Friday, December 5, 2014

Matting, Framing, Packaging

 
After you cut your mat, both backing and window mat, you hinge the artwork to the window mat with archival tape 



You also hinge the window mat to the backing mat with archival tape

 
Matted piece as such

 
place matted piece on psyche glass and then set that inside your frame. Place foam board behind that to help relive stress from the frame

 
Then you place eye screws about 1/3 of the way down on the frame

 
then loop your wire through the 2 eye screws tightly and your piece is ready to hang



Packaging you need to be sure to protect the corners of the frame since this is the weakest area of the frame

 
wrap up snugly with bottle wrap

 
the the piece shouldn't have much wiggle room in it's box