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Bruce, Thank you for your in-depth process suggestions. I would feel safer having the original artwork on-board with me. I may schedule the exhibit to be up only while I'm there so I can travel with it in both directions. What would be official paperwork proving the artwork is mine? Plier suggestions, yes. The show will be in Taiwan. I was there in January and have been invited back to promote scientific illustration--and, of course, the GNSI. As of today, I will be in both Taipei in the north, and in Tainan in the south. Gretchen On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:37 PM, Bruce Bartrug <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Gretchen, > > There are two big problems for which you'll need to plan carefully. > > The first, and most important to you, the artist, is getting all your work > into and out of the country, without theft, loss or damage. Customs can be > quite the pain, and the best way to get through it is to make certain > everything you'll be taking is easily inspected. That's a difficult > proposition if you have several pieces wrapped up in the same box, or > shipped in a wooden box with spacers. (Actually the latter would be best in > this regard as the end of the boxes could be opened with a couple screws and > the pieces slid out by inspectors. Unfortunately you probably won't be > there when the inspection is going on to indicate this.) > > So I strongly suggest removing the artwork, separating the pieces with > paper and placing it in a portfolio. Even if a bit oversized, the airline > might allow you to take the portfolio on board, even if they have to store > it inside the plane cabin. You would at least have the piece of mind in > knowing that you have control of the art work and that you'll be showing it > to customs officials instead of them pawing through it. In this regard, as > I'm certain you're aware, be certain you have the official documents > necessary to prove this is your artwork and that you're not transporting > stolen goods. > > The second problem is shipping the bloody frames. Here I suspect the least > expensive way would be to remove the backing, matting, and plexi, place all > that on the bottom of, say, a strongbox or something similar, and stack the > frames inside. Depending on the depth of the frame, I think you could get > three frames into the average strongbox this way. The corners of the frames > could be separated with cardboard triangles and the frames "bound" with > transparent wrap at each corner. The reason I suggest this is that customs > inspections would be much simplified with "see-through" picture frames that > could be removed as a single bundle, if you see what I mean. I suggest > packing the mats and plexi with the frames because it would allow all these > boxes to be fairly light. If you put all that material in one strongbox > it's might be fairly heavy. Maybe I'm not thinking straight there, but you > get what I mean. I just checked and Strongboxes do come in deeper sizes. > The one I have is only 3 inches deep, but 5 and 8 inch deep models are also > produced. They also sell unlined boxes. > > If you build wooden boxes for 20 framed pieces, that's 4 or 5 boxes. The > wooden-boxed painting I took to Ecuador encased an unframed 24x 36 inch > painting. It would have cost US $500 to ship. That's why I bought a ticket > and took flew with it. So I'm certain you can see the expense of shipping > four or five boxes weighing over 35 pounds. It will, of course, cost extra > to take 4 or 5 strongboxes with you when you fly. I'm sure you've checked > that out with the airline? > > Best of luck, and if you decide to take the artwork apart I'll draw you a > suggestion for a pair of pliers that makes it easy to put the backing on. > > What country? > > b > > > > > On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:31 PM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Well, I really think the blonde frames are insipid. Now, I know I'm gonna >> get hate mail from some.... I'm not suggesting that's what you DO.... just >> that it has been done before (many times). >> >> >> > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html > -- Gretchen Halpert Illustrator/educator www.gretchenhalpert.com [log in to unmask] 607-767-6936 http://natureandtraveljournalingintuscany.blogspot.com/ Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://citnews.unl.edu/presentmethods_lana/listserv/index.html