RIPE Art & Framing

RIPE Art & Framing RIPE Art & Framing offers high quality custom picture framing, by appt. What can we frame for you?

RIPE Art & Framing is a full service custom frame shop, located at 408 Larkfield Road in East Northport, NY. We work with local, national, and international artists, commercial and home designers, art galleries, businesses, museums, and private collectors who want quality preservation framing and unique design.

This four-color Glow-Up! acrylic frame is no laughing matter!Deviating from the usual is my specialty! I've been itching...
06/16/2026

This four-color Glow-Up! acrylic frame is no laughing matter!

Deviating from the usual is my specialty! I've been itching to get the chance to use this new Glow-Up! line of frames from Nurre Caxton ever since the samples came in from our friends at Crescent Brands, and what better opportunity could we hope for with this excellent signed print from the client's deluxe vinyl boxed-set of the award winning comedy album "Inside" from the legendary Bo Burnham!

The catch is: these Glow-Up! mouldings are only made to be done with single color acrylic accent fins per frame, but you can't give The Rockstar Framer some new toys and expect him not to do a little mix-n-match! The colors on this were too perfectly paired to pass up the opportunity, so after a few phone calls and discussion with the production team at Crescent, we were able to make it happen!

Topped off with the perfect clarity of Museum Glass from Tru Vue Glazing as always; the beholder gets a virtually uninterrupted viewing experience.

Special shout-out to Neil at Baboo Digital for helping me experiment and problem-solve some joinery challenges with the delicate acrylic face on this!

What do you think of this one? Do you have something special you'd frame with Glow-Up!?

When the XXL t-shirt would make the frame way too big...Garment framing can be tricky and not every piece of fabric beha...
02/07/2026

When the XXL t-shirt would make the frame way too big...

Garment framing can be tricky and not every piece of fabric behaves how you want it to when you lay it flat. In the case of sports jerseys, for example, they can be large and need a frame deep enough to accommodate how thick all the layers of fabric are, and the positions of the hems and seams are meant to fit around a person; not to lay perfectly flat, etc... There are many different ways to handle that neatly, but sometimes showing the whole thing would take up a lot of wall space!

With this t-shirt, however, showcasing the printed graphic was more important to the client than the full silhouette of the large shirt. That extra fabric just for the sake of it having a "shirt" shape would have meant the frame would be huge, and that extra frame, mat, and glass would mean a much more expensive order, to boot.

Why not infer the "t-shirt" with a shape cut mat? This kept the frame size compact, showcases the logo and not all the excess fabric, and made this much more affordable to give as a gift.

The curved collar of the mat was cut freehand with a little 'framer's ingenuity' because I had misplaced my hand-held Logan mat cutter, and I don't have a CMC (Computerized Mat Cutter) machine. The excess fabric is folded behind the mat layer, and press-fit in place with no glue, pins, or sewing using a technique called the "Newberry Method". This means if we ever had to remove it from the frame, we can safely and easily.

What do you think of this solution? Do you have a commemorative or just a favorite shirt you'd frame like this?

This gorgeous hand-painted and 24ct gold-leafed artist proof by came in from one of my more adventurous clients with a ...
01/19/2026

This gorgeous hand-painted and 24ct gold-leafed artist proof by came in from one of my more adventurous clients with a collection that makes me personally jealous. Over the last couple years we've discussed me doing some custom-painted matting to punch up a frame job, but it wasn't until he walked in and said "this is the one" where I got the opportunity and was given carte blanche to make it special.

The print was float-mounted on a 100% cotton rag pedestal mat to lift and separate it from the hand-painted and texturized backing mat from , adding depth and shadow to the beautiful deckled paper edge. The red and yellow drips that the artist hand-painted on each print in the edition called for the custom detail of continuing the drips onto the face mat, that also has a gold brushed black fillet from inlaid in for some gleam and contrast against the rough and concrete-like backer and bleeding goldleaf I did to emulate the print background (see slides 6-12 for the progression) using Ink! and acrylic mediums, a palette knife, and crusty ink brayer.

Capping it off (pun intended) with this too-perfect stone-like sloped roof cap moulding from , and protecting all these design elements with the unbeatable clarity of 99% UV protective Museum Glass for an uninterrupted viewing experience, this whole thing is a total showstopper.

Needless to say, when he came to pick up, he was blown away. I'm so thrilled he was thrilled. I'm jealous he gets to take it home. Now I need to figure out how to outdo this one on the next print 🤣 (and I'm already brainstorming).

