very meager resources in East Africa, I think they did a pretty good job.

 

[SteelCity]

Cool info! Thanks for sharing that

 

[j Paul]

Shoot em an email Bill and say hello, it appears from the sticker that they must be English speaking.

You're adding that one to your collection, I imagine.

 

[Bogframe]

I envy you for that sticker! I have gallery labels from as far as England, but that's about it. BTW, if anyone wants to send me more labels, I'll add them to my collection. Just PM me for my address.

 

[Paul N]

Interesting. And the sticker is very nice too, as Seth said!

Maybe I'll open a shop in Malawi. Wait a sec, you said Malawi or Maui?? Never mind.....

 

[Doug Gemmell]

Good for them for not going to the Michael's in East Malawi!

 

[Keith L Hewitt]

Has anyone invited them to join the Grumble?
It would be nice to have more international members.