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Re: Framed (Sun May 4 23:17:33 2003 )
summfox [View profile ]
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My sort of question! I definitely like to frame 
my cels - in fact one of the things I ask myself 
before I buy the majority of my cels is: Would I 
ever want to frame that? ... I've only gotten 
around to framing 6 of my cels, but there's the 
potential for more to come. :) I just think it'd 
be a shame to have this wonderful collection and 
to not display any of it.

I used to work as a framer, so I do it myself 
because I vaguely know what I'm doing. I wouldn't 
trust anyone with one of my cels, no matter how 
cheap it was. Even if they knew better then to 
trim the cel or anything, that doesn't mean they 
would use gloves when handling it or not leaving 
it lying around where glass shards could get on 
it or something else could happen to it. 

I go to local framing stores and also online 
(americanframe.com) and get them to take care of 
cutting everything I need. Then I basically 
assemble it. I just make sure I pick out 
completely acid-free/conservation things, use UV 
glass, and use acid-free framer's tape when 
putting it together. I also only handle my cels 
with cotton gloves. 

Oh and below is my latest framing job (plus some 
others in the background)! It's absolutely 
massive. I actually had to do something special 
with this one because I had a fillet. A fillet is 
like a mini wooden frame that goes on the inside 
edge of the mat. Unfortunately, fillets and wood 
frames give off acid. One of the purposes of a 
mat is to protect the artwork from the frame. But 
with a fillet - it's right there on top of your 
artwork. So I bought a sheet of protective 
acetate and laid it over my cel. I'll have to 
change the acetate every so often, but then 
you're supposed to change mats and glass every so 
often too. 




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