> Local framing is very artisanal and therefore quite expensive. Local framing can be art in itself, and can definitely enhance art. As an example, I have a Vo

> Local framing is very artisanal and therefore quite expensive. Local framing can be art in itself, and can definitely enhance art. As an example, I have a Vonnegut silkscreen print ("Black Heart") that I find quirky and endearing and love its origin -- but is a bit of a challenge to present in a way that doesn't dominate anything with which it shares a wall. I would have gone with a large mat and oversized frame to reduce the impact of some of the more... exotic... color choices; but the framing shop I worked with proposed a double frame with an outer black frame and an inner painted green wood frame that /exactly/ matches the color of the piece, and the result is stunning.