A Frame-Maker’s Journal
Updates and reflections on our work and mission to revive the art and craft of framing pictures. Here I'll show you new jobs we're especially proud of and keep you up on what's going on at the Gallery, as well as discuss topics germane to our work, including handcraft and work generally, the place of art, and ideals of the Arts and Crafts Movement (especially its greatest leaders, John Ruskin and William Morris).
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—Tim Holton
Selections from Paul Kratter: View Through the Trees
The big event this past Saturday was, as everyone knows, a coronation: Paul Kratter got to be king for a day! Despite a bit of rain and competition from a certain copy cat event in the UK, here at the gallery we had a lively time for the opening of “View Through t... continue reading.
Framing Paul Kratter’s “View Through the Trees”
Here at the Gallery this Saturday, May 6 from 1 to 4, we’ll host an opening reception for “Paul Kratter: View Through the Trees”. It was twenty years ago that Paul Kratter came in to the old Emeryville shop to frame some of his recent paintings. Paul w... continue reading.
Bill Cone Demo
This morning, we were pleased to host a pastel demo by the incomparable Bill Cone for California Art Club members. With several attendees having little or no experience with pastels, Bill covered the basics before executing a seascape based on a photo he took on a recen... continue reading.
Framing (and Re-Framing) Walter J. Phillips Botanical Woodblock Prints
These are two color woodblocks by the eminent Canadian artist Walter J. Phillips (1884-1963). Phillips’s first works in printmaking were etchings, but a love of color led him to take up woodcuts. We’ve had the pleasure of framing several Phillips prints for ... continue reading.
R.I.P., Mr. Goines
I learned yesterday that David Lance Goines died last Sunday, February 19. Goines was an internationally renowned printer and graphic artist who, after moving to Berkeley to attend the University in the 1960’s, remained in the city, producing posters and graphic w... continue reading.
Hanging this Weekend With Gus and Hans at the Grove Park Inn
A little while back I posted about framing this 1912 Hans Jauchen copper relief for Gus Bostrom’s antique business in Alameda, California Historical Design. This weekend the piece is on display at Gus’s booth at the 36th Annual National Arts and Crafts Confe... continue reading.
Let’s Get Lost: Robert Flanary Show Opens Tomorrow
Today at the Gallery we added the finishing touches to our one-man show, Robert Flanary: Seeing All Together. Along with a great air of anticipation here, we enjoyed also a considerable amount of fond reflection. The show marks the beginning of our twenty-fifth year of ... continue reading.
Robert Flanary and the Genesis of Holton Studio Gallery
As we frame our new show, Robert Flanary: Seeing All Together, I’ve been reflecting on the great significance Bob has for Holton Studio. It was 24 years—almost a quarter century—ago that I first met Bob. Before we hatched the Holton Studio Gallery, he walked i... continue reading.
“Seeing All Together”: Framing an Exhibit of Recent Landscape Paintings by Robert Flanary
The weeks leading up to a show at the Gallery are always exciting, as we get to live with a crop of new paintings, see our own work enhance already beautiful pictures, and watch the exhibit come together. It’s always a joy. But the show we’re currently mount... continue reading.