tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post9021206900695945305..comments2023-08-29T08:48:55.919-04:00Comments on Carol Diehl's Art Vent: StorageCarol Diehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-84731353642138721862008-07-18T14:03:00.000-04:002008-07-18T14:03:00.000-04:00Given that I'm currently deep into Richard Branson...Given that I'm currently deep into Richard Branson's fascinating 1998 autobiography, Virgin Plastic sounds to me like another of his enterprises. If it comes with a free dinner, I'll take it.Carol Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-74798696810482482882008-07-18T10:48:00.000-04:002008-07-18T10:48:00.000-04:00Virgin plastic? That sounds somehow blasphemous. ...Virgin plastic? That sounds somehow blasphemous. (And I'm not even religious.) Or at least oxymoronic.<BR/><BR/>Tyvek Whore ?<BR/>Madonna Glassine?<BR/><BR/>These could be good names for bands.<BR/><BR/>OrianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-53139085359908487132008-07-18T00:34:00.000-04:002008-07-18T00:34:00.000-04:00Thanks again. I'm pricing Tyvek and it's not that ...Thanks again. I'm pricing Tyvek and it's not that much more.Carol Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-5354003098706597442008-07-16T19:23:00.000-04:002008-07-16T19:23:00.000-04:00I'm speaking from personal experience - finding o...I'm speaking from personal experience - finding out the hardway and as years of being a collection manager. I don't trust glassine with paintings, too many insurance claims.<BR/>But again this falls largely to temperature. Tyvek is neutral I am almost certain but not 100% positive. I like it as a substitute for shadow boxing or crating. I still say if you can keep anything from touching the surface that is always the safest way to go<BR/>But that isn't always an option. You could also look into virgin plastic. But I don't much about that except that it is often used with ceramics. Who supplies it? dunnohighlowbetweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449795767787458873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-8840739656588506442008-07-15T16:36:00.000-04:002008-07-15T16:36:00.000-04:00Storage has been the bane of my existence since I ...Storage has been the bane of my existence since I was about 20 - basically, the second I started working with oils on canvas.<BR/><BR/>I did a major purge about 7 years ago, which felt very good at the time, but now I do wish I had pictures to look back on. A lot of the work that went was just drills - the equivalent of a dancer doing 600 plies. The important thing was to have done them.<BR/><BR/>Every once in a while I look at old work - not even that old, just a few years back - and I'm amazed at how different it looks to me now as opposed to when I first made it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-40331629391869765772008-07-15T13:31:00.000-04:002008-07-15T13:31:00.000-04:00Thanks, High-low, for the suggestion. They are oil...Thanks, High-low, for the suggestion. They are oil paintings w/ varnishes. I called NY Central (whence my glassine comes, and very quickly) and they said that if the paintings are cured, glassine shouldn't be a problem--some of these paintings are VERY old. They asked about the Ph of Tyvek and whether that might be an issue. Anybody know? <BR/><BR/>Tyvek would be better in that I could re-use it. Now when I have a studio visit I rip the glassine off and then must replace with new.Carol Diehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023589628710711343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-12592358816349712072008-07-15T11:22:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:22:00.000-04:00I'm not sure what media the paintings are - acryli...I'm not sure what media the paintings are - acrylic? but if they are oil and if you have used any type of varnish, I would not recommend glassine. Humidity can reactivate varnishes and the glassine will stick leaving you with an enormous problem. If you can afford it, you should wrap the paintings in tyvek. Good luck with the cleanup.highlowbetweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449795767787458873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-17965692232912825102008-07-12T10:24:00.000-04:002008-07-12T10:24:00.000-04:00"Every time an artwork is moved it dies a little”T..."Every time an artwork is moved it dies a little”<BR/><BR/>That's a very existential slogan for a business, especially an art-moving business! It brings to mind that every day after birth we die a little, Cole Porter's lyric "every time we say goodbye I die a little", Dylan's "those not busy being born are busy dying".<BR/><BR/>Moving, especially across the country, is always a good time for a purge.<BR/><BR/>OrianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-61782947280947689272008-07-12T10:11:00.000-04:002008-07-12T10:11:00.000-04:00And, look, there's even a bit of empty space on th...And, look, there's even a bit of empty space on the second shelf. Great job! (Washing cardboard. I laughed out loud.)Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-16055383807624948522008-07-11T20:26:00.000-04:002008-07-11T20:26:00.000-04:00It's amazing how much can accumulate over the year...It's amazing how much can accumulate over the years as an artist. I've certainly thrown out considerable amounts of work over the years for various reasons. Initially I had difficulty doing this, but I started viewing individual pieces as learning experiences that I gained a lot from, and therefore was ready to move on from. Since I've taken that perspective, the purging process makes a lot of sense both in terms of practicality and artistic development. What's interesting to me is what specific pieces survive these purgings, and why- I have one portfolio full of drawings from my undergraduate years at RISD. I've never thought it through, but there has to be a reason why they're still there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-49861580945573504572008-07-11T14:07:00.000-04:002008-07-11T14:07:00.000-04:00Wow, good for you. Despite the fact that in one o...Wow, good for you. Despite the fact that in one of my former lives, I was an archivist/conservator, my ancient archive is not taken care of so well. Last year I visited the storage unit in Texas which contains all of my student work, and threw about 70% of it into a dumpster. I used to believe in preserving the record, but now it's more like destroying the evidence. <BR/><BR/>These days I'm taking over the entire stairwell of my apartment building, hanging newer paintings on the wall. The neighbors are thrilled.Pretty Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342833918614545778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-89556441060606021652008-07-11T13:49:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:49:00.000-04:00Nice, I always like reading about the nitty gritty...Nice, I always like reading about the nitty gritty of surviving as an artist.<BR/><BR/>I hate to add to your "to-do" list, but I think every artist also needs a digital inventory. Image files saved both small and large (for web or print). Not only is it super handy for a variety of needs, it is really nice in the case of a physical disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4865764596112100655.post-6546342408890137552008-07-11T12:55:00.000-04:002008-07-11T12:55:00.000-04:00What a great system, and how wonderful to have the...What a great system, and how wonderful to have the help of a young "intern."<BR/>Well I'm definitely over the age of 35 and also have a space issues. My soon to be son-in-law built me a wonderful flat file to store my drawings and prints - I have very few paintings. My stored work goes back to only 2002, though. The big editing/purging Hand came down one hot August day that year and burnt our barn down - our barn which housed my studio -and took 30 years work with it! There was a short in the wiring. <BR/>I actually felt a weird sense of relief at losing all that stuff. The clean slate and all.martha millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17847828956846494958noreply@blogger.com