You could also use the rasterbator to take any photo and make a big graphic for the wall. a friend of mine bought a bunch of little frames at ikea or somewhere and rasterbated a photo and it looks very cool. and it's cheap so you can change it out whenever.
kiddynomite
November 15, 2006
I'm a web designer with graphic design background so I am always looking for cheaps ways to get my own stuff printed. I have used http://www.zazzle.com/ to upload my own images and have them printed and have been very happy with it so far. You can get poster prints from 16x11 to 52x35. I had a 52x35 printed and was rather amazed at the quality (good) for the price ($34.95).
shiny robot
November 14, 2006
Hey, guess what? I make big, beautiful art that is very reasonable. Well I admit the beautiful is open to debate, and I could be off about the reasonable as well... Let me know what those mean to you and I could be your solution!
Debra
November 13, 2006
Textiles are a wonderful alternative to framed paintings
- Beautiful ethnic tapestries can be found on E-bay, many from Central Asia/India. They are very cheap.
- Smallish antique or boutique quilts also work well
- You can take a large piece of pegboard, cover the front w/batting and then staple gun designer fabric to it. Makes an inexpensive and interesting wall hanging.
- High end scrapbook paper like Basic Grey (www.basicgrey.com) makes great frameable art. Max size is 12x12 but you can do a series of 8x10's grouped together. You can also print digital scrapbook paper on your printer and frame it (or create cool artwork if you're handy with photoshop). Good sources are www.jenwilsondesigns.comwww.scrapartist.comwww.designerdigitals.com
erikap
November 13, 2006
In Dallas there are several artists' consignment galleries that are much more affordable than the snooty uptown ones. Also, I've been to a few silent auction art fundraisers where great pieces are available for a relative pittance. The announcement card for a gallery opening has a detail from a painting that I loved but just couldn't fork over the buy. So I framed the postcard instead! A collection of several 5x7 frames with theme-linked images (postcards, notecards, or what-have-you) makes a nice collected set.
Another idea that works in a pinch is to find gift wrap that you like and frame it. I've done this before with wrapping paper from Snow & Graham. Here's the pattern I used:
Although, they have many other great patterns.
trophiogrande
November 12, 2006
I have a couple of suggestions. You could commission a local artist to create a piece, or buy artwork from a store. I know Ikea has a variety of decent poster/prints and frames.
A cheap, but effective, idea is to buy a pre-stretched canvas, or multiple canvas, and stretch over them with fabric patterns that appeal to you and work in your space.
ckilgore
kiddynomite
I'm a web designer with graphic design background so I am always looking for cheaps ways to get my own stuff printed. I have used http://www.zazzle.com/ to upload my own images and have them printed and have been very happy with it so far. You can get poster prints from 16x11 to 52x35. I had a 52x35 printed and was rather amazed at the quality (good) for the price ($34.95).
shiny robot
Debra
Textiles are a wonderful alternative to framed paintings
- Beautiful ethnic tapestries can be found on E-bay, many from Central Asia/India. They are very cheap.
- Smallish antique or boutique quilts also work well
- You can take a large piece of pegboard, cover the front w/batting and then staple gun designer fabric to it. Makes an inexpensive and interesting wall hanging.
- High end scrapbook paper like Basic Grey (www.basicgrey.com) makes great frameable art. Max size is 12x12 but you can do a series of 8x10's grouped together. You can also print digital scrapbook paper on your printer and frame it (or create cool artwork if you're handy with photoshop). Good sources are www.jenwilsondesigns.com www.scrapartist.com www.designerdigitals.com
erikap
In Dallas there are several artists' consignment galleries that are much more affordable than the snooty uptown ones. Also, I've been to a few silent auction art fundraisers where great pieces are available for a relative pittance. The announcement card for a gallery opening has a detail from a painting that I loved but just couldn't fork over the buy. So I framed the postcard instead! A collection of several 5x7 frames with theme-linked images (postcards, notecards, or what-have-you) makes a nice collected set.
designmilk
You can also make your own art at:
http://www.photo2canvas.com/
or try this website:
http://www.md-canvas.com/
benmoore
alicia
Hey Amy,
Another idea that works in a pinch is to find gift wrap that you like and frame it. I've done this before with wrapping paper from Snow & Graham. Here's the pattern I used:
Although, they have many other great patterns.
trophiogrande
I have a couple of suggestions. You could commission a local artist to create a piece, or buy artwork from a store. I know Ikea has a variety of decent poster/prints and frames.
A cheap, but effective, idea is to buy a pre-stretched canvas, or multiple canvas, and stretch over them with fabric patterns that appeal to you and work in your space.
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