Every year we take this photo because every year we like to be involved in the Flyway Film Festival.

This year the Festival will continue to grow and we are delighted to be a small part of it.

We knew this was going to be a challenging year. And the biggest challenge is getting everything done.

There are have been many late nights at both the Rochester and Red Wing locations. This won't change any time soon.

Thank you for your patience. It isn't the destination, it is the journey.

Valerie Becker was recognized as a Master Certified Picture Framer this month by the Professional Picture Framing Association.

This is a significant accomplishment in the picture framing industry and demonstrates a skill and knowledge set of picture framing at the highest professional standard.

Valerie was the first in the state of Minnesota to accomplish this accreditation and one of only 60 Master Certified Picture Framers in the world.

Congratulations Val!

You can read more about it at the press release.

Rochester Framing & Fine Art Printing is officially open for business. We are taking in new orders and we have already begun delivering of completed orders.

We are quietly sliding into opening the business. No inflatable gorillas and no balloons and hot dogs for the kids. We will figure something out later.

This is just a consequence of time. It took longer than planned to build out the new space and several projects of significance are in the shop and they have tight deadlines.

And then there was this little matter of qualifying and passing the Master Certified Picture Framer examination and becoming the first MCPF in Minnesota. That was a big deal for us and we will have an annoucement soon.

We first started working with Matt eight years ago when he was a senior in high school. He only needed mats cut because he was building his own frames.

But he wasn't just building his own frames. He was milling his own frame profiles and staining and waxing the wood. His attention to detail was remarkable and his skill as a carpenter was undeniable.

Matt has since graduated from college, gotten married and has two children. But he still maintains a very complete wood shop. As Matt puts it, "shop time is good time".

And when it came time to have custom cabinetry built for the new Rochester location, it was an easy decision.

Sorry for the very slow updates to this blog.

But judging by the complete lack of complaints, it probably doesn't matter.

We announced on April 1st that we are adding a second location in Rochester, Minnesota.

400 South Broadway, Rochester, MN 55904 to be exact.

507-280-4949.

This will be a custom build out situation and it will showcase some of the more interesting projects we have worked on and some of the projects that we are most proud of. It should be pretty cool.

This new business will be called Rochester Framing & Fine Art Printing.

Early June is the target open.

That is all.