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When creating a finished wooden frame for a specific object a picture frame maker performs the tasks of a joiner, a carver, and a gilder. He begins with rough seasoned lumber. Once dried properly, the joiner's task is to take rough lumber and shape it using saws and cutting tools. Today these tools are the table saw and a router table. Traditionally as well as today hand saws, wooden hand planes, combination planes, chisels and gouges, finish shaping the desired profile. Once sanded, the lengths of moulding are cut and joined to specific dimensions for either a work of art or a mirror. If the frame has carved ornamentation then the carver's task is to add wood in order to create certain shapes and forms. When the carving is completed, the gilder prepares the wood surface. The desired finish may be one or a combination of the following finishes: painted, oil gilded or water gilded. The gilder's task is the final task performed by a picture frame maker. The Picture Frame Maker's association with traditional methods and procedures has in the past and will in the future continue making this hand crafted service a significant part of the production of heirloom quality items for generations to come. My Education-My education began at the University of Alberta where I received a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Science. A few years later, I completed a Bachelor of Art in Fine Arts from the University of British Columbia. My knowledge of Art History allows me, as a picture frame maker, to provide a service that is built on historical tradition thus making a proper contribution to the Arts community. My Vision-My craftmanship is based on my research of traditional techniques or joinery, carving and gilding. My experinece restoring antique mirror and picture frames has sparked the interest of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Canadian Craft Museum and the Vancouver Museum . They, as well as collectors of fine art acquire my service on a regular basis. My Work Around the World- My work has been featured in the Heffel Gallery, Equinox Gallery, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Donald Young Gallery in Chicago, Lisson Gallery in London, the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, and other galleries around the world.

Quality is what we value most. Since our inception, the Howe Street Gallery and Soul of Africa have striven to provide artworks of the highest calibre in craftsmanship and medium. The Howe Street Gallery of Fine Art is an elegant cultural venue, available for events. It offers rotating exhibitions of emerging, Canadian and International artists, and has a prime location in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It has approximately 1,800 square feet, the gallery is a beautiful and original place for an intimate event. Howe Street Gallery of Fine Art is offering Art Consulting available to clients considering purchases of various media such as sculptures from Zimbabwe, canvas based work, photographs and etchings. We pride ourselves in finding the visual expression which meets the client's individual requirements, be those corporative or personal. Our goal is to seek and examine works on the client's behalf, negotiating with artists and subsequently, providing them with meaningful independent advice.

Steve Fortier is a contemporary Canadian visual artist known for his hard-edged geometric abstraction paintings. His work emphasizes the relationship between color and form, creating captivating visual experiences.