Re: [frameconnews]

["Hugh Phibbs" <h-phibbs@nga.gov>]

Dear O'Leary's all,
if artists make mistakes, such as working on unsecured pape which
then cockles, framers need not feel required to try to make things
right. Flattening such work is the job of conservators who have
been trained it such work and who know how things can go 
wrong. The conservator will also be able to charge a fair price
for the risk which such flattening entails. Even if a flat work on
paper is secured in a frame with no overmatting and archival
hinging, it will likely begin to change shape over time so
the framer can hardly be expected to make the cockled work
flat initially.

Sincerely,

Hugh Phibbs

>>> iconframes@one.net.au 09/25 6:35 AM >>>
Here is a picture framing question that I'm interested in hearing some feedback on!
Imagine this......an artist wants a large painting or drawing on paper (unstable paper in that the paper is buckled and warped) framed. 
The artist wants the paper to be flat in the frame, but he wants the work to float inside a box frame with spacers. And the artwork has to be mounted archivally.
I'm open to suggestions.
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