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Designs Ink is proud to offer you the opportunity for extended research and a stroll through framing history with Designs Ink Publishing's Reference Library. Chris A Paschke, CPF GCF CMG has been an educator, author, and columnist for over twenty years. She has written numerous editorial series for Picture Framing Magazine including the special CMC 3-part "Teaching An Old Framer New Tricks" 2001, and two 12-part design series "The Design Process" monthly through 1994, and "The Elements of Design", bi-monthly during 2000 and 2001. Then in 2018-2019 she has a new 7-part color series "Design Elements" featuring DE: Shades of Gray and DE: Pop of Color which are classes offered each year at West Coast Art & Frame Expo at Las Vegas.
Articles are listed alphabetically and under the specific topics of Adhesives, Business, Canvas, Design Principles, Digitals, Laminating, Mat Design, Mounting, Photographs, Repair, Technique, and Equipment. Some articles are also listed under more than one topic for ease of location. Articles dated prior to the on-set of digital photography in the 1990s may not have photographs included but diagrams should be there. Click the title which is linked to the complete text.
New articles and newsletter columns are routinely added. Check back often.
Adhesive Saturation: Ghosting vs. Tinting, September 1999
Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006
Adhesives Trends, January 1992
Adhesives for Dry Mounting, July 1994
Archival Dry Mount Tissues, February 1998
Dry Mount Adhesives Revisited, September 1998
Dry Mount Adhesives Revisited, September 1998 PDF
Float Mounting with Pressure-Sensitives, October 1996
Ghosts of Pressure-Sensitives Present, September, 1996
Heat Activated (HA) Board Comparisons, August 2009
Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013
Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Substrates, May 2014
Informed Adhesive Selection, April 2020
Preadhesive Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Boards, May 2002
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Comparisons, November 2008
Pressure-Sensitive Mounting, April 2000 PDF
Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996
P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006
Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013
Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013
PSAs and Burnishers, February 2012
PSAs and Burnishers, February 2012 PDF
PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012
PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012 PDF
Removable Does Not Mean Reversible, February 1993
Reversible, Removable and Solvents in Preservation Framing, December 2022
Silicone and Residue, December 2009
Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003
Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003 PDF
Spray Adhesives, August 1997 PDF
Spray Mount for the Health Conscious, March 2000 PDF
Tapes & Adhesives, October 2017
Tapes And Their Adhesives, March 2014
Tapes and Updates, February 2003
Tapes and Updates, February 2003 PDF
The Mystery of Adhesives, September 1998
All That Glitters Is Not Gold, August 1992
Creative Mat Design, March 1992
Defending Artist Copyright, December 1999
Donations and Recycled Profits, September 2008
Foamboard and ISO 18902, April 2008
Framing Around the World, March 2001 PDF
Golden Profits, August 2001 PDF
Gold in the Mounting Business, August 1998 PDF
Greening The Desert, April 2011
Highest Form of Flattery, January 2003
Living Room to Patio, January 2008
Mounting the Millennium, January 2000 PDF
Mounting Sells Itself, July 2000 PDF
Mounting Trend Fallacies, January 2007
New Products, New Trends, January 2004
New Products, New Trends, January 2005
New Technologies (Vegas Report), June 2003
Recycled Wood Framing, April 2011 PDF
Sales, Pricing, Payoff, November 1993 PDF
Selling the Mount, November 1995 PDF
Shipping and Bond Failure, June 2010
Shipping and Hinge Failure, June 2010 PDF
Shipping Boxes-Flat, December 1995
Shipping Boxes-Drop Spine, November 1995
The Value of Mounting, June 2000 PDF
Tips for Success, November 1996 PDF
Trends: The Issue IS Mounting, January 1993
Trends: End of Millennium, January 1999 PDF
