The Framed Feather is an Art materials retail as well as a Framing workshop in Boston, Bellville, Cape Town. It was established in 2000 and is managed by owner Ilse Nieman, a professional artist and a picture-framer with 16 years experience. [Google: South African Artists].
The Framed Feather specializes in custom made framing. Besides traditional framing, any three dimensional objects can be framed in box-frames – sealed or unsealed (with a door). Sport achievement medals, clothing, sport equipment, shells and fossils – we have seen it all!
Our professional team has the experience and resources to provide the best possible advice. The framing possibilities are limitless. Restoration and cleaning of paintings is also an option. Temporary mount boards for art student and photographic exhibitions are popular.
The huge variety of triple-primed handmade canvases is available; readily made, or custom made to specific required dimensions. The canvases are of the best quality available in South Africa. The selection includes pine box (4 cm, 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm), pine stretcher (2 cm, 3 cm) and the guaranteed obeche wood box canvas. The supreme obeche wood is warp free, now available in a stretcher frame.
The Framed Feather stocks a wide variety of national and international quality art products. Popular artists brands are: Winsor & Newton’s Winton oil colours and all the different painting mediums; SchubArt Artist and Student acrylic paint, Daler-Rowney Georgian 38ml oil paint, Dala craft materials ,Artists’ handmade canvas and Art Board canvas, pastels, chalk, charcoal, sketching sets, graphite pencils, etc; Koh-i-noor stationary, sketch pads, watercolour pads: A4, A3 and A2, sheets of different paper and a range of brushes are on display.
Sculpture products [self drying clay & white soap-stone], model building media [architecture students], ceramics, mould-making products such as casting stone, plaster-of-Paris, gifts and cards, portfolio carry folders, a wide variety of easels, craft and hobby materials and more are on offer. Original, unique quality framed mirrors, at the best prices, are on display.
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- The front window space where you will find an antique school desk where your child can sit and draw while you shop.
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- The view of the frame samples when you come into the shop.
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- The staff is very creative and regularly change the counter wall with some amazing artwork,.
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- Small frames we make from off cuts and discontinued stock.
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- Schubart and the paint medium and craft shelves at the back.
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- The frames waiting to be worked on!
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- Front view of the shop.
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- Canvas, art and origami decorations. ( just window dressing!)
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- A selection of oil and acrylic paint.
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- Art and paint and lots of interesting things!
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- A view of the paper shelf and the stationary shelves at the back.
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- Paint and paint accessories.
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- Pint and frames and art.
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- Frames and art, this is what we do!
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- A selection of brushes.
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- The front view and kiddie desk.
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- We stock handmade Artists’ canvas and Winsor & Newton canvas. For any sizes we do not have, we can order for you. Waiting period 3 days to a week.
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- The hardworking guillotine.
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- Sometimes we get very interesting items to frame. This was made to fit inside a cabinet made by the client. We didn’t need to frame it in a box with glass since it will be kept inside the cabinet.
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- Johan, the framer, busy with a very large puzzle.
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- View of the paper shelf and paint shelves in the back.
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- Just another view of the shop.
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- The shelf with all the ready-made frames.
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- Small ready-made picture frames we make from off-cuts and discontinued frames are also available.
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- Winsor & Newton range.
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- Winton oil paint.
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- Schubart is available in Artists’ quality and Student quality. We stock 50ml tubs and 250ml tubs and squeeze bottles.
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- Small canvas and small frames.
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- A variety of ready-made frames are available.
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- We stock handmade canvas and Winsor & Newton canvas in pine box and stretcher.
