Mounting Terms

[Lisa in New Jersey]

so this shop I just started working in defines "floating" as art either ATG-ed, glued, or hinged directly onto matboard
I was taught that term was called "top mounting" and "floating" was adhering the art to foamboard before mounting it onto matboard as to have the art literally appear as floating off of the matboard. So here again, I am re-learning terms according to their definitions, sometimes this confuses customers, as I have to explain and/or show them exactly how this would look.
It also confuses new hires that I am responsible for training!

 

[RoboFramer]

I would define float mounting as mounting artwork with the edges of the paper (etc) visible and not necessarily spaced.

 

[Paul N]

I agree with John.

PS: Careful you two, you answers could land you in the warped thread "things that sound naughty, but are not" or something like that, LOL

 

[Lisa in New Jersey]

OK! So I can assume that Floating IS simply mounting art with the edges revealed whether or not it's raised or directly adhered to the mat!

thanks!

 

[Paul N]

Yes Lisa.

And there is of course the double-float (art floating on a mat, add some space then is matted as usual), but that's a totally different question.

 

[Ron Eggers]

ATG-ing art to the matboard would be defined as a 'temporary float' or a "Titanic float' or possibly a 'float, then sink' since the ATG is likely to release at some point.

 

[Baer Charlton]

Paul, "double-float"? I thought that was a "retained constraint float"?

Just pulling Lisa's chain.

"Float" is anytime they art is mounted to expose the entire edge of said art.

Even when you float it on a board with an edge of the colored board showing to create a bite of "framing" before you space that mat and float it above the final background mat.

 

[Rick Granick]

I thought a float was a carbonated beverage with a scoop of ice cream in it. One would consume this over a holiday weekend after hinge mounting a piece of artwork, with its edges exposed, to the surface of a 4-ply conservation board using pass-thru hinges.
Rick
Have a good holiday weekend.

 

[nona powers]

I describe a couple of ways to float on my web site under framing papers; glass floats and glass float variations.
www.nonapowers.com

 

[Baer Charlton]

Come on Nona, we all know that glass sinks....

unless it was blown into those cute round balls...

 

[MatFramer]

"Titanic Float" LOL