Trends: Four C's, January 1997 PDF
Trends: Get in Touch, January 1998 PDF
Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006
Canvassing Paper Prints, December 1994 PDF
Canvassing RC Photos, October 1994 PDF
Canvases…Then and Now - Part I, March 2004
Canvases…Then and Now - Part II, April 2004
Canvases Then And Now: Illusionary boxes, May 2004
Evolution of Canvas Chart, March 2004
Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010
From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991
From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991 PDF
HAPSA Canvas Comparisons, May 2014 PDF
Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013
Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Substrates, May 2014
Preadhesive Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Boards, May 2002
P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006
The Textures And Colors of Canvas Transferring, May 1998
Adhesives: Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Mounting Chart, June 2006
Adhesives & Common Names, updated 2014
Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF
Digital Canvas Chart, August 2006
Digital Canvas Test Spreadsheets, July 2008
Digital Heat Test, February 2002
Digital Identification, May 2004
Digital Photo Test, March 2002
HAPSA Canvas Comparisons, May 2014
HA-PS Comparisons, February 2014
HA-PS Mounting Boards for Printed Canvases, May 2014
Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013
Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Comparison Spreadsheet February 2014
Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive, Film Comparison Spreadsheet-Digital Canvas 2013
Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive, Film Comparison Spreadsheet-Encapsulated Charts 2013
HA, P-S, Film Application Comparisons, October 2013
Mounting Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive and Film Comparisons, April 2011
Mounting Instructions for Acrylic Artwork from Wild Apple Open Studio™
Pressure-Sensitive Comparisons, June 2006
Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013
Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013
Suggested Mounting Chart, April 2011
B&W Photo Frame Designing, October 2015
Color & Art Trends 2022, January 2022
Color & Art Trends 2023, January 2023
Design Critique #1, January 1995 PDF
Design Critique #2, February 1995 PDF
Design Critique #3, March 1995 PDF
Design Elements: Color & Theory, January 2018
Design Elements: Factors Explained, September 2020
Design Elements: Framing Design 101, July 2019
Design Elements: Pop of Color, July 2018
Design Elements: Rhythm & Color, April 2019
Design Elements: Texture, Color, Technique, November 2018
Design Critique-Birds, January 1997
Design Critique-Tile, February 1997
Design Critique-Flies, March 1997
Design Critique-Calaga, April 1997
Essence of Design: Introduction, February 2000
Essence of Design: Line, April 2000
Essence of Design: Color, June 2000
Essence of Design: Texture, August 2000
Essence of Design: Shape, October 2000
Essence of Design: Intensity, December 2000
Essence of Design: Space, February 2001
Essence of Design: Rhythm, April 2001
Essence of Design: Proportion, June 2001
Essence of Design: Balance, August 2001
Essence of Design: Emphasis, October 2001
Essence of Design: Unity, December 2001
Float Frame Trends, January 2014 PDF
Float Mounting (Carousel), August 2002
Global Design, December 2002
Framing Watercolors, WAM February 2010
Matted Mount Designs, August 2010
Multiple Ply Mat Cutting, May 1993
The Design Process: Balance, October 1994
The Design Process: Color, March 1994
The Design Process: Emphasis, September 1994
The Design Process: Essence of Design, January 1994
The Design Process: Intensity, June 1994
The Design Process: Line, February 1994
The Design Process: Proportion, August 1994
The Design Process: Rhythm, November 1994
The Design Process: Shape, May 1994
The Design Process: Space, July 1994
The Design Process: Texture, April 1994
The Design Process: Unity, December 1994
Wedding Dioramas, November 2003
A New Digital Generation, June 2007 PDF
Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006
All Giclée Are Inkjet, Not All Inkjet Are Giclée, March, 2015
