Quentin, with Cathy, is owner of Framing Matters. He is also a teacher of many years experience who also left teaching in order to give full attention to managing Framing Matters. Quentin has two main roles. One role is managing the administration aspects of the business and the other role is picture framing. Like Cathy, Quentin has trained extensively in all aspects of picture faming.
Although Quentin's primary focus is on Framing Matters, he also fills the role of Chairperson of the Australian/New Zealand branch of the Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA). He spends time communicating with PPFA members throughout Australia and New Zealand in order to assist members to meet the new challenges confronting the framing industry. He has recently been appointed as a Director to the Board of the PPFA. He is the first person outside of North America to be appointed to the Board of Directors. He also recently received an award from the Photo Marketing Association International for service to the industry. In 2001, Quentin successfully wrote the Certified Picture Framer® exam and in 2005, he completed the compulsory four year re-certification course. Early in 2008 he travelled to the US where successfully completed the Master Certified Picture Framer (MCPF®) exam. At present there are less than 50 framers, world wide, who hold the MCPF® qualification!
When Quentin has the chance to leave business behind, he finds relaxation through gardening and fishing with his son on the Queensland Sunshine Coast.
A comment from Quentin:
"I love coming to work each day. I enjoy being able to use my hands to frame our clients 'memories' and I enjoy the challenges of running a small business. Running a small business is very different from teaching. As a teacher I found teaching cyclical, that is, each year carried similar routines and challenges and one could expect each day to be relatively the same as the previous day. In small business management, there is constant change. There is no room for complacency and one has to be prepared for the unexpected. Teaching was satisfying but now I am enjoying trying to meet new challenges in the commercial world."