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A customer came in with an unusual problem. He has a piece of art that was made by a chef in Japan. This chef has come up with a way to slice a very large radish, razor thin, so that the end result is about 5" x 12". It is ultra thin. He dries it and then writes on it with ink. This is a radish! I figure I'll float it on some rag board and use spacers to keep the glass off of it, but how the heck do I attach it? The only thing I've come up with so far is to use double-sided tape. I certainly don't want to introduce moisture. Sewing is out. Any other ideas?
 
12" radish. that's huge. do you have a picture. I am image there would not be much weight.
personally i would probably micro dot glue it. Use the head of a pin and touch the glue then apply.
This method comes away easy, but generaly strong enough for light weight artwork.
Otherwise you make something out of perspex or even mylar to hold.
 
I'm thinking a sink mat. You could trace around it and then cut the opening just a hair bigger than your traced shape all around. Then cover it with fabric. I suppose if you did it in acrylic as iFramer suggested it would be similar to the coin mount mentioned on another thread earlier today. If you can avoid sticking anything to this you will probably be better off. I doubt there is much published literature in framing and conservation circles about the durability or handling characteristics of dried radish.
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How about a Wasabi paste?
 
I'm assuming it is a lenticular white radish

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The slicing method is the same for getting the thin veneers for plywood....

I used to watch my favorite sushi chef roll and peel at the same time....
amazing to watch a lot more than 12" come off a 3" circumference.

But hey, Fujisan was ichiban.

Either encapsulate..... and let them know it will still rot,
or overlay with off-white tule. . . . and it will still rot.

One of the most basic rules is never put "living" matter in a frame.
Umbilical cords, mice, tanned placentas, coffee beans, or radishes.

cotton linter, and hair are not "living"..... wool on the other hand....
 
Baer Charlton said:
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One of the most basic rules is never put "living" matter in a frame.
Umbilical cords, mice, tanned placentas, coffee beans, or radishes.

cotton linter, and hair are not "living"..... wool on the other hand....
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Hey Baer, when I unknowingly drop that long piece of grey hair into a frame, seal it up, and turn it over, and see it, I think of it as living, and certainly reopen and get it out!
 
Thanks!

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to mull this over for a while... I don't have a picture, the piece was not left with me. If it comes back in after I call and talk with him about it, I'll get a picture. I hate to turn projects away, I'm just not that busy! but I'm not convinced this is a great candidate for framing... Thanks again.
 
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What about scanning it or taking a photograph and then framing the resulting print. No worrying about rot unless you print on onionskin (paper joke....).
 
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