The Hands Behind the Frames: James Olson and 120 New Pieces of Cleared Art
There is something deeply satisfying about watching a craftsman at work. No shortcuts, no half measures, just skill meeting material until the job is done right.
Over the past weeks, our production floor manager James Olson has been doing exactly that. We added 120 new pieces of cleared art to our inventory, and every single one of them passed through his hands.
It started with Janessa printing the artwork on our Epson UltraChrome printer, producing archival quality prints ready for the next step.
From there, James took over. He stretched each print by hand at our large format stretching worktable, making sure every piece sat perfectly before framing.
Janessa and James matched each work to the right frame, pulling from both new stock and our collection of vintage frames, because the right frame does half the storytelling for a scene.
But the work did not stop at framing. With 120 new pieces arriving, we needed somewhere to put them.
So James built new shelving to accommodate the expanded collection, making sure every piece is stored safely and stays accessible when a production calls with a last minute request.
Today March 11th, we celebrate James’ birthday! All the best from all of us!
Emerson is holding “The Bible”. A printed compilation with all the new art and their locations in the shelves. He is the one that makes sure everything is going where it is supposed to go. He is also the one that later finds all the art with his pick list in no time….
This is what it looks like when a small team runs a full service cleared art operation.
No outsourcing, no waiting on third parties.
Printing, stretching, framing, building, all under one roof in Burnaby, BC.
Our inventory now sits at over 4,200 pieces of cleared artwork ready for your next production.
Browse the collection at aionart.com
Or find the Classic Collection by clicking on the image below:
