The words of the old Frank Sinatra ballad Sentimental Journey rang true over the past year for customers of Colbert Custom Framing & Art Printing, according to owner Kevin Colbert.
canvas collages created for her in the Colbert
on-site graphics studio.
“People seem to be more sentimental these days—and looking for creative ways to express it,” said Colbert. “We’ve had a blast adding our creativity and technology to create some wonderful pieces.”
“We’ve been able to preserve some incredible memories because of our ability to create giclee art prints from customer’s own images, added Stephanie Colbert. “We have helped customers with some amazing projects by restoring old photographs and creating collages and art prints using Photoshop to re-size and stylize images.”
One customer drove to his wife’s hometown early one morning to take pictures of all the places that are special to her. The resulting collage created in the Colbert onsite graphics studio was a unique, romantic surprise.
Another customer re-created (with the help of his grown children) a picture of them as small children and framed the two images side-by-side as a Christmas surprise for his wife.
Other customers used a customized photo as the background for heirlooms in a shadow box. And, in a growing trend, many customers saw their vacation pictures become masterpieces as framed art, oil paintings, or gallery-wrapped canvases to display in their homes. They went on a trip, and then with the help of the Colbert staff, they took the Sentimental journey home…
Colbert Custom Framing & Art Printing is located on the northwest corner of 75th St. and Naper Blvd. For more information, call (630) 717-1448.
