220 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 431-9588
(312) 431-9588
Recent Framing Projects at Flax Art & Frame:
One of the things we really love about framing is that the never-ending variety of items people bring in to frame continues to reinforce the idea that everyone has an emotional connection to the things they look at every day. We all have our favorite things, pets, family, sports teams, collectibles, and more. The things we preserve, in frames, we put at eye level so we can enjoy them over and over again.
This month, we are showing three different items:
The first is a magazine cover reproduction of a Spanish-language publication called "Vanidades", which is Spanish for "Vanities". Judging by the price on the cover, it may have been an early edition (started in 1937 in Cuba) or the first edition. What we want to point out, here, is the frame we used to frame it. It was one of those frames that, one look at it, and you just knew it was the perfect frame for that piece. Click on the image to be taken to a page to learn more about it.
The second item is a framed stock certificate from The Green Bay Packers. They issued stock certificates to the public that could be purchased by individuals back in 2012 and have continued to do so. We framed one, back then, put it on our website, and have had inquiries about it ever since. We framed one, recently, for an east coast client who gave it to his son. We have Photoshopped out the name and address of the gift recipient on the certificate to preserve their privacy. However, it is the way we cut the Green Bay Packers Football Team logo into the mat that makes it particularly special. Read more about it by clicking on the photo.
Finally, as we head into the NHL hockey season, we wanted to show something special that we put together a while back for The Chicago Blackhawks. It is an unsigned Patrick Kane jersey and a collection of custom made "trading cards" showing the players who were on both the 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup winning Blackhawks teams. Below it, as a companion piece, is a panoramic photo at the Chicago Stadium, where the Blackhawks clinched the 2015 Stanley Cup, at that particular game, photographed by a staff photographer for Blakeway Panoramas (one of our poster suppliers). Check it out!
We hope you will be inspired by some of these things ("I didn't know you could frame that!") and will come visit us for a no-cost, no-obligation design consultation. As we tell many prospective clients, "If it is not still moving, we can frame it." We promise not to disappoint.
One of the things we really love about framing is that the never-ending variety of items people bring in to frame continues to reinforce the idea that everyone has an emotional connection to the things they look at every day. We all have our favorite things, pets, family, sports teams, collectibles, and more. The things we preserve, in frames, we put at eye level so we can enjoy them over and over again.
This month, we are showing three different items:
The first is a magazine cover reproduction of a Spanish-language publication called "Vanidades", which is Spanish for "Vanities". Judging by the price on the cover, it may have been an early edition (started in 1937 in Cuba) or the first edition. What we want to point out, here, is the frame we used to frame it. It was one of those frames that, one look at it, and you just knew it was the perfect frame for that piece. Click on the image to be taken to a page to learn more about it.
The second item is a framed stock certificate from The Green Bay Packers. They issued stock certificates to the public that could be purchased by individuals back in 2012 and have continued to do so. We framed one, back then, put it on our website, and have had inquiries about it ever since. We framed one, recently, for an east coast client who gave it to his son. We have Photoshopped out the name and address of the gift recipient on the certificate to preserve their privacy. However, it is the way we cut the Green Bay Packers Football Team logo into the mat that makes it particularly special. Read more about it by clicking on the photo.
Finally, as we head into the NHL hockey season, we wanted to show something special that we put together a while back for The Chicago Blackhawks. It is an unsigned Patrick Kane jersey and a collection of custom made "trading cards" showing the players who were on both the 2013 and 2015 Stanley Cup winning Blackhawks teams. Below it, as a companion piece, is a panoramic photo at the Chicago Stadium, where the Blackhawks clinched the 2015 Stanley Cup, at that particular game, photographed by a staff photographer for Blakeway Panoramas (one of our poster suppliers). Check it out!
We hope you will be inspired by some of these things ("I didn't know you could frame that!") and will come visit us for a no-cost, no-obligation design consultation. As we tell many prospective clients, "If it is not still moving, we can frame it." We promise not to disappoint.
Vintage Magazine Cover Art in Special Closed Corner Frame
Framing A Green Bay Packers Stock Certificate
Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Jersey & Stanley Cup Winners Showcase Frame
The Arakawa Hanging System:
Never drive a nail into the wall again to hang a picture. Ever. We've been selling and consulting about the Arakawa Hanging System for several decades. It's a new twist on an old idea--the gallery rail. There are several weight classes of rails and cables, as well as rails that attach to the ceiling or the wall. For those art collectors and galleries who like to move framed items around fairly often, this is a dream come true. The only hardware you attach to the wall or ceiling, with screws, is the rail. Everything else hangs from the rail. Easy to install, easy to hang, easy to adjust--What could be easier?
