Meet the Framemakers Team!

Bill Taylor

Owner, Frame maker

Bill started his framing career in 1971 at Berry's Stationers. He worked there for 28 years, the last 15 years as general manager of the store.

In 1999 he moved on to The Framemakers and in 2003 he bought the business.

He married Cathy, an insufferable Red Sox fan, in 1975. Christmas 2007 Manny and Lucy, 8 week old kittens, came into their lives. Before that they had George and Gracie for 18 years and 16 years. The kitties are their kids!

His accomplishments and duties downtown include: Past Secretary of the Waterville Main St. Board of Directors, Past Member of WMSt Organization Committee, Member Board of Directors of The Waterville Historical Society, Past member of the Waterville Arts Council, Strong supporter of the Arts downtown, 10 years on the Waterville Intown Arts Fest committee and past member of the Waterville Opera House Improvement Association, Business of the Year finalist in 2004 and 2005 and winner 2006, Recipient of the 2007 William R. Cotter Waterville Regional Arts and Community Center award for Community Service.

He invented the Cosmic Modulator.

Matt Russ

Customer Service, Frame maker

Matt has been with us since 2007 and works full-time. We usually keep him in the basement, making all the frames, but he also has a gift in connecting with the customers to help pick out the right combination for their framing. Matt is also an incredible artist specializing in acrylic landscapes and still-lifes. You can see his artwork on his website: http://www.matthewruss.com

Matt lives in Waterville with his wife KC. They have two Golden Retrievers, Daisy and Riley.

Amy Heald

Finishing Department Head

Amy H. has been with The Framemakers since mid-2003. She worked at another frame shop for 2 years before joining us. She lives in Sidney with her son Hayden.

Amy heads the finishing department, including cutting glass, and making sure the end product is free of flaws, straight and ready to hang.

Amy K. Cyrway, CPF

Customer Service, Matcutting & Design, Mounting & Laminating

Amy C. has been with the Framemakers since August 2002. She worked at another frame shop for a two years before joining us. Amy lives in Waterville with her husband Brian Vigue and their cat Caligo, a 13-year-old silver-grey domestic short-hair.

Amy can do almost everything in the framing department and, as a trained graphic artist with over ten years experience, does the advertising and website. She works full-time and is incredible at picking out just the right framing combination for anything that comes into the shop. (Bill wrote that last sentence, not me. --Amy C.) She loves to test the limits of the computerised mat cutter. As of June 2010, she has earned the Certified Picture Framer designation from the Professional Picture Framers Association.

For her free time, she is an artist, writer, hobby costume-maker, and has just recently picked up photography. She is currently on the Waterville Arts Fest committee and has designed the posters since 2005, a member-at-large for the Waterville Area Arts Society, and one of the founders of the Waterville Area Writers' Group.