We will be closed December 25th through December 29th.
Gone celebrating. Back soon.
In order to have time with our families, we are taking a few days off this holiday season. We will reopen December 30th. We hope you will also be able to have some time off to enjoy those who are nearest and dearest to you.
It’s been a big year for us, with all the changes at the Gallery, and once again, we want to thank you for all your support. We are happy we get to live and work in Multnomah Village because we appreciate being part of a vital neighborhood full of friends and art lovers.
Still working on your shopping list? Stop by Village Frame & Gallery.
Desk set by Portland artist Randy Bonella
We have gift ideas for art lovers, artists, and anyone who appreciates fine craftsmanship and unique artisan goods. Time is running out, so pop by the Gallery for:
Handmade Pens, Ornaments, and Tools
Shopping for someone who appreciates the finer things in life? Artisan made implements are the ultimate in luxury. We have pens, letter openers, ornaments, scoops, and seam rippers–all hand carved. Practical, yes, common, not at all.
Ready Made Photo Frames
Turn a favorite photo into a personalized gift. It’s a snap with quality ready-made frames. We have frames in a range of the most popular photo sizes and mattes for smaller snapshots. Bring your photograph with you and we’ll help you pick the right frame from our inventory.
Art Prints
Print on Canvas: Cafes Chocolats by L. Voisin
If you want to please an art lover, there’s no better gift than art. We have a large selection of affordable prints–many from local artists–plus prints on canvas. And let’s be honest, shopping for an art print is enjoyable; you get to take a break from the bustle of the season, browse some art, and still cross something off your to-do list.
Handcrafted Jewelry
Adorn a lady you love with wearable art. We have necklaces, bracelets, and earrings made by local artists, in stock, and ready to be wrapped. We only carry high-quality lines made by skilled, local jewelry artists, so you can be sure your purchase will be made to last–delighting her year after year.
We’re Here to Help
Bring your list to the Gallery. We’re here to inspire you Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm.
The Golden Tickets program has become a holiday tradition in Multnomah Village and Hillsdale. It seems like every year more businesses and shoppers are participating and the savings are adding up.
This year, more than 40 local businesses are handing out Golden Tickets and offering special savings when you bring in a ticket. Present a Golden Ticket at Village Frame & Gallery between now and December 31st and we’ll give you 10% off your purchases. Buy from us, and you’ll leave with another Golden Ticket you can use at any of these business:
Multnomah Village Businesses Participating in 2014 Golden Tickets:
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Action Fast Photo
Annastasia Salon
Anne Bocci
Annie Bloom’s Books
Craft Factory
David Klick, LMT
Fusion Modern Organic Salon
Healthy Pets Northwest
Indigo Traders
Jacqueline’s Found & Fabulous
Jones & Jones Jewelers
Jules of Morocco Clothing
Little Shop of Drawers
Maggie’s Boutique
Mary Truitt’s Antiques
Multnomah Antiques
Multnomah Family Care Center
Multnomah Village Dental
Northwest Wools
Peachtree Gifts
Peggy Sundays
Switch Shoes & Clothing
Thinker Toys
Topanian Global Gifts
Village Beads
Village Family Dental
Village Frame & Gallery
Hillsdale Business Participating in 2014 Golden Tickets:
During the holiday season, we reflect on the good people who surround us and make our lives better. At Village Frame & Gallery, we appreciate our friends, customers, and neighbors, who make living and working in Multnomah Village so satisfying. Thank you for supporting our business.
We wish you and your loved ones peace and contentment during this season and throughout the coming year.
Know what you’re getting everyone for the holidays? No? Here are a few ideas your loved ones won’t have seen at every store in the mall:
A Piece of History Preserved
Grandmother
Rescue beloved keepsakes from their dusty boxes and turn them into a artful display that will be cherished by your loved one and eventually handed down to children and grandchildren. Conservation framing ensures heirloom pieces will last for generations.
Art from Their Wish List
Searching in the Dark by Farooq Hassan
We all love someone who rarely spends money on themselves. Usually, these are the people who are most generous with others. This year, treat the giver in your life to a piece of art he or she has been wanting, but has put off purchasing.
Framed Photo Stories
University Days
Commemorate a season in your loved one’s life with a framed collage of memorabilia that tells a story. A little slice of “This is Your Life,” this gift is an excellent way to express how important someone is to you.
For expert help with these gift ideas, visit Village Frame & Gallery right away–like us, the holidays are right around the corner!
Smart holiday shoppers are heading to Multnomah Village, starting this weekend! Want to have fun, support local businesses, and save on unique gifts? You need to know about:
1. Golden Tickets
Shop in Multnomah Village and Hillsdale to collect Golden Tickets that qualify you for special savings at more than 40 participating businesses. This year, Village Frame & Gallery is offering 10% off when you present a Golden Ticket. Buy from our shop and get a Golden Ticket you can use at neighboring businesses. The more you shop locally between November 15th and December 31st, the more you save! Watch the Multnomah Village Business Association webpage and Facebook page to stay up-to-date on specials throughout the season.
2. Little Boxes
Shop locally on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday for savings and the chance to win prizes at participating Little Boxes stores. Friday, November 28th and Saturday, November 29th, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., shoppers can get 10% off plus be entered to win shopping sprees, an iPad, gift certificates, and more. If you have an iPhone, download the Little Boxes App to play along digitally. If you don’t have an iPhone, no problem. Stop by Village Frame & Gallery to pick up a Little Boxes Passport. Every time you visit a participating merchant, you will be entered into the Little Boxes raffle, and there is no limit to the number of times you can enter. Earn bonus raffle entries when you make purchases during event and unlock 10% savings at the next Little Boxes merchant you buy from. All the details, and the iPhone app, are at the Little Boxes website.