(All) Giclée Are Inkjet, Not All Inkjet Are Giclée, March, 2015 PDF
Color Copiers: Lightfastness, March 1997
Color Copiers: The Rest Of The Story, April 1997
Damage and Restoration, June 2006
Digital Canvases, October 2006
Digital Canvas Chart, August 2006
Digital Canvas Test: Stretching, August 2008
Digital Canvas Test: Abridged, August 2008
Digital Canvas Test Spreadsheets, July 2008
Digital Canvas Stretching, January 2008
Digital Canvas Stretching #1, January 2008
Digital, Digital, Digital, September 2005
Digital Directions: Common Digital Photo Problems, August 2002
Digital Directions: Digital Photo Test #2, June 2002
Digital Directions: Heat Tolerances #1, February 2002
Digital Photo Test, March 2002
Digital Heat Test, February 2002
Digital Discussions, June 2007
Digital Hoopla, September 2003
Digital Identification, May 2004
Digitals-Part 1: Identifying Digitals, May 2011
Digitals-Part 2: Handling Digitals, June 2011
Digitals-Part 2: Handling Digitals, June 2011 PDF
Everything Old is New Again: Trends for 2002
Keeping Up with Technology, January 2017 PDF
Large Format vs. Wide Format Photos, October 2005
Mounting Digital Papers, February 2006
Mounting Digital Reproductions, June 2006
Mounting Printed Canvases, September 2014
Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013
P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006
Float Frame Variations for Encaustic Art, June 2009
Float Frames for Encaustic Panels, February 2008 PDF
Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010
Bone Burnishers Revisited, September 1995
Burnishing Edges is the Finishing Touch, February 1992
CMC-Designs That Sell Themselves, July 2001
CMC-Pricing That Pays, November 2001
CMC-When To Go Computer, March 2001
Do You Know Hardware?, January 2014, FATG-UK
Dry Mount Work Stations, July 1992 PDF
Gouache: An Untapped Resource, March 1992
Hanging Systems for Home & Gallery, May 2015
Hanging Systems for Home & Gallery, May 2015 PDF
Hardware: Screws, Screweyes and Sawtooth Hangers, December 2012
Hardware: Wall Hangers and Cleats, April 2013
Hardware: Wall Hangers and Cleats, April 2013 PDF
Hardware: Wire, Steel Hangers and Spring Clips, February 2013
Hot Spots and Temperature, August 2000 PDF
International Mounting Equipment, March 2006
Lightfastness and Color Permanence, June 1995
Mat Cutting Basics, August 1993
Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses, September 1993
Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses: Pros and Cons, May 1998
More Than A Mat Cutter To Me, July 1991
Mounting Maintanence Tips, September 1995 PDF
Mounting Work Stations, July 1992 PDF
Mounting Work Station, June 1995 PDF
Mechanical & Vacuum Presses, August 2013
Press Maintenance, February 2001 PDF
Pressure Points Of Mounting, March 1992
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Burnishing, February 2012
Roller Laminators, December 2013
Roller Laminator Review, May 2009
Tools of the Trade, July 1997 PDF
Troubleshooting Your Mechanical Press, June 1993 PDF
Wire, Steel Hangers and Spring Clips, February 2013
Working Through Tight Places, March 1999 PDF
Artist And Framer Working Together, August 2017
Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF
Deckle-Edged Watercolors, August 2015 PDF-version 2
Do You Know Hardware?, January 2014
Float Frames for Canvases, August 2010
Float Frames for Canvas, August 2010 PDF
Framing Pastels: Handle With Care, August 2011
Framing Pastels: Handle With Care, August 2011 PDF
Hot Facts About Encaustic Paintingss, October 2016
Shipping: Box Clever, January 2013
Textiles: Providing Support, October 2012
Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014
Floating Deckle Edged Watercolors, October 2013
Framing Hardware Basics, March 2014
How To Speak Framer, May 2010, magazine spread PDF
How To Speak Framer, May 2010, PDF
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010, magazine spread PDF
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010 PDF
The Hardware Facts, March 2014 PDF
Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012
Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012 magazine spread PDF
Burnishers: The Sensuous Bone, December 2011
Defending Artist Copyright, November 2011
Dust Covers: Kraft To Tyvek, October 2012
