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JBergelin

JBergelin

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Please help with ideas as to how to handle cut art pieces.

These pretty pieces of paper cut into animal shapes but are not mounted to anything. The paper is thin but seems heaver than rice paper.

Any suggestions as to how to mount these pieces? the widest parts are only about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I thought about small drops of wheat paste but I am concerned that it would oze out the sides when pressed down - and how would I get an even amount on all the tiny parts - following the cut lines would be a long and tedous task that I don't know how to bid nor if she will pay the hire.

They look like they were cut with fine sharp point sizzors although they could have been cut with exacto type knives.

When I have seen these before they were mounted by the artist - this time I just have the cutout parts.

Help Please --- any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
Are these of value? I dont know, but I will give you one suggestion.

There are pins for bugs-putting them in the wings and stretching them out -specially to display butterflies. They are called (?) crud I went blank. They are extremely thing and the head of the pin is very tiny. You would poke thru the paper into the mat. The heads of the pins are so small they look like a tiny black dot. From two feet away they are invisible. Depending on the folds, they could be hidden as well.

They work well, you may need to cut the shaft of the pin so it is shorter. And I have found it best to use need nose pliers, good ones to help with the insertion thru the matboard.


I am sure Jim will get the name on these guys-sorry i blanked.


PL
 
A very small dot of wheat paste as you suggested only you don't need to put it all over the whole piece but just a couple of spots to hold it place. Use the point of a needle to put the spot of paste onto the paper.
 
Thanks Joel -

I have not had a chance to read this month, in fact I started to read it at lunch but only got to page 42.....

I just looked at page 64 and the headline is right on point - I will read it tonight.

Thanks for all the ideas
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Jeanne
 
Ohhhh, this brings back the memories!!! When I first started framing in the late '80's, I had one of those. I didn't have internet access or anyone to network with back then. I looked at it and decided to use Super Spray 77. :rolleyes: I thought I was such a good framer, I could conquer all!!! :rolleyes: Well, as soon as put that spray on the piece, it took a life of its own. The thing curled up all over my hands and stuck itself to ME!!! Slowly, but surely, I gently peeled it off and placed it on a piece of matboard very carefully. I would assume that it is still stuck to that matboard today never to be removed.

Today, I would use the mylar. It would be so much easier.
 
LMAO, Candy!! Only because I did the same thing!! That thing jumped right off the table onto my arm! I felt like I did when I superglued my finger to my eyelid once (nevermind!)
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except worse. And you couldn't call for help, too embarrassing! Sure learned how to mend paper too.
 
I have placed them on suede and slapped it up against the glass with a very sturdy backing.
 
My method is almost like Jay's, except that I use plexi. The pieces are so light that the static holds them in place.

Kit
 
We just finished 6 of these little nightmares, we did it with Nori paste this time instead of vacuum mounting, when I learn to post a picture I will do so, after the relatives leave at the end of the month!

Lynn
 
I like to sandwich them between two pieces of plexi, with a piece of matboard behind them. the static charge holds the piece in place, and the bottom piece of plexi lifts the art up 1/8th of an inch, so you get a slight shadow, and a really neat effect.
 
Val, click on full reply form, copy or cut the website URL that you want to post.

At the bottom of the full reply form click on 'URL' - in the prompt box that appears, delete the blue bit, paste your URL, click 'OK' and another prompt box appears, delete the blue bit, add the words that you want - such as PAPER CUT
 
I just had a customer in the other day with one. She didn't Trust anyone else to mount it for her so she said that she was going to take it home and spraymount it herself. We are just doing a fabric wraped mat for her to put around it. If she has trouble mounting the cut art she may never come back for the mat.

I just love the fact that she thinks that she can mount things better than a framer. We're good at mounting things. ;)
 
Do you think they're really cut by hand, or by laser, or some of each? They're still pretty.

Here we are, talking about what a p.i.a. these are to mount, and then wanting to demo one in our shops, just asking for it! What a funny lot we are.
Thanks John, here I am, trying something NEW again! YAY!
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YAY!!! Wow, I'm just learning all over the place, all I had to do was ask!
I'm so happy!!! :D

What next, what next, what can I learn next??
I know...how to easily mount these suckers! I like everyone's suggestions, especially the plexi-static one. Think I'll order one of these and try that. No more spraying!! Ack!
 
Have a great customer that brought back about half a dozen of these from central China when Meo threw them out and she was pregnant.

Recently we framed a few "for their son's new house"... [I don't think he's getting them].

I floated them on Frank's Fabric FE 12020, red silk with about 3-5 micro dots of fabric adhesive. Then a 1.3mill thick acrylite between the the float and matching mat. You almost can't see the shadow line and it looked great.

But if I had thought about "floating" them in the air.... whoa!

One was a flying dragon, one a crane, and a leaping ogre warrior. All would have been amazing floating in the air.
 
QUOTE "Here we are, talking about what a p.i.a. these are to mount, and then wanting to demo one in our shops, just asking for it! What a funny lot we are."

My thinking here is being able to practice on my own pieces rather than practicing on my customers pieces. (Perish the thought that we should EVER do that!)

Thank you Uncle Eli, never thought of TWO pieces of Museum Quality, Ultraviolet Inhibiting Acrylic.

I love visual aids when I am selling. “Let me show you what a float mount looks like.” “Let me show you what a v-groove looks like.” “Let me show you what a reverse bevel looks like.” On and on... I have visual aids all over the shop and under the counter. The words “let me show you” are a powerful selling/teaching tool. We know our customers have a hard time visualizing what we are talking about. Anytime I have trouble explaining/communicating something to a customer, as soon as they leave, I dash into the workshop and produce a visual aid to use the next time.

I’ll invest a little time and money on cut art so I can say “Let me show you” to the next customer that walks in with one.

I have a monitor on my counter that runs a slide show of interesting pieces I have framed. It gets me so much new business I’m planning one for the front window.

I’ve wandered off topic, my apologies to all for getting carried away.
 
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