"I could fix that old sign for you"

     We haven't updated this site in a long time.  Our new sign may be one of the reasons we have been too busy to blog .  Painted for us at the end of summer 2013 by Emmanuel Sevilla.  Emmanuel came to us a couple of years ago regarding a framing project.  Getting to know him we discovered he is an incredibly talented graphic artist and sign painter. We had the idea that we wanted to advertise in a way that looked like the signage had been on our building for a very long time. Perhaps it is not what would nave been painted in 1906, but it is an homage to sign paintings from the 1920's and 30's.  Many have said,"we never noticed the sign", or "hasn't that always been there?". That is the way we wanted it to be.

Mindy Alper@Rosamund Felsen Gallery

Mindy Alper and Kate share a friendship that goes back to 1994, Mindy showed in the original Random Gallery (on Figueroa), a show titled "drawing on the wrong side of the brain", as Kate remembers, she sold a lot of work.  This May 4th, 2013 Mindy had her third exhibit at
The Rosamund Felsen Gallery in Bergamot Station.  The show included magnificent sculpture of wire and paper mache', and several drawings, framed by us. She continues to have great success. Mindy is our dear friend and as visitors to our home, as well as the shop, can attest, we are big fans as well.

This is Douglas' brother David and his new
friend Myron Kaufman
just a couple of the many guests at Mindy's reception.

Jeffery Vallance

Alan Weiner of Mainfield Projects works with unique collectors and brings compelling art and challenging presentations into Random.  I often reach out to our friend Herb Rabbin for projects like these.  We wanted to show the information/propaganda on the reverse of "The Dear Leader Smiles #1", a Jeffrey Valance piece, we also wanted the mounting to be maple to match a maple frame.  We chose 3/8 inch maple plywood and enlisted Herb's help in cutting out the rear window.  I used a waterbased poly topcoat on the backing and maple spacers,  Maloof Oil and beeswax on the frame.  Museum glass made for a seamless presentation.

Alta Eats (Open!)

Our friend Paul Ragan brought us a poster  that he wanted to place in his new restaurant, Alta Eats.   Because of its size, it it did not have the impact he was hoping for.  With help from our building partners Artworks, we created a larger giclee' on canvas, stretching it on 1 inch stretcher bars. Using a Z bar hanging system, it is mounted it on the wall opposite the open kitchen.   Paul is a great friend and we are anxious for the opening of Alta Eats.

Our trip to the Fair

We are lucky to work with many on the faculty at Art Center College of Design, one is Jason Holley.

His art reminds me of Audubon book plates, old and new together.  The Red Truck Gallery included his work while participating in the LA Art Fair 2013.  Our frames were an oxidized walnut and mahogany wax.

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The challenge was to frame this 100 year old piece of newspaper so it could be viewed from both sides. It is suspended between UV glass and UV plexiglas, floated due to the uneven edges. The moulding is walnut. We achieved the dark frame finish using a technique that is as old as the newspaper itself. The hanging hardware is repurposed vintage clothes hooks and drawer pulls.

When Anne came in to pick up the piece she said it was exactly what she had envisioned. Then she asked if we wanted to know how she knew about our shop? Of course we did. She was at Michael's art supply inquiring about having the piece framed there and the framing salesmen said, "this is not something we are able to do". Just then an anonymous customer at Michael's said, "you should go to Random Framing, they can do all kinds of things". I thought it was one of the funniest referral stories I'd ever heard and I'd really like to know who that person was!

Kate

Box O' Blades

The art of Leigh Salgado lends itself to a unique presentation. Kate covers gator board w/fabric suspending the artwork with metal posts and enclosing it in a plexiglass box. "The Birds and The Bees" is part of a show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery.

Douglas