Frame Shop

[Mary Sparrow]

I wasn't sure where to put this, let me know if I need to move it.

Yesterday I got a phone call from one of my clients while they were at the local frame shop having their portrait framed. It was a pastel, and the framer had told her it needed to be sprayed. I told her it was fine and to frame as is.

Well, I ran into the same woman at kindergarten orientation this morning and was shocked to find out the real story. She said that while they were picking out matts and frames the owner came out with a can of fixative and was getting ready to spray it. Laura asked her what she was doing and the woman told her that it needed to be sprayed or would flake. Is this bothering anyone like it bothers me?

She told Laura that it would make it darker, but that she wouldn't know the difference. UH- WHAT? this is REALLY making me a little mad, or am I over reacting.? Now I am wondering how many other things clients have taken up there to be framed that this woman has taken it upon herself to "fix". I use fixative VERY little for a reason, I don't want it to change. I don't usually use this woman, to me she is way overpriced, but I do know alot of people do. You know the type, the one's that think it is better because it costs more.

Have you ever heard of another framer do such?