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Our Work

Carol's sense of space planning, her sense of color and texture, and her ability to visualize the end result is a unique combination that results in successful solutions for her clients' design needs. Our design solutions are distinguished by an ingenious blending of materials, evocative use of color and meticulous attention to detail.

Conservation Framing

We employ framing materials that have been proven to protect and maintain art in as close to its original condition.

What is Conservation Framing?
Put simply, Conservation Framing employs the use of materials that have been proven to protect and maintain art in as close to its original condition as possible.

When should I ask for Conservation Framing?
Value is, at best, a subjective thing. If it’s worth framing, it’s worth protecting. Use Tru Vue’s Conservation Quality Glass featuring TruGuard ® UV Protection on everything you have framed.

How can I be sure that I am getting Conservation Quality?
Let us know that you want Conservation Framing employed on your project. Specifically, request the following:

  1. Specify TruGuard ® UV Protection Glass.
    Ultraviolet light rays are one of the most dangerous elements that your artwork can encounter. It will not only cause your colors to fade to a mere shadow of their former glory, but will cause the materials themselves to begin to break down right in the frame. Conservation Quality picture framing glass is specially formulated to protect framed works of art from the damaging effects of ultraviolet light. By specifying Tru Vue ® Conservation Series ® Glass, you are insuring that at least 98% of these most damaging light rays are filtered out before ever coming into contact with your valuables.
     
  2. Specify Conservation Quality Artboard.
    Ordinary pulp-based matboard contains acids and lignins, which, over a period of time, damage the artwork they come in contact with. When going over your artboard options with us, ask us to show you only conservation quality artboard. Conservation quality artboard is free of all acids, lignins and other impurities found in ordinary “pulp” board. The result is an inert or pH neutral board which will cause no damage to the artwork it encases as time goes by.
     
  3. Request a careful adherence to proper conservation techniques for mounting the artwork (sometimes called “hinging”) and sealing your artwork.
    We are fully versed in the specifics of conservation hinging and use acid free foam core for mounting artwork. But even if a piece has value of a more personal nature, it may deserve Conversation Framing. Most pieces we see should be framed with conservation in mind. As a rule of thumb, if the item you are framing is an irreplaceable, one-of-a-kind photograph, document or piece of memorabilia, or if it is an original work of art or a limited edition, it should be framed using conservation techniques and materials. The cost premium for Conservation Framing is marginal — and certainly well worth it.

Please also read more about Conservation Glass in our "Remember When" article (pdf).

One of the best things about Southern Moon is Carol's creative eye. Not only is the quality of the outstanding, I felt like I had my own decorator too.
--Lynn Shull