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Resurgence of the Painted Mat

5/25/2018

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Following the minimalism of the past decade, we are seeing a revival of gold mouldings and painted mats.  We absolutely love gold frames and a good painting challenge!
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On one recent project, our client had a very large tapestry that needed the added presence of a mat - something to separate the beautiful dark threads of the artwork from it's frame.  A simple white mat wouldn't do on this oversized masterpiece - a whopping 3 by 8 feet!
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After carefully hand-cutting the mat, we used a nontraditional method of taping off a secluded 3/4" panel of the matboard.  Within this exposed area, Anne went to work on a loose and playful sponged pattern, using colors inspired by the artwork.
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As a contemporary alternative to the usual penned lines found on many traditional French Mats, we softened the finished edges of our sponged panel with lightfast colored pencils in complimenting colors.
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Projects like these stretch our vocabulary and show us what we're made of.  We can't wait to get this mat placed on the artwork, perhaps into a gold frame, and then into the hands of our adventurous client!
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