to a frame in a pattern. Sometimes the entire frame is painted. Plique-à-jour picture frames are made of enamel. Some contemporary painters and photographers who work on canvas "gallery-wrap" their artwork, i.e. extend the image around the edges of the stretched canvas, thereby precluding use of a traditional frame. In those instances, the object may be mounted so it floats visually within the protective surround. Joan Miró once made a work specifically in order to frame it with a flea market frame. Alternatives As good picture frames can be expensive, some people find previously used frames, remove the pictures within, and reuse the frames. Block mounting is a cheap alternative to framing. The technique (also known as display mounting, photo mounting or art mounting) involves sealing high quality photographic prints onto a wooden MDF board. The process of creating one is as follows: The digital image or artwork is uploaded. The block mounting company prints the image onto photographic paper with a finish (either matt or glossy). The print is adhered securely onto an MDF wooden board with black edging, using a vacuum press and heat seal glue. The image is laminated, packaged and delivered. See also Lightbox, a cube-shaped box used for taking photos, also called photo cube Gallery wrap Fillet (picture framing) Gold leaf Silver leaf (art) Diasec Fine Art Trade Guild Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) Zhuangbiao References External links Art of the Picture Frame Resources from the National Portrait Gallery. PPFA-Professional Picture Framers Association Frames in the Robert Lehman Collection, a 2007 collection catalog containing information on European and American frames. Renaissance Frames, a 1990 exhibition catalog from the Metropolitan Museum of Art libraries. Schmitz Compendium of European Picture Frames: 1730–1930, Solingen, 2012: www.schmitzrahmen.de Painting