3. Ready-Made Frames and Gifts from Village Frame & Gallery
The possibilities are nearly endless and the savings are built-in when you purchase high-quality ready-made frames from Village Frame & Gallery. We also have unique gifts from local artists, 50% off select mirrors, and lots of great ideas to help you please everyone on your list while supporting the local art and small business community.
Need something custom framed? Make sure your project will be gift-wrap-ready in time by bringing it in today!
“Colors are like music … there are many tones. I’m like a composer who writes a piece of music. There is harmony and contrast. When I see an empty space, I put something to cover that emptiness.”
–Farooq Hassan
Artist’s Bio
Farooq Hassan
Hassan spent his youth in crowded cafes and on the docks in Iraq, striving to capture on paper the colorful scenes playing out before his eyes. He disciplined himself to not lift his pencil from the paper, but instead to draw a person with a single line.
As a young man, he taught high school. “We did our best to create art, not politics,” Hassan recalls. He also collected stamps, a hobby that eventually led to an unusual and satisfying outcome–he ended up designing more than 75 commemorative postage stamps for the Iraqi postal service.
For 50 years he built his standing as an artist. His work was exhibited in London, Amman, Basrah, and Baghdad. In Iraq, he was considered a national treasure. Then, politics changed his life forever.
Between 1980 and 1991 Hassan moved 22 times, always one step ahead of political strife in Bagdad. After the Iran-Iraq war ended and the first U.S. Gulf war resulted in sanctions, times were hard and dangerous, and yet, it was a time when art began to flourish again. Hassan devoted himself full-time to his paintings.
Life in Iraq was especially perilous for his daughter, Dalia, a reporter for the Washington Post and translator for the American and NATO forces. She took an opportunity to immigrate to the U.S. and encouraged her mother and father to follow her.
In 2010, Hassan and his wife, Haifa, joined their daughter in Portland, Oregon. Hassan was 71 years old and he had lost everything: his reputation as a master artist, the paintings he had created in Iraq, and his home. So, he set about renewing himself through painting.
Hassan is currently represented by galleries in Iraq, Jordan, and in Portland, The Geezer Gallery. This month, Village Frame & Gallery is proud to exhibit the work of Farooq Hassan. Join us Friday, November 7th for our First Friday reception, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. to see Hassan’s work for yourself and meet the artist. In addition, local jewelry artist Susan Koch will be showing a selection of her bead designs.
Spend Halloween in the Village for a Spooktacular Good Time!
It’s that time of year again! Bring your ghosts and goblins to trick or treat in Multnomah Village this Friday. The fun starts at Starbucks, winds around the Village–through Village Frame & Gallery, of course–and finishes up at Dr. Jensen’s office. Along the way, there are lots of fun things to do and 1000s of trick-or-treaters in costume. This has become a major annual event in our neighborhood, so we hope to see you there this year!
Will we recognize you? What are you dressing up as this year? Tell us in the comments section or on our Facebook page. Better yet, post a picture of you in your costume!
More details on Halloween 2014 in Multnomah Village:
Jerry Hammel was a very quiet, sensitive and unique man who had style, panache, talent and humor. And through his paintings he spoke. Being an artist was one of the things that gave him happiness and allowed him the freedom to do as he enjoyed.
He started his career as a graphic designer and a commercial artist, but his real loves were his paintings and sketches. Oh, how he enjoyed drawing curvaceous bodies, doing the makeup, clothes and all the details that made “his ladies” original and beautiful. There were some full of humor, some caricatures, some serious and some whimsical. He was able to blend his rich talent between Art Deco and Victorian.
The vibrant colors and the graphic designs of the people he illustrated speak to the complexities of his life made simple in line, form, elegance and strength. He had high expectations of himself and saw no shades of grey. Although Jerry’s art was filled with color, he lived in a world of black and white; Jerry was a perfectionist. Those who knew Jerry admired his creativity, his artistic expressions and his gifted, multi-faceted nature. He never was able to value the uniqueness others saw in him. Others saw what Jerry could not appreciate in himself.
Jerry always needed paper to be available so that he could sketch whatever caught his eye – even when away from “his board”. At restaurants he would sketch on a dinner napkin. He had excellent taste in clothes. He wore a “Greek” cap, smoked a pipe, wore ascots, French cuff shirts, beautiful cuff links – and – never wore jeans.
As you see his paintings, you will find him to be very sensitive and tender, with the heart and soul of an artist.
See Jerry Hammel’s Work in Person at Village Frame & Gallery
If you haven’t had a chance to see this show, make time before the end of October. This is a large exhibit, but several pieces have already found their forever homes. In the meantime, here are a few pieces that illustrate why Hammel’s work is so popular with those who have seen it:
The Pattersons Esquire
The Fabulous Tilly Sisters
The Earl
The Count and Tessa Essa
Tango with Patsy
Sabine and Sabrina
Peggy
Mildred
Mermaid
Matriarch
Kiki and Stuart
Karla and Steve
Josephina
Jackie and Wayne
It’s ok, Trudy.
Nan and Wesley
Elise and Murry
Dalliance
Carol and Gloria Jean
Bill and Lois by Jerry Hammel
Sissy
We Have More Jerry Hammel Artwork at the Gallery Right Now
Shop in Multnomah Village and Hillsdale to collect Golden Tickets that qualify you for special savings at more than 40 participating businesses. This year, Village Frame & Gallery is offering 10% off when you present a Golden Ticket. Buy from our shop and get a Golden Ticket you can use at neighboring businesses. The more you shop locally between November 15th and December 31st, the more you save! Watch the 
Spend Halloween in the Village for a Spooktacular Good Time!
