Widgets & Gizmos

Widgets & Gizmos I build stretchers and fixed corner strainers for paintings and just about anything else your art ma

10 float frames for large drawings ready to go!
04/30/2026

10 float frames for large drawings ready to go!

Some new strainers headed out the door! Happy painting!
03/20/2026

Some new strainers headed out the door! Happy painting!

Not everything has to be huge in the NYC art world. People love small objects. They can put it in their pocket and carry...
03/19/2026

Not everything has to be huge in the NYC art world. People love small objects. They can put it in their pocket and carry it around with them. Or put it on display, that’s where I come in. Here are a couple examples of small plinths one 2 x 9 x 7 the other 2 x 5 x 5 inches with a .125” reveal. I wish I could show you what’s going to go on them…

Thin profile Mechanical Stretcher 1.25” depth.
03/11/2026

Thin profile Mechanical Stretcher 1.25” depth.

Some time *TIGHT* isn’t tight enough. another one bites the dust.
11/17/2025

Some time *TIGHT* isn’t tight enough. another one bites the dust.

A bunch of jobs have been going out lately. Thanks everybody! I’m looking forward to the next set of jobs.
10/08/2025

A bunch of jobs have been going out lately. Thanks everybody! I’m looking forward to the next set of jobs.

Gessoed panel2 coats primer3 coats gesso rolled on and brushed smooth with a foam brush
10/04/2025

Gessoed panel
2 coats primer
3 coats gesso rolled on and brushed smooth with a foam brush

Made some solid walnut custom frames - they’re gonna be finished by the client.
09/26/2025

Made some solid walnut custom frames - they’re gonna be finished by the client.

Been working with aluminum stretchers since summer 2024. It is NICE!72 x 98 x 1.25” foldable stretcher
04/15/2025

Been working with aluminum stretchers since summer 2024. It is NICE!
72 x 98 x 1.25” foldable stretcher

Another job ready to go out.
03/04/2025

Another job ready to go out.

Going out for stretching today.
10/01/2024

Going out for stretching today.

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