The goal is always "don't take away from the art with the frame", and I think I hit the right amount of custom to not steal the show. If you read this far, let me know what you think in the comments. Did I nail it?

It's not every day your client brings in a nearly two hundred year old etching of Queen Victoria, AND an etching *BY* Qu...
01/17/2026

It's not every day your client brings in a nearly two hundred year old etching of Queen Victoria, AND an etching *BY* Queen Victoria!

Full museum preservation approach with both of these. 99% UV protective Optium Museum Acrylic from for protection, all 100% cotton and unbuffered rag mats from , non-restrictive folded mulberry strip interlocked mounting techniques to allow for paper expansion and contraction, and foil barriers in the mats and frame rabbets for acid creep mitigation. Classic but understated style mouldings by and

Full white glove treatment

The provenance and documentation accompanying the etching *by* the Queen was unfortunately glued to a piece of old plywood (slide 4), so the cross-section in slide 6 shows it and the museum board mat layers are separated by a piece of ACM panel, which is practically sheet metal, to prevent acid migration from the wood to the back of the art over time. Double-sided frame to enclose and protect the wood and paper while keeping it visibly accessible to future viewers.

Arched double mat shape cuts to mimic the etching plate impressions on the portrait done by my good friend since I don't have a computerized mat cutter. Thanks again Aiden!

Beautiful 40x40 custom mirror for a lucky clientLove this wood block profile from , just the right amount of rustic-chi...
01/17/2026

Beautiful 40x40 custom mirror for a lucky client

Love this wood block profile from , just the right amount of rustic-chic and beachhouse vibes to keep things clean and classy while maintaining some character. I've been obsessed with this profile, and it comes in 2 widths and 3 finishes. This is considered the "black", believe it or not.

Z-bar to hang. With heavier frames, you need heavier duty hanging hardware.

Someone wise once told me if you love a frame style but don't have the right art opportunity to use it, make a custom mirror with it. Like a great piece of art, you see some of yourself in it when you look at it, and that's why it resonates with you.

I can handle pretty much any size you would need (mirror glass exceeding 60" in length requires a special order) so give me a call or send a message for a quote so you can see yourself in your favorite frame!

RIPE is your 2026 Best of Long Island Frame Shop!This was a real delight to see in my inbox. To say I'm grateful is a hu...
01/16/2026

RIPE is your 2026 Best of Long Island Frame Shop!

This was a real delight to see in my inbox. To say I'm grateful is a huge understatement.

I petitioned them to add the Frame Shop category back in August 2024 and nominated about 30 other framers all across Nassau and Suffolk Counties, but since it didn't appear in the 2025 competition I didn't pay it much attention this year and wrote it off. So 75 days into the 90 day voting period, imagine my surprise finding out by chance that not only had they added the category, but I was on the ballot! I was in the height of working on holiday orders, and the competition was already a couple weeks from closing, so I didn't really bother to start posting or promoting it. Looks like I didn't need to!

Thank you to all who voted for our little atelier making fancy rectangles. I appreciate everyone that's supported me and my wife Amy making our dreams come true and building our life together.

With all the love we can muster,
The Dangers

::EDIT:: Back up and running again. Reminder that you can book an appointment online and check time slot availability at...
11/04/2025

::EDIT:: Back up and running again. Reminder that you can book an appointment online and check time slot availability at
www.calendly.com/ripeframing/appointment

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I know its criminal how bad I am at posting here, but the shop's internet/phone is down (now on day 6 after being promised on Friday it would be back up within 72 hours), and now won't be back up til the 10th. Long story, thanks

I can still run a card transaction on my machine using my personal phone as a hotspot until I run out of data (not on Verizon thankfully), but writing up a new order is painfully slow, and aside from individually calling customers from my personal phone I'm mostly dead in the water for comms

I'll be working on the orders in-house in the meantime, but I apologize to anyone trying to reach me

Much love,
Scott Danger

In other news, here's something cool I finished up today
(pic for attention)

Blood infections are not something to be taken lightly. Sorry for the delays on orders, but I needed to be by her side.T...
07/22/2025

Blood infections are not something to be taken lightly. Sorry for the delays on orders, but I needed to be by her side.

Thanks to everyone who checked in on her and sent messages and well-wishes, they meant more than you know.

Being a one-man shop is not easy, thank you for your patience.

Address

408 Larkfield Road
East Northport, NY
11731

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+16312391805

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