{"id":1945,"date":"2020-12-08T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/home-garden\/creative-art-framing\/"},"modified":"2020-12-08T18:15:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:15:52","slug":"creative-art-framing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/home-garden\/creative-art-framing\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative art framing"},"content":{"rendered":"

“It’s amazing what framing does to a piece of art.” -Dennis DeLoach, owner of DB International Framing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dennis DeLoach frames paintings, pictures, diplomas, photo collages, cloths, rugs, masks, and he creates shadow boxes. Photos by Jason Lewis<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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By Tracy Edwards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Many pieces of art are only as good as its presentation, and simply putting artwork in an inexpensive frame can do that art a disservice.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s amazing what framing does to a piece of art,” said Dennis DeLoach, owner of DB International Framing.  “Some people really don’t know how much it changes, not even the look, but even the value, when a person sees a nicely framed piece of art.  The framing helps make it as awesome as it is.”<\/span><\/p>\n

DeLoach works in the Crenshaw District, and he offers creative matting that most framing companies do not.  <\/span><\/p>\n

“The frame itself is a work of art and the artwork comes alive,” he said.  “It jumps from a dull presentation to a shining presentation.  Most people really don’t know that framing makes their entire art presentation enhanced.  That’s where I come in.  I love to make creative designs in the matting.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Just like artwork enhances a room, a custom frame does the same.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Much like rugs decorate floors and furniture decorates rooms, artwork decorates walls,” DeLoach said.  “A custom framer’s job is to enhance the wall presentation of art, which in a way, makes him or her an interior decorator.”<\/span><\/p>\n

DeLoach is originally from Oakland, and he’s lived in Los Angeles since 1974.  He is a professional writer and poet, and he’s written a stage play.  He owned a publishing company in the 1970s, and he later became an art dealer, focusing on Black artists.  As he sold art, he would also get the artwork framed at a local framing company.  His customers appreciated the full service that he offered.  After observing the framing technique, he felt that he could do it himself, so he purchased a machine to cut the mat boards, and he’s been doing framing ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DeLoach makes his custom frames in his workshop in the Crenshaw district.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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DeLoach credits his abilities as a framer to his creative background and his love for art.  He frames paintings, pictures, diplomas, photo collages, cloths, rugs, masks, and he creates shadow boxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Whatever doesn’t move, I generally can frame it,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

DeLoach can pick up and drop off to customers, and he also offers hanging services for people who do not have carpentry skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact DB International Framing at (323) 253-8918, and visit their website at<\/span> www.dbinternationalframing.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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