Click here to learn more or to order Arakawa hardware.
The Framescape Gallery: Search for framing ideas
Examples of our work and picture framing at its best. A great album of ideas!
Click here to learn more.
SHOP ONLINE :
For Chicago Prints & Posters
For Chicago Prints & Posters
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For wood, ready-made picture frames by Nielsen Bainbridge.
For wood, ready-made picture frames by Nielsen Bainbridge.
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For metal, ready-made picture frames by Framatic
For metal, ready-made picture frames by Framatic
Luggage Storage Service
Whenever you are traveling and land in a strange city, the first thing that you might need to do would be to check in at the place you are staying, whether it is a hotel, an Air B 'n B, or a friend's dwelling. Or, you may have time to kill before you catch the next leg of your journey. But what do you do with your bags or luggage in the meanwhile? Rather than drag them around with you, why not store them for a few hours? How do you do that? The answer is Bounce.
The Bounce organization contacted us and, in September, 2021, we became one of their many luggage storage locations. We make it possible for you to store your bags at our frame shop, at 220 S. Wabash, for the day. During the week, we open at 9 am and close at 5:30 pm. Saturdays, we are open 10 am to 5 pm. For as little as $5.98 a bag we will, safely and securely, store your luggage for the day and then get you on your way promptly when you come to reclaim them. We have a secure storage area in our shop that can accommodate plenty of suitcases, backpacks, shopping bags etc. Bounce insures them, too, up to $10,000 (though we have never had an issue that required an insurance claim for luggage).
Our reviews are stellar and Bounce gives you a chance to leave a review after your experience with us. We are located in the Chicago Loop, about a block from The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the world-class art museums in the United States. If you plan to visit there, we are the closest place to check your bags (1 block away). We are half a block from the entrance to the CTA Elevated Trains that would take you to Midway Airport on the Orange Line. We are 2 1/2 blocks East of the CTA Blue Line subway that takes you to O'Hare. We are a 20-30 minute walk from either Union Station (Amtrak trains) or Ogilvie Transportation Center (the Metra Rail Station). So, even if you don't need any framing services, you can check your bags with us and go explore Chicago!
TO USE BOUNCE, CLICK ON THE BOUNCE LOGO, ABOVE, TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. YOU CAN, ALSO, DOWNLOAD THE BOUNCE APP FROM THE APP STORE ON APPLE OR GOOGLE TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. THEIR WEBSITE IS: https://www.usebounce.com
Whenever you are traveling and land in a strange city, the first thing that you might need to do would be to check in at the place you are staying, whether it is a hotel, an Air B 'n B, or a friend's dwelling. Or, you may have time to kill before you catch the next leg of your journey. But what do you do with your bags or luggage in the meanwhile? Rather than drag them around with you, why not store them for a few hours? How do you do that? The answer is Bounce.The Bounce organization contacted us and, in September, 2021, we became one of their many luggage storage locations. We make it possible for you to store your bags at our frame shop, at 220 S. Wabash, for the day. During the week, we open at 9 am and close at 5:30 pm. Saturdays, we are open 10 am to 5 pm. For as little as $5.98 a bag we will, safely and securely, store your luggage for the day and then get you on your way promptly when you come to reclaim them. We have a secure storage area in our shop that can accommodate plenty of suitcases, backpacks, shopping bags etc. Bounce insures them, too, up to $10,000 (though we have never had an issue that required an insurance claim for luggage).
Our reviews are stellar and Bounce gives you a chance to leave a review after your experience with us. We are located in the Chicago Loop, about a block from The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the world-class art museums in the United States. If you plan to visit there, we are the closest place to check your bags (1 block away). We are half a block from the entrance to the CTA Elevated Trains that would take you to Midway Airport on the Orange Line. We are 2 1/2 blocks East of the CTA Blue Line subway that takes you to O'Hare. We are a 20-30 minute walk from either Union Station (Amtrak trains) or Ogilvie Transportation Center (the Metra Rail Station). So, even if you don't need any framing services, you can check your bags with us and go explore Chicago!
TO USE BOUNCE, CLICK ON THE BOUNCE LOGO, ABOVE, TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE. YOU CAN, ALSO, DOWNLOAD THE BOUNCE APP FROM THE APP STORE ON APPLE OR GOOGLE TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE. THEIR WEBSITE IS: https://www.usebounce.com
STORE INFO
- M-F 9:00am - 5:30pm
SAT 10:00am - 5:00pm
SUN Closed - 220 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60604 - Phone: 312-431-9588
- Email: info@flaxartandframe.com