Framing and Mat Cutting Workshop
Saturday, February 27, 2010
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Crow Canyon Country Club
711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA
The Jack London Room
$40 If you reserve now
Or pay $45 at the door
Take the mystery out of framing and mat cutting by attending this one-day workshop. You will learn how to quickly and inexpensively mat and frame your artwork. The professional look you achieve will enhance your pieces and showcase your talents.
You are invited to participate in this Framing and Mat Cutting Workshop being led by Ronald Pratt at the Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville on Saturday, February 27th, 2010 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The workshop will be located in the Jack London Room and will include a demonstration on cutting mats, framing with metal frames and framing with wood frames.
The workshop will begin with a demonstration and discussion on various mat cutting techniques for single mat, multiple mats, off-set corners, V-grooves, double bevels and inlays. Also discussed will be recognizing some of the basic problems that arise in mat cutting and how to prevent these from occurring. We will break at noon for a one hour lunch. The Country Club has a grill where sandwiches, salads, etc. and drinks and be purchased for a nominal fee.
The workshop will resume at 1:00 pm with a demonstration and discussion on framing your work with metal and wood frames. The basics of framing with these materials will be discussed along with common problems that occur and how to prevent these.
If you have your own materials, you are welcome to bring them to mat and frame your own work or you can just observe. Sample pieces will be available for you to practice the techniques we will learn. Remember this is primarily a demonstration workshop so please do not bring your entire portfolio and expect to get them all matted and framed.
If you have any questions please call Ron Pratt at (510) 742-0063 or cell (510) 366-7740.