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Framing Like a Boss by torsheta Jackson
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May 27 - June 9, 2020 • jfp.ms
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orking nights at a crafting busisays. “That’s the key to making a nice piece, ness would often be so slow that making it complement the art instead of Calby Boss found himself in the taking over and becoming the first thing store’s frame shop experimentyou see.” ing with different mats and frames. There, However, Boss still believes that the in the back room of the store, a new pasframes themselves are also a work of art. sion and career was born. Thirty-six years “You can make or break a piece of art by the later, Boss continues to provide beautifully frame that you put on it,” he says. crafted frames to area residents. In addition to framing, Boss offers “At the time in New Mexico, southseveral other types of services including art west-style mat cutting was a really big thing. and photograph restoration and photo imI learned how to cut mats that had really prints on metal, acrylic or canvas. He also pretty designs cut into them, and that was replaces broken mirrors with antique mirfun to me,” Boss says. rors or new mirrors, or can custom an anThe Ruidiso, N.M., native opened his tique mirror to your liking. first frame shop in Roswell, N.M., in 1984. Boss’ eye for framing is only one part There he mastered the popular southwest of his artistic ability. The painter says he was matting style and created hundreds if not “born with a crayon in hand” and began thousands of frames for people across the drawing and painting at an early age. While area, he says. in New Mexico, he developed a southwest In 2010 Boss relocated to Flowood style creating Amerindian and western art, and began working at Brown’s Fine Art but later transitioned into his now modern and Framing in Fondren as the frame-shop style after a move to Dallas, Texas. manager. He opened Calby’s Fine Custom His creations include colorful abstract Framing, LLC in Flowood in May 2018 and contemporary pieces using multiple and has quickly built it into a local staple. mediums such as acrylic, watercolor, pastel, Boss, a history lover, says the art of chalk pastels, charcoal and pencil. His most framing continues a centuries-old profesrecent piece was a 30-by-40 work featuring sion. “Framing has been around a long Calby Boss, owner of Calby’s Fine Custom Framing in Flowood, offers a crab on a seashore. He, of course, framed specialized framing, art and photograph restoration, mirror repair and more. time,” he says. “Each period—the Reit for its new owner. naissance, Gothic or whatever—is also Boss says he hopes that his work brings reflected in framing. Each period has signature framings give the impression that multiple mats are present. joy to local homes. to keep it in that look.” Acid-free matting and backing ensure that anything “A great work of art professionally framed would go Calby’s crafts custom frames from varying materi- touching the art remains free of damage. Boss cuts, joins in a prominent place in a home, and (the owner) would be als including wood, museum glass, conservation glass and and sizes the frames specifically for each individual work. proud to show off anytime anybody came to see them that more. In addition to frames for pictures and art, Boss creates Boss believes that the frames serve as an enhancement to the they have something nice on their walls,” the framer says. items such as shadow boxes, acrylic boxes and platforms for art they hold. To learn more about the business, visit its website at object framing. He also offers French matting, which is a “We don’t want to have a painting on the wall and calbysfinecustomframing.com. Due to the COVID-19 outtype of matting used for art painted on paper as opposed to (have a person say), ‘Oh, that’s a great frame.’ The frame is break, the physical store is closed, but customers can call 972canvas where panels and lines are painted on a single mat to supposed to be secondary and enhance the artwork,” Boss 955-9856 to set up an appointment.
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