Owner Alan Abeyta,CPF, won the Arizona Chapter of the PPFA Open competition held October 2009 - where pretty much anything goes, as long as it is framed to the highest museum grade and preservation standards. This is Abeyta’s second win.
Assistant manager and designer Kathryn Desman won the Arizona Chapter of the PPFA Print competition held in October 2009, where all the participants frame the same piece - a watercolor of a guitar, which was framed in a monochromatic scheme, both the frame and mat are embellished.
Of all the special projects Alan Abeyta, CPF, has tackled for clients in his years of custom framing, one in the past year for a triathlete friend turned out to be particularly rewarding because of the inspiring story behind it. “Brian was being interviewed by a local TV station during Ironman Arizona because he was wearing his Phoenix Triathlon Club jersey,” says Abeyta.
From saying goodbye to friends and families, to putting themselves in harms way so others don’t have to, the sacrifices made by our members of the armed forces are undeniably great.
Framin’ Works created this one of a kind frame and mat for the 2006 PPFA Zia Chapter Framing Competition. Framin’ Works placed first overall, with picture framers submitting the same image framed as they best see fit. Submissions came from the 5 states the Zia Chapter represents: New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and West Texas.
Sometimes a framed piece comes along that is less about the act of framing - the act of cutting and joining - and more about the artistry and inspired ideas. This months winner is just such a piece, with subtle, eye catching detail that is a little out of the ordinary.
The joined angles are so subtle and delicate, you almost can’t tell it’s a frame made up of 15 different legs of moulding. That was the goal when Alan Abeyta of Framin’ Works came up with the plan for this multi sided frame for an angelic piece of needle art.
Casting call to Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan! You’ve seen Alan Abeyta’s clever handiwork on these pages before, but never has one of his projects been prompted by such romantic circumstances.
Being a huge Phoenix Coyotes Hockey fan, and having collected several items celebrating the new team, Alan thought a store sample for Framin’ Works was in order.
This small shadow box frame was created to sit on a table making it the focus of attention… the mouse is over 600 years old and was discovered by my client while on an archeological dig in Europe.
This piece was made for a collection of basketball cards. What is special here is the basketball court. The court was constructed of over 1000 1/4”x 2” pieces of balsa wood. The pieces of wood were glued together to make a real parquet floor. The court design was airbrushed to the surface.
