socool23
Grumbler in Training
One of our regular customers is an up and coming artist. Her art is fairly large, usually just over 30 x 40. The usual style is mounted on black foam core,onto linen matboard, in the frame with no glass. We tried glass on a few of them but the "art world" for lack of a better term thinks they look better without glass, plus easy to transport to shows and such.
It's on handmade paper, which is pretty heavy. And her pieces consist of several (10-30) layers of oil paint with deckled egdes. We've experimented with almost every mounting process. From just some heavy cloth tape in the corners so the art isn't altered in anyway. Drymounting is iffy because her work is so textured it presses down the high parts of the paint. So now we're using plain old white glue. It flattens under a piece of glass over night and turns out okay. Anyways, as you can see from this long narrative, the process is quite lengthy, and with her pieces being so huge, they take up a whole day, and almost the whole shop to get them done. On top of that, there's always a "but i need them ASAP" of course. If there are any suggestions that would make this easier it would be greatly apreciated. thanks
It's on handmade paper, which is pretty heavy. And her pieces consist of several (10-30) layers of oil paint with deckled egdes. We've experimented with almost every mounting process. From just some heavy cloth tape in the corners so the art isn't altered in anyway. Drymounting is iffy because her work is so textured it presses down the high parts of the paint. So now we're using plain old white glue. It flattens under a piece of glass over night and turns out okay. Anyways, as you can see from this long narrative, the process is quite lengthy, and with her pieces being so huge, they take up a whole day, and almost the whole shop to get them done. On top of that, there's always a "but i need them ASAP" of course. If there are any suggestions that would make this easier it would be greatly apreciated. thanks