Shirly attended the Northern Framing School in Sheffield, having been taught by Pete Bingham, one of the top framers in the industry. For several years Shirly was framer for the Main Fine Art Gallery before going out on her own and establishing Otago Framers.
Lucy joined the family business in 1998, having graduated from Glasgow School of Art with First Class Honours in Fine Art (Painting & Drawing), bringing with her an innate understanding of paints, textures and materials.Taking time and care to create the ideal frame for each individual piece is hugely important to us and very much part of who we are.
Lucy joined the family business in 1998, having graduated from Glasgow School of Art with First Class Honours in Fine Art (Painting & Drawing), bringing with her an innate understanding of paints, textures and materials.Taking time and care to create the ideal frame for each individual piece is hugely important to us and very much part of who we are.
Services
Very popular for work that does not need to be mounted such as artworks with hand torn edges. We are highly experienced in producing a range of hand-finishes, using a selection of paints, gesso, metal leaf and waxes. For our paint finishes we create individual colours tailored to complement tones in the artwork, using artist-grade acrylic or earth-pigment paints.
Reviews (9)
Marion Carlton
May 27, 2021
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Shirly and the team framed a piece of bespoke wallpaper for us to create a truly unique piece! From the start Shirly’s creativity gave us a range of options to choose from. The handmade floating frame compliments our modern piece perfectly. We cannot thank her enough and would recommend her without hesitation.
Cherille
Oct 30, 2020
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I just wanted to say how delighted I was with a painting of my daughter I had framed at Otago Framers. The hand finish on the bespoke frame worked beautifully with the painting. I was very impressed with the level of service I received from consultation to the finished piece. Would 100% highly recommend this company and I will definitely be back with more to be framed. Five stars for me.
Poppy Kohner
Oct 27, 2020
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Desmomd Mcadam
Sep 11, 2020
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I collected a painting yesterday from Otago Framers, was quite surprised that when we arrived the painting was wrapped up and we were not given an opportunity to view the frame. In hindsight we should have insisted on viewing the painting. I am happy with the main frame, however the silver insert is badly scratched in several places not 5 star quality after paying top dollar.
A lack in of pride in workmanship .
A lack in of pride in workmanship .
Stuart Gilmour
Sep 25, 2019
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Just picked up two framed prints that where a present from last year. Having struggled to find a local framer, I was recommended Otago Framers by a work colleague. Both my wife and I were very glad we went there. Very friendly and especially helpful with a lot of time being spent discussing what colours to use from the prints along with the style of the frames. Absolutely delighted with both finished frames. They are of a very high quality, being beautifully made and have really made the prints stand out. Cannot recommend Otago high enough. Thank you.
Jamie Wood
Aug 07, 2018
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The people that are leaving five star reviews must be friends or family of the owners of this shop. I have never been so insulted by a member of staff in a shop in my life. I went in today to enquire about getting a picture framed, before I got a chance to open my mouth, my wife, son and I were abruptly ushered out of the shop and the door was slammed behind us. The lady was dealing with another customer at the time but most shops have more than one customer at a time so I was shocked that I wasn’t given the opportunity to browse and instead was told to wait outside! Maybe next time if you don’t
Zachari Duncalf
Aug 11, 2017
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Thank you so much to Lucy and Co for the most amazing birthday present. I brought you three pieces of stained glass and you not only worked your visual but also technical magic in bringing the pieces all together. You worked with my inability to visualise and repeatedly showed me ideas that i could see in your studio. Very friendly, excellent service, more than fair prices. A lot of work, care and attention has gone into all the pieces i have brought them but this one was quite special and quite taxing! Thank you all.
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