Digital BW, The Print

A few tips: 

1.  Don't use glass if you are shipping it by truck or air.  Use UV acrylic instead.  Broken glass is hazardous to handle and costly to replace.  It also has an ability to cut the art prints if cracked.  Slivers are hard to clean up...too much hassle.  Go unbreakable for traveling show. 

2.  Have a crate made by a reputable art transportation company or check into leasing or renting or buying one from them.  Certain trucking/moving companies specialize in moving art across country for museums.  Check with your local museum for references.  These services are not cheap but they do know how to move expensive artwork with minimal damage.  Thirty pieces that large is a handful.  You may find it cheaper to rent a Ryder truck and have a college student drive them out there and back.  Stack them vertically (upright).  

I made a plywood box that was 48x48 to send a portrait to Hawaii.  This was shipped air freight on United.  It cost an arm and a leg....almost.  The plywood box was "overbuilt" and very heavy.  After having it constructed, I regretted picking such a heavy weight plywood...but it was practically bullet-proof.  

BEST IDEA: 
An alternative is to ship your prints "rolled" up or flat as prints alone.  Have the art framed in the local area and delivered to the winery.  That way you only have shiping costs one way to return them. Of course you will have these for sale, and as you have great images, most will sell...so you won't have to worry about returning all of them to Tennessee.  Ask the winery for a local framing shop, pick the frame moulding and specs from a local shop in your area and just tell the California frame shop what you want.  That is what I would do. 

This keeps the transportation costs to a minimum (a lightweight tube or tubes with prints)...and since you are out of state...no sales tax on the frame purchase (?).  TIP:  Don't send all your prints in one "basket."  Split the shipment for safety.  Send splits on different days, number each piece.  Do not identify as art if you ship via a standard trucking company or UPS or FEDEX etc...  (this tip from real world experience).  Any local framer getting an order for 30 frames at 30x30 or so is going to give you great service and price for the large order.  Negotiate price and free delivery, and installation at the winery by the framer or their staff.  That's what I would do. 

3.  If you are using Piezography inks and software, I would say it is a "Piezograph."  An alternative would be "Carbon Pigment Piezograph."  If you are using Epson ink I would say, "Pigment Ink Digital Print"  or "Archival Pigment Digital Print."  (assumes you are not using EAM).

Good luck, 
Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Tucker 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 3:19 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Gallery Rules


  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "jdrucker" 
  <jdrucker@j...> wrote:
  > Actually, I don't mount my images (at least not when I drop 
  them off at a gallery).


  This is a timely thread for me too. I have been asked to do a 
  show at a winery in California, and several things are unclear to 
  me. I'm a commercial photographer, and this would be my first 
  "real" show of personal work. We're also doing a smaller show 
  at RIT in December, where my rep went to school, so this is 
  coming at me all at once.

  * How exactly would you describe these prints, ie. "silver gelatin", 
  "cibachrome", etc.? Would you just call them "inkjet"? I've always 
  been a bit amused at how "serious" the technical descriptions 
  are at some shows. Would you say "inkjet print on coated 
  acid-free watercolor paper"? Or would you get more honest and 
  just say "Inkjet Dye Print on Watercolor Paper. I'd give it maybe 
  ten years..."  I guess these descriptions are to address a 
  potential buyers' concerns with longevity, (or is it just to make 
  them sound more important)?

  * I have asked the framer to use UV glass. Is there anything else 
  in the framing process to add longevity? 

  * Do most people decide on an edition number in advance? Do 
  you think that's a big issue, since I'm not a "real artist"?

  * Any advice on how to ship about thirty 30'x30" framed prints? 
  Do people build those plywood boxes and send them in those? 
  It's a long drive from Nashville to SF, so driving them there is 
  probably not an option.

  Any info appreciated. Thanks in advance. Here's the working 
  URL for the show:

  http://marktucker.com/show/

  -Mark




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