Re: [frameconnews]

[JSFIELDART@aol.com]

The paper art should and can be archivally framed in a shadowbox (deep) frame 
with hinges and floating on an archival board.  The reality of the ART BEING 
FLAT is the unrealistic expectation of the artist that a picture framer can 
make a "silk purse out of a sows ear."  I have flattened some art in the past 
in a heated vacuum press.  I used a very low temp 150F for 5 minutes.  I 
backed the art with a dampened sheet of paper larger than the art.  I did not 
place moisture directly to the art.  Since I am not a paper conservator and I 
assume that you are not one either. I would temper this suggestion with a 
suggestion that a paper conservator attempt to flatten the art first for you.

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