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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Heart Breaking Damage. KNOW how to pack ART for SHIPPING?



OH no! KNOW how to pack ART for SHIPPING?  Yep, you guessed it!  A really BAD packing job and then shipped cross-country! An incredible piece of art now having LOST its value, must somehow be restored, re-framed and made to at least LOOK normal.  The glass broke, the frame broke, both scratched its way across the fine art print and then it fell out of the shipping box and was trampled!  First of all...ALWAYS double box!  Keep at least a 4" wall of peanuts or bubble pack around your artwork...in both boxes.  If you have an art object and it can be taken apart...disassemble before packing...pack accordingly.  I like to wrap with bubble pack and THEN add a piece of corrugated cardboard to FRONT and BACK.  This should NEVER happen to YOU!  Also....choose a reputable shipping agent....choose wisely!  The best way to honor an artist!

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