Posts Tagged: ‘art’

Quirky Art and Matting Ideas

Posted in Finds on July 25th, 2010 by Anne E. Collins – 1 Comment

I’ve never purchased art for the matting, until now. Set a quarter-inch deep with a massive white border, the matting makes this tiny picture seem so grand. Prints rarely even come this small (or warrant such a big frame) but if you look into the collectible world of early 20th-century cigarette trading cards, you’ll find ...

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A Sense of Place

Posted in Projects on February 15th, 2010 by Anne E. Collins – 3 Comments
Framing ideas for Records

Without decorating our apartment with Statue of Liberty figurines and Sopranos posters, we wanted to give our Hoboken apartment a sense of place. To do this, there is no man better than Frank Sinatra. Ol' Blue Eyes was born in Hoboken on December 12, 1915 and the town has been touting him ever since. Contributing to ...

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The Best Way to View Art

Posted in Places on October 8th, 2009 by Anne E. Collins – Be the first to comment
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I'm a big museum fan but if given the choice to see the art in the climate-controlled rooms of the Met or the studio where art is being made, I'll choose the latter. That said, the Jersey City Artist Studio Tour might have been my dream exhibition. In its 19th year, the two-day festival doesn't ...

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