art shipping "crate"?
P&S Spielman
I would greatly appreciate any pointers to art magazine articles, or advice
on how-to build a simple and sturdy enclosure for shipping an oil painting
on canvas or board. It is exciting having made my first art sale from my web
site, and now I have to deliver the goods safely. I had thought of a
masonite board "sandwich" for my 16x20" piece, but that will be quite heavy.
Any clever ideas out there?
Thanks
Paul
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Jiri Borsky
> I would greatly appreciate any pointers to art magazine articles, or advice
> on how-to build a simple and sturdy enclosure for shipping an oil painting
> on canvas or board. It is exciting having made my first art sale from my web
> site, and now I have to deliver the goods safely. I had thought of a
> masonite board "sandwich" for my 16x20" piece, but that will be quite heavy.
> Any clever ideas out there?
No clever ideas. Always imagine the worst scenario in shipment, and be ready for it.
(My own teenaged son supplemented his income by working shifts for a delivery company,
so I know precisely what to expect! :-(( )
Do not skimp on protection.
Protect, wrap, bubble wrap and double wrap, and you may sleep soundly.
Sweet dreams,
Jiri Borsky
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Alison A Raimes
<spie...@rmi.net> writes
>Readers,
>
>I would greatly appreciate any pointers to art magazine articles, or advice
>on how-to build a simple and sturdy enclosure for shipping an oil painting
>on canvas or board. It is exciting having made my first art sale from my web
>site, and now I have to deliver the goods safely. I had thought of a
>masonite board "sandwich" for my 16x20" piece, but that will be quite heavy.
>Any clever ideas out there?
>Paul
Paul: take a look at http://artlives.homestead.com/archives.html and
there is a post by one of our members, Ben, who has written a book as a
guide to artists and art students on such things. The post in the
archives page gives precise details on how to ship work. I can give you
the title of his book if you are interested - it is available through
Amazon.
I received a painting from a friend in the USA and he had simply taken
two pieces of plywood, cut them to the size of the painting with a layer
of bubble wrap around them, and then strapped the ply wood together. A
simple version of Ben's method - I think Ben has to take more care of
his work than some of us ;-)
Blocoloco
16 x 20 was the larger of sizes.
This sounds better than wood, as wood always gets mashed in transport and
plastic is reusable.
Maybe it was in the ASW Paper not sure but worth the search. Good Luck
LocoLoco