Shipping artwork

I am thrilled to report that my "Offerings" are going to be represented by Artspace and Textures Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ(http://www.artspaceaz.com/). So I needed to pack them and ship them. The more box-like pieces were not a problem. It was a bit more tricky with the flower-like ones.

I have found two very good information sources on packing artwork: the September 2008 issue of Art Calendar (http://www.artcalendar.com/) has a couple of interesting articles on the subject. The other is the book "Making & Marketing Better Artwork" by Milton Townsend (http://thebluemoonpress.com/). It has a whole chapter on packing art. Townsend is a glass maker so I guess he knows all about shipping fragile artwork!

By the way, his little book is packed full of all kind of practical information about the business aspect of being an artist. Anyway, I packed my pieces and took them to the shipping store for double boxing and shipping. And now, I will breathe again when I hear from the gallery that the pieces have arrived and are in good shape!