At one point or another, every artist has started a quick piece on a basic study board (or cheap paper, bad canvas or such) and quickly regretted the decision, as they like the result they are coming up with. For this exact reason, I set out to find a way to showcase such works in a frame that was cheap, and allowed you to switch the piece in and out of the frame so that if you sold the work, it could be simply given away and framed without major alteration. Behold, The Magnetic Float Frame!
This VERY BASIC frame is made by cutting a piece of plywood (I used maple so it looked nice) to whatever size you like, drilling holes into it that don't go all the way through, and epoxying small neodymium magnets into the grooves. I then stained the pieces with basic wood stain (these above are Cherry, below is Walnut), and finally, scotch taped other magnets to the back of my paintings. Because magnetism creates a very strong inward force, the painting will stay up with only 2 3mm length magnets, but can easily be slit off of the frame sideways with a little pulling. A great solution to a problem I've wanted to fix for some time!
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