Watercolor paper/MixedMedia Mounting???

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An artist came in today with two of her framed pictures. They were both MixedMedia (Acrylic paints heavily mixed with sand for texture and dimension) and applied on only "140# Arches Watercolor Paper". The previous framer hinged and mounted them with a covering 4ply mat in a frame. Now due to a)the weight centered in the picture!! and; b) temperature changes?? the picture/watercolor paper is warping/buckling along the edges of the mat! I would have expected this if I was the original framer but now she want to know if I can fix it??

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Anybody have any ideas short of sealing down the edges ... I think that would only make the picture buckle more due to the weight?

I find that artists rarely give any thought to the presentation of their "creativity"!!
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Assuming that the art work is far from flat and irreversible, why not float it? Expose the edges and use a deep frame with proper spacing. If your customer is the artist, maybe it's not too late to deckle the edges...
 
140# watercolor paper is pretty light. It only comes one lighter grade (90#) Now if she had used 400# paper it probably wouldn't have buckled in the first place. If she is the artist, tell her to use some of her acrylic gel medium and stick it down to, I dunno, sheetrock or something. OK, Gatorboard or Masonite. Or you could just cut another mat and float it over the old one with a goodly spacer... (why is it we always have to solve OTHER's problems?) Tired Ellen
 
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