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Archival Solution of the Week: Conservation Mat Board So, perhaps you’ve heard of “archival / acid-free 100% cotton mat board.” Well in fact, folks, that type of mat board is one of Archival Methods’ most popular products, and is widely-used by individual artists / collectors / genealogists, and […]
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Summer (Archival) Projects: Time to Preserve Your Life!* ( * – see below) It’s officially SUMMER!!! So, if it’s summer, it’s … … time to pack up the car and hit the road!(wear your seatbelt, see below) … time to wear that fetching […]
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Archival Solution of the Week: Bright White 100% Cotton Museum Board So, mat board is mat board, right? The stuff you find at your local arts & crafts outlet is “good enough,” right? Well, I’m here to tell ya, folks, that there is a world of […]
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Archival Solution of the Week / Custom Mat Cutting Saving time + saving money + expert archival craftsmanship = Archival Methods’ Custom Cut Mats! So folks, just what is THIS thing: Well, if you picked D) a […]
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Your Professional Portfolio / Part 1 / Matting Your Artwork (Please Note: This is the “full-length” version of our Matting Your Artwork blog, covering everything you need to know about archival matting. As such, this blog is by definition sorta long, so we have also made it available by breaking it […]
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Your Professional Portfolio / Part 2 / Mounting Your Artwork (Please Note: Archival Methods has an informative, very short 3-minute video on Archival Mounting Solutions that offers a quick overview of the mounting techniques described and illustrated below. Check it out here, then return to this page for more complete instructions […]
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Archival Solution of the Week: Pre-Cut Exhibition Mats Let’s face it, folks, a well-cut window mat is a piece of fine art in-and-of-itself. A good mat will ENHANCE your photographs, artwork and collectibles, while a crappy mat will DISTRACT from whatever you’re presenting. As a quick example drawn directly from […]
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Archival Solution of the Week:Gallery 12 Wood Frames So, before we take a look at our Archival Solution of the Week: Gallery 12 Wood Frames, a quick lesson: Time = Money! If you’re framing your stuff (artwork […]
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Good Mats / Bad Mats: The Overall Philosophy of Matting Whether you’re matting and mounting a single image from your family archive (see photo on left), a print or photograph from your collection (see photo on right), or an entire portfolio of your […]
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Archival Matting: Choosing the Best Color and Thickness for Your Piece While there are some “standard practices” regarding mat board color choice (i.e. use a slightly “warmer” or natural white colored mat board for color or sepia-toned work / use a bright white mat board for black & […]
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