Latest News, Offers & Events

Welcome to our website. We will be updating this news page every month with details of local exhibitions (feel free to let us know if you have an upcoming exhibition you would like us to put on this page), our latest offers, new mouldings and any other news that we have to share with you.

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Don’t forget to also check out our Gallery page to see which artists are featured and what new stock lines we have in.

If you are a local artist that we frame for or a local art society who’s members use us and you have a website then please feel free to link onto ours. The local art community in Devon is very strong and we are proud to be a supporting part of it.

OPENING TIMES & AD HOC CLOSURES - LATEST NEWS

As always, we apologise for any inconvenience our closures may cause you - we always try to keep them to a minimum with as much notice given as possible.

Monday 6th February 2012 - We will be closed all day as we are attending a Trade Event.

Tuesday 7th February 2012 - Unfortunately, as well as being closed on the Monday we are now going to be closed on the Tuesday too as we are attending a family funeral.  As the funeral is some distance away we will have to be closed for the whole day.  We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this additional closure may cause you.

Summer 2012 - Our summer break in 2012 will start on Monday 20th August, we will reopen on Monday 3rd September.

Saturday 22nd September & Monday 24th September - Another trade event, so we will be closed for these two days, reopening on the Tuesday morning at 9am.

Outside of these dates are normal opening hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturdays 9am to 12noon.  Any closures are noted here and also highlighted on our answerphone message - so if you are travelling any distance to see us then please do phone and check so you don't have a wasted trip.

HOW TO FIND US

The front of our building has changed slightly, but on the gable end you will still see our large sign (dark blue background and white writing) as well as one on the fence just before the building.  Hopefully these will mean that you can find us quickly and easily.  Just remember we are the third building on the right once you are on the estate and then down the right hand side of the building.  Call if you get lost and we will talk you in!!  There is parking at the front of the building in our marked spaces (usually our signwritten van is parked in one of them) and also down the side of the building right outside our front door.  On road parking is also available in marked bays.

DON'T FORGET THE NEW SAINSBURY'S STORE HAS MEANT A CHANGE TO THE ROAD LAYOUT ON THE MAIN ROAD IF YOU ARE ARRIVING FROM THE EXETER DIRECTION!

GOINGS ON 

Thanks to everyone who sent Alec cards and good wishes for his 40th birthday on 13th January which were very much appreciated.  He had a brilliant day and some lovely presents and enjoyed his afternoon off work too!

So 2012 has now arrived and we are looking forward to another good year.  We will celebrate our 6th birthday in June 2012 and the business has changed and grown considerably since we opened our doors for the first time on 26th June 2006. 

We changed the workshop around in 2010 to make our customer area easier to use and to provide 2 separate serving areas, with more space to lay out artwork while choosing your framing options; we bought a computerized mountcutter in 2010 to increase our mountcutting capabilities and in 2011 we bought 2 new cutting heads and 1 drawing head for the mountcutter to increase the choice even more.  With the drawing head we can now write and draw line details on mounts too.  We can show you lots of different design options and create something uniquely for you too, please just ask for more information.

We have a new lighting system being installed above the customer serving area too and this should be completed and working before the end of the month.

The framing industry has developed too since 2006 and we have made sure we have kept ourselves up to date with the latest products and methods of framing as these have come on to the market.  The most significant change has been to the affordability of specialist glass and we now hold specialist glass in stock because the price has reduced enough to make it usable on far more framing jobs.  This gives the benefits of UV protection, or anti reflection coatings to improve the look and longevity of your framed work - for example for only a few pounds more you could protect precious photographs from light damage.  Again, we are always happy to talk through the options with you at the time of order.

So it is a busy start to the New Year and at the start of February we will be attending the biggest trade fair of the year, so will be stocking up on new lines for our gallery.  This does mean we will be shut on the Monday as the trade fair is so big we need Sunday and Monday to get round just the halls we need to visit.

Rebecca Morch's work is still on display in our gallery until the end of January - so don't miss out on the chance to buy one of these beautiful original oil paintings.  We have updated our print collections with new works from Sam Toft, John Skinner, Heidi Archer, Richard Thorn, Richard Berry, Ray Balkwill and Gill Fitzpatrick.  Framed and unframed works are available for sale in the gallery - along with the glassware items from Frank Neikes and Silver by Sam, cards by Alex Clark and Sue Fenlon and gifts, bags and cushions from the East of India collection.

There is a great selection of items on sale so feel free to pop in and browse or come in and have a chat about your framing requirements - Alec and Jo will be pleased to offer advice and no obligation quotes.