The Framers Forum

Hi first, I am new here Though have been reading loads of articles, quite interesting some thought provoking

I am currently planning on framing a number of paintings I have. Fortunately I can get a decent frame off the shelf.

I have a Logan Simplex Plus, so can cut my own mounts

The problem I have though is how to best attach the painting to the mount to meet the following criteria.


The paintings are acrylic or gouach, all around 800mm wide and 600mm high, and are painted on various brands of artboard.

Although the paintings are hung landscape , due to space, they need to be stored portrait

Any advice will be much appreciated

John

Not sure what you mean 'stored portrait'. If you are storing them framed...just turn them through 90 degrees for storage....and don't store them with the fittings from the back of one frame touching the frame of another....or bubble wrap them.

Or visit a professional framer for further advice...

I think what John means is that if he use tee hinges and the art work is landscape, when he comes to store them portrait, because there is not enough room to store them landscape, the weight of the artboard will cause it to move in the frame. I had the same thing happen to me many years ago, with almost a metre sq Limited Edition print was mounted and framed, somebody turned the frame 90degrees (on the Friday) when I came in on Monday, the print had moved

John what you need to do is make a 'sink mount', after you have cut your window mount, place your artwork where you want it on a piece of mountcard ( which we will call an undermount)the same size as the window mount (external size), now with offcuts of mountcard or Foamcore, glue these (which we will call them filler strips) around your artwork to the undermount, until they are the same thickness as the artwork, now they are touching it and holding it in place, now stick your window mount on top, you can use glue or double sided tape to stick the window mount to the filler strips. Put in your frame, and you can store however you like.
I have use this method on many types of artwork which are heavy such as screen prints on aluminum, wood and glass.

Hope this has helped John

Duh..the penny drops...I use foam strips or board depending on the thickness of the board as described above, howver do you need mounts? Boards will frame-up quite happily without.

Hi and Welcome John.

I paint gouache on board and use a similar method to SteveN except I fix the filler strips to the mount. Simply put, I offer up the mount to the painting - face up and align it in the window. Then flip both over and use d/s tape to fix long scraps of mountboard (or foamcore if you want more thickness) around the painting board (not too tight). Then a few tabs of p-90 tape to hold it in place. Then flip face up and trim off any excess mountboard sticking out (It's quicker that way than trimming the scraps to width first).
I don't use an undermount as the painting boards are double layer mountboard, but I do add a layer of polypropylene film as a moisture barrier behind. The painting can be easily removed if necessary.

Thank you all for your replies. You are right' the concern was with the hinging, and the art dropping under its own weight.

The solution is such a simple concept, effectively boxing in the painting. I had considered something like this, but discounted it as I thought it might limit the paintings ability to expand as environment conditions change ( like paper).

It has also given me a solution to two paintings that have been framed for 10 years now, with no mount ( I didn't do them). The problem was they are on Masonite, which is very heavy and no amount of hinging would have taken the weight in my opinion, well other than "Duct Tape"

I think I have a lot of work ahead of me when the new cutter blades arrive, had bought some frameco blades, apparently equivalent to logan 270, NOT, a few microns thicker, so they jammed in the guide slot of the cutter!

I have a lot to learn, but suspect the journey will be fun!

I do the same with tapestries and cross stitches. strips of foamboard around the edges a little larger than I know the mount borders are going to be then d/s tape on the foam strips, postion the mount and trim back like this. Just thought a couple of pics would illustrate.

Glad we were of help John, as they say there are more ways to skin a cat

I have a lot to learn, .......

You're in the right place John, trust me

but suspect the journey will be fun !

As much fun as you want it to be. I, too, am just setting out. Lots of good helpful folks on here. I've certainly enjoyed it so far.

A warm welcome, by the way.