Showing posts with label storing works on paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label storing works on paper. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Seated Woman in Ink; Storing Drawings

SEATED WOMAN IN INK

Drawn from life in 2006, ink on 18"x24" white drawing paper.

One of my favorite drawings from life.

                                                 

STORING DRAWINGS

We are scheduled to have a house guest in June, so it's time to organize and stow some artwork away.  That way, our guest gets enough space to be comfortable.

I want to store the papers flat, ideally in portable, sturdy and inexpensive containers. 

My latest idea for portable, relatively cheap storage for my drawings are the acid-free cardboard boxes sold to store things like wedding gowns in.

I bought four archival boxes from The Container Store for this purpose. I've assembled the boxes--easily done, once I  ignored the instructions, with their Tabs A and B and C.   The boxes are fine for the purpose.

But I still need an even larger box, for my widest pieces.  It appears that a business called PrintFile has boxes that meet storage needs for my larger drawings.  And the boxes are sturdier, with metal reinforced corners.  Problem approaching solution, yippee!

                                                                

NATURE WATCH:  

Sometimes, deer bed down in our meadow.