Flat Mounting Sanded Paper, October 2011
Flat Stack Float Frames, August 2013 PDF
Float Platforms, Lifters and Spacers, April 2011
Hardware: Screws, September 2011
L-Shape Float Frames, May 2011
Metal Frame Finishing, August 2012
Metallic Photos: Endura vs. Pearl, August 2011
More On Honeycomb, February 2013
Mounting Turkish Tiles, April 2013
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives, January 2012
PVA vs. EVA for Mounting Arrowheads, July 2012
Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013
Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013 PDF
Sink Mounting Hardboards, January 2011
Spring Clips and Pressure Points, September 2012
Substrate Alternative: Honeycomb Panels, November 2012
Wall Grouping Common Line, May 2012
Wall Grouping Unity, April 2012
Capped Stack Float Frames, July 2013
Definitions And Adhesives, December 2009
Encaustic In Framing, April 2010
Flat Stack Float Frames, August 2013 PDF
Float Platforms, Lifters and Spacers, November 2010
Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010
Framing Cradled Boxes, April 2013
French Cleat Hangers, April 2012
Hooks and Wires: What Not To Do, February 2012
L-Shape Float Frames, July 2010
Long Base Profiles and Mounting, August 2010
Member Profile: Chris Paschke, April 2013
My Favorite Tool, February 2011
Paula Roland Monoprints-IEA, February 2013 PDF
Recto-Verso for Wax Saturated Monoprints-IEA, January 2013
Recto-Verso for Wax Saturated Monoprints-IEA, January 2013 PDF
Release Papers, September 2009
Screw Eyes and D-Rings, May 2011
Self-Adhesive Hangers, November 2012
Short Base Mounting, September 2010
Silicone Adhesive, October 2009
Sink Mounting Hardboards, January 2010
Sink Mounting Wax Soaked Paper, February 2010
Spring Clips for Metal Frames, August 2012
Stacked Float Frames, part 1, June 2013 PDF
Steel Plate Hangers, October 2011
Steel and Strap Hangers, August 2011
The Subject Is Sawtooth, April 2011
Substrates: Hardboard, 8-ply and Honeycomb Panels, June 2012
Tycore, Hexamount & Hexacomb Panels, March 2013
Understanding Frames, May 2010
Wall Hooks: Standard vs. Floreat, November 2011
Canvases Then And Now: Illusionary boxes, May 2004
Canvassing Paper Prints, December 1994 PDF
Canvassing RC Photos, October 1994 PDF
Contempo Panels Faux Glass Etching, August 1991 PDF
Contempo Panels for Certificates, October 1995 PDF
Crinkled Laminates, September 1997 PDF
Damage and Camouflage, July 2008
Embossing Mats with Laminates, March 1994 PDF
Faux Glass Etching vs. Engraving, November 1998 PDF
From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991
From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991 PDF
Hot and Cold Laminating, December 2001 PDF
Illusionary Boxes, May 1993 PDF
In-House Canvas Transfers, March 2002
Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010
Laminate First, Then Mount, November 2014
Laminate First, Then Mount, November 2014 PDF
Laminating Porous Breathables, September 2001 PDF
Laminating Non-Breathables, October 2001 PDF
Laminating Photos and Non-Breathables, October 1994 PDF
Laminate as a Glass Substitute, June 1997 PDF
Laminate Plaquing, April 2006
Laminate Transfers to Watercolor Paper, June 1998 PDF
Laminating Oversized Art, April 1993 PDF
Laminating Oversized Art, November 2001 PDF
Laminating Polyester vs. Vinyl, July 1993 PDF
Laminates Polyester vs. Vinyl, September 2000 PDF
Leather-Look Wrapped Mats, May 1994 PDF
Faux Glass Etching and Mirrors, December 1992 PDF
Mosaic Laminating, November 1999 PDF
Mounting and Yellowing, April 2009
Mounting Trends-Conservation and Lamination, January 1994
One Step Mounting and Laminating: Sumi Horse, September 2004
Oversized Laminating in Bites, April 1996 PDF
Plaquing Today: A Creative Option, April 2006
Plaquing Today: A Creative Option, April 2006 PDF
Plaquing: Where It All Began, June 2001
Plaquing: Where It All Began, June 2001 PDF
Resurfacing and Retexturing Laminates, April 1994 PDF
Resurfacing Laminated Mats, February 2009
Retexturing Surface Laminates, August 2006
Retexturing Laminate Surfaces, August 2006 PDF
Roller Laminators, December 2013
Roller Laminator Review, May 2009
The Textures And Colors of Canvas Transferring, May 1998
Calligraphy for Framers: Tools, March 1993
Calligraphy for Framers: Design Applications, April 1993
