{"id":451,"date":"2007-11-03T10:44:33","date_gmt":"2007-11-03T14:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/finding-people-"},"modified":"2007-11-03T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2007-11-03T14:44:33","slug":"finding-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=451","title":{"rendered":"Finding people who need and appreciate pearls"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been incredibly fortunate to have discovered custom framing<\/a>, an occupation that lets me create wow products for extremely appreciative audiences.<\/p>\n

I get to work with customers and help them choose a framing system that complements and enhances their cherished works of art. The end result is far more meaningful than I ever expected. The final product is esthetically pleasing and emotionally satisfying for all concerned.<\/p>\n

We all take a win on the final result.<\/p>\n

The dynamics of this process are unlike any client relationship I have encountered before. I find it to be personally challenging as it calls upon every bit of design skill that I have learned. It is also mutually enjoyable for both the client and myself because each custom framing job involves working out an optimum solution to a complex problem with hundreds of alternative choices.<\/p>\n

Occasionally a client will give me a work of art and ask me to frame it using my own judgment, but I prefer working with them so they can experience the creative thrill that comes from discovering the exact effects they are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n

Combining colors and textures of mats and matching them to one of hundreds of moulding choices produces continuing surprises. When customers see what is available, they almost never adopt a cookie cutter approach of saying, "I’ll take a white mat in a black frame."<\/p>\n

Instead, we go at the challenge by finding a mat combination that brings out what they want in a work of art. Then we find a moulding that encloses the whole in a way that creates a sense of balance and completeness.<\/p>\n

But, it doesn’t end there! This is an iterative activity as most design processes are. We will reach a combination that pleases, then one of us will pick up another mat or moulding and say, "What if…" and we are off on a new path of discovery.<\/p>\n

The process invariably ends when we all say, "Wow! Look at that!". This happens when the combination of art and framing elements coalesce into a harmonious whole that produces an emotional effect.<\/p>\n

In essence, I act as a facilitator and make it possible for clients to achieve as much creative freedom as they desire.<\/p>\n

This works whether the art is created by a professional or by a child. When it all comes together, we experience an emotional surge. We have created something together and the experience  becomes a bright spot in our memory.<\/p>\n

As in all things, making it happen requires skills that I have been acquiring for many years. I am really happy to be in this place and time with so many people who love and appreciate art and are willing to preserve it.<\/p>\n

This is work that I truly enjoy and I work with clients for whom I have a great deal of affinity.
It is for me the best of all possible career choices at this point in my life. <\/p>\n

I am here because I finally learned the lessons I discussed in my previous article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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