Framed Pictures
by Zia ~ July 28th, 2005. Filed under: Art, Ephemera.Last night I dreamt that my Saito woodblock print fell out of the frame, and I discovered that it wasn’t a print, but a painting. On looking closer, it wasn’t even a painting–it was cut out from a magazine.
I guess that’s a sign that I really need to get it reframed. My grandparents bought and framed it in the 1950s, long before acid free matting existed. I shudder to think of its condition.
More realistically, though, my dream probably reflects the two woodblock prints I did get framed and picked up yesterday. Excuse the pictures. Angling the camera was the only way to avoid picking up a reflection.
Here’s the Sachiko Furui that I bought in January or so:
And here’s my little Fumio Fujita print. Elizabeth helped choose the frame and matting, and she did a fabulous job:
