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Do you still mat your favorite autographs?

It seems the trend today is shying away from matting autographs. My personal favorite aspect of this hobby is to create a matted piece to highlight my autographs. I mat these myself and enjoy the opportunity to create these pieces. Nothing fancy. Are there any other matters out there? If so, I would love to see some of your work.

Here is one of my favorite pieces. An early Pretenders set of signature, obtained from a fellow member here matted with a photo I found to start things off.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Shepherd on April 18, 2020 at 6:50am

Two years ago, I finally got around to reading Wilkie Collins. I had been meaning to read his novels for a long time. I started with The Woman in White, and quickly followed with The Moonstone. I enjoyed them so much that I purchased a cut signature, as well as a carte de visite. I had them both framed together. I am very happy with the way that it came out.

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Permalink Reply by Joe W. on April 18, 2020 at 6:54am

That's a well done piece, Mike. I like the way the signature stands out.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Meadows on April 21, 2020 at 6:11pm

Love Wilkie Collins! He rivals Dickens for his multi-layered plots. I'm pleasantly surprised anyone knows who he was.

There's an old black and white movie of The Women in White that is available on DVD that is fun to watch, but deviates from the novel. Great cast: Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sidney Greenstreet, Agnes Morehead, and Gig Young.

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Permalink Reply by rob kunne on April 18, 2020 at 7:14am

i have made a few hundred by now and sold some and the rest is hanging in mine house... i repair quality frames and spraypaint them and cut the cardboards by myself and disign plaques. some are just simple made and some did cost me a lot of time. ''just a hobby''.