Contempo Panels for Certificate Design, October 1995 PDF
Contempo Panels And Faux Glass Etching, August 1991 PDF
Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008
Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008 PDF
Foamboard Freedom, March 1992 PDF
Gouache: An Untapped Resource, March 1992
Greening the Desert, April 2011
Lightfastness and Color Permanence, June 1995
Marble Panels, October 1991 PDF
Mounted Mat Accents, April 2012
Multiple Tiered Mountings: Part I, July 1995 PDF
Multiple Tiered Mountings: Part II, August 1995 PDF
Multiple Ply Mat Cutting, May 1993
Resurfacing Laminated Mats, February 2009
Sandstone Panels, December 1991 PDF
Selling Mat Design, March 1992 PDF
Tiered Mat: Surface Tiering, July 1993 PDF
Tiered Mat: Under Tiering, August 1993 PDF
Tiered Mat: Pin Striping, September 1993 PDF
Tiered Mat: Bevel Banding, October 1993 PDF
Tiered Matting, February 1991 PDF
Tiered Matting: Surface Tiered, February 2005
Torn Paper Mounted Mat Accents, April 2012
Wrapped Bevels, February 1991 PDF
2001: A Mounting/Framing Odyssey, January 2001
Abridged History of Dry Mounting, October 2004
Acrylic Panels, October 2009 PDF
All That Glitters is Not Gold, August 1992
Anticipating the Trends: 2006, January 2006
Biting The Art That Feeds You, September 1992
Biting The Art That Feeds You, September 1992 PDF
Bo Leaf, Papyrus and Dry Float Mounting, December 2006
Brass & Stone Rubbings, September 2019
CanvasMount-More Than A Canvas, December 2010
CanvasMount-More Than A Canvas, December 2010 PDF
Chinese Papercut Options, July 2006 PDF
Chinese Scrolls: Background, July 2005
Chinese Scrolls: Mounting, August 2005
Chinese Scrolls: Repair, September 2005
Chinese Silk Embroidery, July 2007
Chinese Silk Embroidery, July 2007 PDF
Chinese Silk Paintings, May 2005
Chinese Silk Paintings, May 2005 PDF
Cockled Handprints, March 2007
Cold Mounting Heat Sensitives, May 1997 PDF
Common Mistakes: Spray Mounting, November 2010 PDF
Common Mistakes: Vacuum Presses, July 2010 PDF
Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008
Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008 PDF
Copiers, Computer Art, Canvas and Certificates, January 1997 PDF
Diplomas and Certificates, July 2002
Disasters And Mounting Mistakes, March 2003
Dry Float Mounting, December 2006
Dry Mounting: Some Like it Hot, May 2000 PDF
Embossed Fabric Wrapped Mats, June 1994 PDF
Embossed Magnolias: Freeform Wrapped Foamboard, March 1998 PDF
Encapsulating Polyester Films, July 1996 PDF
Encapsulating Vinyl Films, June 1996 PDF
Encaustic Alternates, June 2009
Facemount Pros And Cons, May 2017
Facemount Pros And Cons, May 2017 PDF
Flat Mounting Sanded Paper, GLAC October 2011
Float Frame Variations for Encaustic Art, June 2009
Float Frames for Encaustic Panels, February 2008 PDF
Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009 PDF
Floating Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF
Float Mounting with Pressure Sensitives, October 1996 PDF
Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010
Floats, Lifters and Spacers, February 2011
Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, February 2005
Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, February 2005 PDF
Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, March 2016
Frameless Framing, October 2009
Ghosting Newsprint, November 1991
Ghosting and Pressure-Sensitives, September, 1996
Goodbye To Ghosting, May 2017 PDF
Greening the Desert, April 2011
Guide to Basic Mounting, PFM Supplement 2011 PDF
Handling Chinese Papercuts, July 2001
Heat Activated (HA) Board Comparisons, August 2009
Hinge Basics, November 2004 PDF
Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004
Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004 PDF
Honeycomb Panels: Tycore and Hexamount, November 2012
How Long Is Long Enough, April 1992
In-House Release Boards, March 2008
Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010
Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010 PDF
Japanese Scroll Mounting: History, April 2001 PDF
Japanese Scroll Mounting: How-to, May 2001 PDF
Keeping Up with Technology, January 2017 PDF
Knowing When To Countermount, August 1999
Knowing When To Countermount, August 1999 PDF
