Gary Taylor Fine Art And Framing

The last time I saw my very large “save the whales - save the seas” prints was at my Holiday party in 2013. (As seen in pics) The two original Manifesto-Art-Prints "Save the Whales" and "Save the Seas" donated by Hundertwasser were handed over to Greenpeace Pacific Southwest and the Jacques Cousteau Society (Norfolk) in December 1982. I bid on it at a Cousteau / National Geographic fundraiser and went home with it in that frame. I was proud to own a piece of my heritage and thrilled to support the Cousteau Society, just as my grandfather had. I can’t remember how but I know at some point, I knocked it off the wall moving something in 2014 and recognized it was time to take it to the framer. It needed a new frame, and to be remounted. I have known Gary for a decade, and prior to this I recommended him to everybody. After he had it for almost a year and a half I was preparing to move to Boston, so I gave him six months notice. When I moved I didn’t have it. And now 5+ yrs later, I’ve heard every reason why he can’t get it to me: “i’ve moved,” “it’s in a warehouse,” “I’ve been out,” “I don’t have time.” I am penning this review to WARN others that they too could loose something they love. Art print format: 59,4 x 84 cm / 33,0" x 23,4" Print: premium 10-colour offset print on 250 g/s qm illustration printing paper Processing: gold an silver glossy-foil embossings

We have used other framers in DC, some of whom are indeed less expensive, but we keep coming back to Gary Taylor because of the consistent high quality of his workmanship and the good taste that he displays in suggesting framing materials

Gary has done a few jobs for me over the years, and they have generally been quality. However, this past December, I brought him two Polaroid pictures that were very important to me, and as far as I can tell, he lost them. He tells me he doesn't know where they are, and he has not returned two phone messages to his business. Gary Taylor lost the valuable pictures that I asked him to frame. I am really sad about this, and I don't know what to do. As a framer, it seems like the one thing you are not supposed to do is lose your clients' property. Until my pictures are returned, I'm going to do everything I can to let people know not to go to this shop. If you care about the thing you are trying to get framed, do not take it to Gary. I don't know how he made it this long as a businessperson with this degree of carelessness.

DO NOT SHOP HERE! Total Incompetence!! That is the only way to describe my interaction with Gary Taylor. I bought a replacement piece of glass for my table. Unfortunately, the glass was 1/8 of an inch too long. I had my misgivings about sending back, as the original order took several weeks to receive and I didn't get a price quote before getting the glass, but decided to send back. After three months of Gary being totally unresponsive to my requests for a status update, the glass finally arrived. I was shocked when Gary demanded that I pay additional fee for the new glass. And, then had the audacity to say that I was lucky because the glass was lost by the supplier, so I could have been charged more. Let me repeat. I was lucky because Gary's supplier took three months to admit that they lost my glass!!! Gary needs to look up luck in the dictionary.