[Stylist] Stylist Digest, Vol 190, Issue 4

Tue Feb 18 00:25:01 UTC 2020

Lynda, thank you so much for the clear and detailed description of how to frame a poem and why it should be done that way. 

Barbara Hammel

> On Feb 17, 2020, at 14:02, Linda Lambert via Stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Jennifer this is such a great question  and I am happy to give you the
> information that will bring your poem/framing project to life.
> 
> You will have 2 things to consider:
> First, is the poem short and wide -and if so, you need a horizontal frame.
> Second, is it tall and not so wide?  Then, you need a vertical frame.
> 
> But there is a THIRD THING you must know for this to look professional.
> This is what will make or break your presentation.
> 
> For the top and 2 sides - make the measurement the same for all 3 of them -
> usually about 2 inches or more.
> For the bottom of the white space - you must make it about an inch deeper
> than what you have on the other 3 sides.
> 
> There is such a thing, known  as  "visual balance," and that is what you
> want to create so that your poem looks wonderful in a frame.
> If you would do the bottom of  the matt the same as the top and sides, it
> will look like your poem is very low and sliding off the page.
> Leaving an extra inch of white space beneath your poem, lifts the eye
> upwards towards your poem and provides visual relief from gravity.
> Our vision tends to pull downwards due to gravity - and any time you want to
> frame an object, you need to remember the bottom part needs more space.
> 
> Good luck. What a wonderful thing you are doing...Lynda Lambert
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> I am wondering if any of 'all prefer to frame a poem horizontally or
> vertically. I wrote a 9 line acrostic poem for a friend and I want to frame
> it next to a picture (nativity scene) within a frame. Frame photo opening
> size could be 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Please let me know your thoughts.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Jennifer Applegate
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