Laminate Transfers to Watercolor Paper, June 1998 PDF
Light at the End of the Tunnel, June 1995
Making of Mulberry Paper, May 2005
Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses, September 1993
Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses: Pros and Cons, May 1998
Metallic Photos & More, October 2011
Metallic Photos & More, October 2011 PDF
Mistakes-No Bad Adhesives, Only Bad Judgements, March 2003
Mola: A Reverse Applique, November 2017
More On Honeycomb-GLAC, February 2013
Mounted and Laminated, August 2004
Mounting Decorative Tiles, April 2002
Mounting Digital Reproductions, June 2006
Mounting Embossed Papers, August 1994
Mounting Encapsulates, November 2000
Mounting Encapsulates, November 2000 PDF
Mounting Painted Art, April 2007
Mounting Polyester Encapsulates, May 2008
Mounting Printed Canvases, September 2014
Mounting for Matting, March 1993 PDF
Mounting Ilfochrome RC, February 1994
Mounting Trends 1993: Sales & Pricing, January 1993 PDF
Mounting Trends 1994: Conservation and Lamination, January 1994
Mounting Silks & Chinese Paintings, February 1993 PDF
Object Box Design, November 1993 PDF
Oversized Laminating in Bites, April 1996 PDF
One-Step Mounting and Laminating, August 1993 PDF
One Step Mounting and Laminating: Sumi Horse, September 2004
Oversized Photos Two-Step Method, May 1996 PDF
Oversized Pastels, May 2015 PDF
Oversized Photo Two-Step Mount, October 1993 PDF
Papercut Mounting Options, July 2006
Please Release Me (Release Materials), May 1995
Photographs: Taming the Substrate, October 1997
Polyester Encapsulate Mounting, May 2008
Polyester Encapsulates, November 2000 PDF
PreMounting for a Float Mount, August 1996 PDF
PreMounting Multiple Photos, October 1992 PDF
Preservation Mounting of Parchment and Vellum, June, 1992
Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Comparisons, November 2008
Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996
Pressure-Sensitive Mounting, April 2000 PDF
Problem Solving with TTPM, March 2019
PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012
Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013
Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013 PDF
Recto-Verso Monoprints-IEA, February 2013
ReMat-Van Stone, February 2004
Removable Does Not Mean Reversible, February 1993
Remove, Remount, Refit, December 1993 PDF
Removal Techniques, April 2003 PDF
Removing Linen Hinges, April 2005
Retiring Your Release Papers, November 1992
Rigid Scroll Mount, October 2018
Roller Laminator Review, May 2009
Rooster Redo...Visit to 1970, May 2007
Rugs, Weaving and Velcro, June 2012
Sealed Frames In The Real World, February 2014
Shadowbox Collectables, November 2005
Shadowboxing Made Easy P1, May 1999 PDF
Shadowboxing Made Easy P2, June 1999 PDF
Silicone Adhesives, December 2009
Sink Mounting Vintage Photos, November 2006
Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003
Solvents, Silicone and Residue, December 2009
Sponge Mounting Embossed Seals, August 1992 PDF
Spray Adhesives, August 1997 PDF
Spray Mount for the Health Conscious, March 2000 PDF
Static Mounting Photos and Silk, September 2006
Static Mounting Ilfochrome Classics, February 1997
Substrate Alternatives: Hardboard, 8-ply and Honeycomb Panels, November 2012
Synthetic Materials: Part 1 - Introduction, February 2021
Synthetic Materials - Part 2: Mounting & Preservation, April 2021
Tacking Tack Strips, November 2002
Tacking Photographs, October 1999 PDF
Textile Mounting, May 2003 PDF
The Elements of Mounting: TTPM, May 2006
The Playful Nature of Kid's Art, April 2018
The Pressure Point of Mounting, March 1992
Thinking Outside the Box, November 2005
TTPM: Back to the Basics, May 2006
TTPM: Dampness and Moisture, April 1992
TTPM: Taking Your Temperature Seriously, April 1992
TTPM: The Four Elements of Mounting, April 1992
TTPM: The Pressure Point Of Mounting, May 1992
TTPM-Temperature, February 1995
Time, Temperature, Pressure-Sensitive, Moisture, April 2000
Trendspotting, January 2009
Trim, Control and Protect, February 2007
Two Bite Or Not To Bite, March 1996
Two Halves Make A Whole, May 2007
Tycore, Hexamount & Hexacomb Panels-IEA, March 2013
Vellum and Parchment, February 1999
Wall Mounting/Hanging Variations, October 2009
Wet Mounting the Test of Time, February 2000 PDF
