FYI and in case you'd like to congratulate your friends...
At the Annual Convention, PPFA honored these members:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Shirley Damon, CPF, Damon Galleries Ltd., Vienna, Va.
Award of Distinction for Leadership: Chris Paschke, CPF, GCF, Designs Ink, Tehachapi, Calif.
Award of Recognition for Innovation: Frank Chavez, Frank's Fabrics Inc., Van Nuys, Calif.
Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award: Paul Rojik, CPF, Frame Gallery Inc., Sharpsburg, Pa., Tri State Chapter.
PPFA Service Award: Don Berkman, MCPF, Framemakers, Austin, Texas.
The PPFA International Framing Competition, held during PPFA 2008 in Las Vegas Jan. 31-Feb. 2, was a truly international contest, with entries coming from as far away as Malaysia.
There were 40 entries in the PRINT Competition, where participants framed a limited edition mixed media piece called “Floating Flower.”
Linda Ellis-Watson, CPF, Mitschke’s Custom Framing, Del Mar, Calif., was the big winner, taking home three awards – First Place, a Judges Award for Best Use of Fabric, and Popular Choice.
Deborah J. Hill, MCPF, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, won Second Place; and
Third Place went to Michael R. Drury, CPF, South Hill Gallery Ltd., Lexington, Ky.
There were 17 entrants in the OPEN Competition –
Myrna Dow, High Desert Gallery, Sisters, Ore., won both First Place and a Judges Award for High-Point First-Time Entry. Second Place went to Kathleen and Rick Bergeron, both CPFs, of Rockeby’s Custom Framing, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Baer Charlton, CPF, Charlton Productions, Portland, Ore., won Third Place and a Judges Award for Traditional Craftsmanship.
Six members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) recently joined an exclusive group of framing professionals who have earned the MASTER CERTIFIED PICTURE FRAMER or MCPF designation. They are:
Malia H. Bolt, MCPF, Purple House Gallery & Framing, Gainesville, Ga.;
Robin Gentry, MCPF, B & J Gallery, Bowling Green, Ky.;
Don Gottfredson, MCPF, LDS Fine Art Framing Group, Salt Lake City, Utah;
David Marsh, MCPF, The Framing Studio, Queenstown, New Zealand;
Quentin Webster, MCPF, Framing Matters, Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; and
R. Ormond Williams, MCPF, Ormond’s Framing, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
It brings the total number of members who have earned the advanced certification to 49 representing four countries, and a new milestone was reached with the addition of the first three certification holders from the Southern Hemisphere.
Examiners were: Don Berkman, MCPF; Ellen Collins, MCPF; Merrill Grayson, MCPF; Fred Horton, MCPF; Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF; and Nona Powers, MCPF. Kelli Fortenbaugh, MCPF
At the Annual Convention, PPFA honored these members:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Shirley Damon, CPF, Damon Galleries Ltd., Vienna, Va.
Award of Distinction for Leadership: Chris Paschke, CPF, GCF, Designs Ink, Tehachapi, Calif.
Award of Recognition for Innovation: Frank Chavez, Frank's Fabrics Inc., Van Nuys, Calif.
Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award: Paul Rojik, CPF, Frame Gallery Inc., Sharpsburg, Pa., Tri State Chapter.
PPFA Service Award: Don Berkman, MCPF, Framemakers, Austin, Texas.
The PPFA International Framing Competition, held during PPFA 2008 in Las Vegas Jan. 31-Feb. 2, was a truly international contest, with entries coming from as far away as Malaysia.
There were 40 entries in the PRINT Competition, where participants framed a limited edition mixed media piece called “Floating Flower.”
Linda Ellis-Watson, CPF, Mitschke’s Custom Framing, Del Mar, Calif., was the big winner, taking home three awards – First Place, a Judges Award for Best Use of Fabric, and Popular Choice.
Deborah J. Hill, MCPF, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, won Second Place; and
Third Place went to Michael R. Drury, CPF, South Hill Gallery Ltd., Lexington, Ky.
There were 17 entrants in the OPEN Competition –
Myrna Dow, High Desert Gallery, Sisters, Ore., won both First Place and a Judges Award for High-Point First-Time Entry. Second Place went to Kathleen and Rick Bergeron, both CPFs, of Rockeby’s Custom Framing, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Baer Charlton, CPF, Charlton Productions, Portland, Ore., won Third Place and a Judges Award for Traditional Craftsmanship.
Six members of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) recently joined an exclusive group of framing professionals who have earned the MASTER CERTIFIED PICTURE FRAMER or MCPF designation. They are:
Malia H. Bolt, MCPF, Purple House Gallery & Framing, Gainesville, Ga.;
Robin Gentry, MCPF, B & J Gallery, Bowling Green, Ky.;
Don Gottfredson, MCPF, LDS Fine Art Framing Group, Salt Lake City, Utah;
David Marsh, MCPF, The Framing Studio, Queenstown, New Zealand;
Quentin Webster, MCPF, Framing Matters, Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; and
R. Ormond Williams, MCPF, Ormond’s Framing, Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
It brings the total number of members who have earned the advanced certification to 49 representing four countries, and a new milestone was reached with the addition of the first three certification holders from the Southern Hemisphere.
Examiners were: Don Berkman, MCPF; Ellen Collins, MCPF; Merrill Grayson, MCPF; Fred Horton, MCPF; Mark Klostermeyer, MCPF; and Nona Powers, MCPF. Kelli Fortenbaugh, MCPF
