Eric Michael Tollefson
Eric Michael Tollefson is a New York City based artist and photographer and a life-long veteran frame maker and restorer. An expert in the aesthetic and technical aspects of custom frame design and fabrication, gilding, and restoration Eric has supervised production, finishing and fabrication for companies in the Midwest and New York for over two decades.
Being fed on the idea of art and its complete saturation of the everyday at a very young age gave Eric a rarified perspective. It’s a perspective informed by growing up in an urban Midwestern converted warehouse live/work/gallery space in the early 70’s; a life that has helped shape his work as a photographer and as a designer of frames and objects.
In his photography the goal is never the simple capturing of a moment but rather the idea of that moment, the soul of its surroundings bringing full focus to the greater scene at hand. And in his designs and fabrication a never-ending pursuit of finding the simplest way to convey a beautiful idea and always bringing the hand of the craftsman to the forefront.
For 15 years he has been a contributing writer at Picture Framing Magazine and has taught courses in gilding, ornament application, frame finishing, restoration, and conservation at conferences throughout the country.
Since joining Gill & Lagodich seven years ago as Studio Director and operations manager, Eric’s specialized expertise has proved invaluable in providing creative framing solutions and correct historical applications working with numerous museums, artists and collectors.
“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.”
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