Attaching an artist's palette

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tnframer408

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We need a system to attach an artist's palette, caked with about 1/2" of paints, to backing board. It's signed by the artist, both in the pait and on the back, so the attachment has to be totally reversible.

mighty mounts won't work, we've tried. Wire thru the thumb hole of the pallet looks stupid, but we can do that as a last resort.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Much thanks. :confused: :confused:
 
Michael, I've used clear acrylic mirror supports screwed into a plywood back to successfully mount odd-shaped items.

Would that work here?

The plywood makes for a heavy package, though, so I'd love to hear some alternatives.

Kit
 
What about those mystical, magical, mylar strips? I'm so excited about how well they worked with my fishing plugs that I think they'll durn near do anything!

Betty
 
Ditto the Mylar-D strips. If memory serves me correctly, Mylar strips will support 1 pound per 1/8" in width. The strips may seem shiney but almost disappear when under glazing.

Jim Miller's clear film mounting class is worth its weight in Mylar-D or Melinex. It seems to have 101 uses around the frameshop.
 
Also consider using bent brass rods. I have had great success using these to mount odd-shaped items, even heavy-ish tiles. Once you cover the exposed area with matte black shrink tubing, they disappear.

The topic should be in the archives several times.

E-mail me if you have any questions!
Edie the shrink tubing goddess
 
How about getting one of those plaster casting kits and make a plaster model of the Artist's hand, glue this to the backing board and then simply lay the palette in the hand like it's being held. I'd probably put some paint drips on the hand too!
 
Wow John, now that's thinking creatively!

I have not tried this, but how about using the wooden dowel stock that is available in many diameters at your local hardware store (Support your local guys!). You could carve out a notch on top to hold the palette in place and most of the dowel could tuck under the back edge of the palette. Then stain to match.

I guess you don't have to worry about them being acid-free.
 
Got to be someone down there in mountain country who does stained glass. I think they use a flexible spacer to hold the pieces of glass before filling the seam with solder. Might be able to mold this channel stuff to the edge of the palette and use it to hide an anchor for fastening to your board.
 
Many many thanks for all the suggestions. We finally did, in fact, do the brass rod thingy for bottom support, then used Mylar thru the finger hole of the palette for lateral support.

personally, I love the hand idea BUT this is signed by a very well known abstract artist and the focus MUST be on the palette and not anything else.

Again thanks for all the input.
 
Thinking a little further, I would have used a mirror for the background, glued the hand casting to the mirror, and let the "hand" hold the palette. The back of the palette would be seen in the mirror. Would've dripped paint on the mirror as well. Be a great collaboration with the artist to mold the artist's actual hand and have the artist do the paint thing - great fun with an abstract painter! Could sign the mirror as well.

Guess I've been framing too many double mats and small woods lately - need some fun!
 
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