Scenes from Scripture, framed
The Word on your wall, not just words
The Framed Word is biblical scene art by Trevor Stuckless, made in Hamilton, Ontario, printed at 8.5 x 11 and 11 x 17 inches and framed by hand. He made the first pieces for his own prayer wall, wanting to look up and be brought into the depth of a scene at a glance. Every piece carries the passage it pictures on its placard, and every passage links to the full text.
Hanging now: Amongst the Lampstands, one road walked at three ages, a storm crossed on foot, a crown of thorns. Scenes, not slogans.
Amongst the Lampstands
Revelation 1:11, 11 × 17 in
$29.99 CAD
Trevor's own favourite
The gallery
What is hanging now?
Most Christian wall art prints the words of a verse. These picture the moment the words describe, as the maker reads it, and say so. Every piece is $29.99 CAD framed, or any three for $74.99. Three of the singles are below; the triptych and the rest are on the collection page.
I Turned to See the Voice
Revelation 1:12, 11 × 17 in
$29.99 CAD
Walking on the Sea
Matthew 14:25, 17 × 11 in
$29.99 CAD
The Crown of Thorns
John 19:2, 17 × 11 in
$29.99 CAD
Two sizes, one standard
What sizes do the prints come in?
Every piece is printed at one of two sizes and arrives framed. Wide scenes hang their size turned sideways. Both are standard North American frame sizes, so any piece can be re-matted or re-framed years later without custom work.
| Size | Reads best from | Where it belongs |
|---|---|---|
| 8.5 × 11 in | Arm's length to a few feet | A desk wall, a hallway pair, a bookshelf lean, beside a mirror |
| 11 × 17 in | Across a room | Over a desk or dresser, an office wall, the anchor of a grouping |
Getting a piece
How do I get one?
Email, and you will hear back from the studio. Every piece is framed by hand, so the last step is a short conversation rather than a checkout.
| What | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Any one piece | $29.99 CAD | Framed, either size, ready to hang. |
| Any three pieces | $74.99 CAD | Works out to $25.00 each, saving $14.98. Mix any three in the collection. |
| The triptych | $74.99 CAD | Even to Your Old Age is three panels, so it is the three-for price as a set. |
Email [email protected] with the pieces you want. You will get a reply confirming what is in stock and whether collecting around Hamilton or Niagara, or having it sent, makes more sense for you. Nothing is charged until it has been quoted to you.
Before you hang anything
Is it right to hang images of Bible scenes at all?
A fair question, and the one a shop like this owes an answer to rather than a slogan.
The second commandment, read whole
The commandment with its own next verse, the images God commanded for the tabernacle, Bezalel filled with the Spirit for craftsmanship, and the bronze serpent both made and broken. Every reference links to the passage.
Read the argumentEven to Your Old Age
Three panels, one road, one hand held: a girl, a woman, and an elder with grey hair. Isaiah 46:4 says it plainly, and the set is named for it.
See the triptychThe studio and its standards
Who makes these, in Hamilton, and the four things every piece is held to before it goes on a wall.
About the studioAsked already
Common questions
How do I buy a piece?
Email [email protected] naming the pieces you want. A single piece is $29.99 CAD framed and any three are $74.99. You will get a reply confirming stock and whether collection around Hamilton or Niagara or delivery suits you better. There is no cart on the site yet, so nothing is charged until it has been quoted to you.
What exactly is a "biblical scene", as opposed to verse art?
Verse art prints the words: a passage set in lettering. Scene art pictures the moment the words describe. Look at Walking on the Sea and you are at the waterline behind bare feet in a storm, not reading Matthew 14 in a nice font. Both hang on Christian walls; this studio makes the second kind. Why that is faithful work is argued out in the guide on images.
Is this art for men or for women?
Both. No piece is assigned an audience. The collection runs from the burning eyes of Revelation 1 to a child walking a morning road with a lion, and if a scene speaks to you it belongs on your wall, whichever wall that is.
Do the pieces come framed, or just the print?
Framed, and the $29.99 includes the frame. Each print fills a black frame edge to edge, in one of the two sizes, and hangs the way it is shown here. If you want a print without the frame, ask and it can be quoted. The same scenes are also cut as bookmarks.
Where is this made?
Hamilton, Ontario. The Framed Word is a Blue Crane Works property and a sibling of the Sons of Scripture men's ministry, which gathers weekly in Hamilton and Grimsby.
Are new pieces still being made?
Yes. What is on the collection page is what is finished and on the wall today, and it grows. If you are after a particular scene and do not see it, say so in an email; it may already exist or be worth making.