Adela Davis Studio

Here's an interesting fact. Hand carved wooden frames are hard to find, if you get your hands on one, keep it, you've got a gem.

Like all modernization, picture frames also underwent a way to mass produce ornate frames that were popular in 17th, 18th & 19th century.  Composition materials are cast in mass, then added to a wooden base. If grandma's frame ends up in an attic or a non-control enviroment, guess what?  The glues and other materials become unstable and it does not take much for a corner to 'pop' off.

Don't throw out the antique frame!

This beautiful portrait was found in an attic.  The painting was so exquistly painted, that the finder of this painting felt it was worth the time and money to bring this painting back to it's orginal glory!

If you ever have to store a painting that happens to be a family heirloom, remember to keep the painting in a controlled enviroment.  A painted canvas is all natural materials: linen, gesso, oil pigments.  All these items are very sensitive to extreme & harsh enviroments.