June's Most Unusual Request

When a client came in with instructions from her designer to make her Papyrus (a painting on papyrus paper from Egypt) look like a scroll, suggesting that the frame have no top or bottom, we did not hesitate to comply with the request.  Having never attempted to do anything like this before, we went ahead as normal selecting materials for the job and assured the client we would do our best.

The challenges of a request like this are:
How do you keep a project  like this intact?

Completed project

How do you keep the glass and everything else from coming out the bottom?

Art is hinged onto fabric covered mat that picks up the same texture and look of the papyrus,
the glass is adheared to the stacked framed sides,
and everything is secured with substrate and supports.

How do you keep debris from getting inside the piece once it is completed and on display?

Wrapped back with fabric used on mat that is sealed to the glass edge on the top and bottom.
At the designers request,
this piece is not intended to be hung on a wall but set on a shelf.

We do love a challenge!!
Working on projects like this and presenting them to our clients are what makes this job so delightful!!