Our Approach to Frame Design

A good frame design begins by listening to you. So we always explore your preferences, the purpose of the framing, physical constraints, budget and conservation issues. Then we help you select framing appropriate for the artwork that also fits your tastes and needs.

We want the framing to help evoke a "Wow!" response to the art, not the framing. We favor designs that complement and enhance your art without overpowering it. The power of viewing the art may be partially due to some elaborate or clever framing, but that fact should not be readily apparent. 

Choosing a Custom Framer

Finding the right framer can be difficult. Anyone can talk about the quality of their work, but really, how do you know until you try them? Finding out could cost you a small fortune.

This website can't show you how good we are either. You can't feel the quality or appreciate the fine details of good framing through a computer. Subtleties of color and texture are lost. Pictures don't show you the care that we take or the materials we use to ensure the preservation of your art.

We think experience is the best indicator. There are some things you don't leave to a novice…even if you're framing a $30 poster, your money can be wasted on poor design. And with more valuable art or irreplaceable keepsakes, then you should be concerned about the use of correct preservation methods and materials. That's where experience matters.

We've Seen It All!

Blackbird Frame & Art is a veteran crew of professional framers. We've framed works by important artists, valuable documents signed by important people… strange things (from lava lamps to fax machines)… rock memorabilia like signed guitars, clothes, hand-scrawled lyrics…pieces of the Berlin Wall, sports jerseys, and on and on.

Best of all, we've been privileged to frame and preserve countless gems of children's art, hard-earned diplomas and well-deserved war decorations… keepsakes from weddings, births, special times…

We've been trusted to frame people's art and cherished objects not because of clever marketing but because of our reputation for quality, honesty and good design.

Wish you were here..

We always try to make your visit to BlackBird a pleasant experience.  Our showroom is light, spacious and comfortable.  It's very open, and you're welcome to tour the workshop anytime.

Our staff is friendly and attentive. Since we're actively framing on site, we may sport a little sawdust on our clothes, but that doesn't affect the service you'll receive.

Our prices are competitive with anyone, including chains and craft stores.  Volume purchasing lets us price more competitively for commercial projects, and that's why we can price individual orders more reasonably, too.