What's Wrong With This Picture?, January 1996 PDF
Yupo Part 1: What To Do With Yupo, November 2015
Yupo Part 1, November 2015 PDF
Yupo Part 2: Mounting Synthetic Papers, January 2016
Press Maintenance, January 2014
Press Adjustments, February 2014
Press Adjustments, February 2014 PDF
A Photo Is a Photo (Analog or Digital), October 2003
B&W Photo Frame Designing, October 2015
Endura Metallic Photos, December 2003
Face Mounts, Endura Metallic and C-Prints, December 2008
Three Undesirables: Fingerprints, Orange Peel, and Scuffing, November 1997 PDF
High Glass Photo Pitfalls, October 1998 PDF
Ilfochrome RC Photographs, February 1994
Metallic Photos: Endura Metallic and Fuji Pearl, October 2011
Mounting Cibachromes, October 1992
Mounting Ilfochromes, October 1992
Mounting Problem Photos, September 2002
Oversized RC Photos and Two Step Mounting, May 1996 PDF
Photographs: Taming the Substrate, October 1997
Photo Issues: Bond Failure, October 2007
Photo Substrates, October 2000 PDF
Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996
Static Mounting Photos and Silk, September 2006
Static Mounting Ilfochrome Classics, February 1997
Tacking Photographs, October 1999 PDF
Photos Revisited, January 2015
Pros and Cons of Mounting Digital Canvas, September 2009
Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009
Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009 PDF
Artists...How To Speak Framer, May 2010 PDF
Chinese Papercut Options, July 2006 PDF
Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF
Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF
Frameless Framing: Acrylic Panels, October 2009
Frameless Framing: Acrylic Panels, October 2009 PDF
Handling And Mounting Pastels, June 2010
Handling And Mounting Pastels, June 2010 PDF (with diagrams)
High Gloss Digital vs. Cibachrome, June 2018
Hinge Basics, November 2004 PDF
Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004 PDF
Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010 PDF
Mola: A Reverse Applique, November 2017
Preservation Mounting of Parchment and Vellum, June 1992
Parchment, Vellum and Papers, October 2020
Reversible, Removable and Solvents in Preservation Framing, December 2022
Rugs, Weaving and Velcro, June 2012
Scrolls - Chinese Mounting, P2, August 2005
Scrolls - The Chinese Approach, P1, July 2005
Scrolls - The Chinese Approach, P1, July 2005 PDF
Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 1, April 2001
Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 1, April 2001 PDF
Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 2, May 2001
Sealed Frames In The Real World, February 2014
Silk Paintings: Design & Mount, February 2018
Sink Mounting Vintage Photos, November 2006
Textile Mounting, May 2003 PDF
Vellum and Parchment, February 1999
Digital Questions, December 1998
Facemounting C-Prints, December 2008
Global Design, December 2002
Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004
Most Asked Questions, December 1995 PDF
Most Asked Questions, December 1996 PDF
Most Asked Questions, December 1997 PDF
Millennium Recap, December 1999 PDF
Most Asked Questions: Air Bubbles, December 2000 PDF
Most Asked Questions, December 2005
Most Asked Questions, December 2007
Running Hot and Cold, December 2001
Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014
Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014 PDF
Framing Hardware Basics, March 2014
The Hardware Facts, March 2014 PDF
What's Wrong With this Picture?, February 2015
What's Wrong With this Picture?, February 2015 PDF
Working With A Framer, December 2015
What A Framer Can Do For You, December 2015 PDF
Framing Tools & Dust Covers, August 2014
How To Speak Framer, May 2010, magazine spread PDF
How To Speak Framer, May 2010, PDF
Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012
Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012 magazine spread PDF
Floating Deckle Edged Watercolors, October 2013
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010, magazine spread PDF
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010
The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010 PDF
Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF
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