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Cliff Wilson
Guest
Had my first STOMP out!
OK, so I KNOW you have to put on a good face, etc. etc.
But, I was having a bad morning (a whole different story). Lady comes in. Print is cockled, tape residue falling over the face, acid burn, pretty much a mess. I take the frame apart and point out the problems and suggest a conservator if she wants them fixed.
"What do you mean fixed?"
So I go over how the tape around the outside wouldn't allow the print to expand, and the cardboard ... etc. etc.
" I had this PROFFESSIONALLY framed! "
(Can you hear the snippy voice?)
Now, usually I explain that standards change and that we understand materials better now, etc. etc.
This time I say, "All that means is you paid someone to ruin your art."
I guess that wasn't the right thing to say?!?
OK, so I KNOW you have to put on a good face, etc. etc.
But, I was having a bad morning (a whole different story). Lady comes in. Print is cockled, tape residue falling over the face, acid burn, pretty much a mess. I take the frame apart and point out the problems and suggest a conservator if she wants them fixed.
"What do you mean fixed?"
So I go over how the tape around the outside wouldn't allow the print to expand, and the cardboard ... etc. etc.
" I had this PROFFESSIONALLY framed! "
(Can you hear the snippy voice?)

Now, usually I explain that standards change and that we understand materials better now, etc. etc.
This time I say, "All that means is you paid someone to ruin your art."
I guess that wasn't the right thing to say?!?

