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| My husband helping with wrapping the canvas |
For this post I'm including some photos of my large painting being packed for its long trip to China for the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale (125 countries). I always become quite anxious about this preparation process, worrying 'Will it all go smoothly?' 'Will the van come on time?' and 'Will my painting arrive undamaged?'
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| The narrow box with canvas inside and the end section ready to screw on |
I ordered the box about 3 weeks ago and this time I made it narrower than for previous Biennales because I wanted to have less space to pack with materials. It worked out better because all I had to do was bubble wrap the painting and attach strips of foam around the edges of the frame to stop any bumping during transit. The canvas then fitted perfectly.
I always need to have stock of bubble wrap, foam padding and brown tape available for exhibitions.
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| The box with labels |
It all does take a bit of time because I also had to stick labels on the box and write on it, just to be sure! You can't really see from this photo but the box is huge - around 175 cm high, 135 wide and 6.5 cm deep. It was very heavy to carry up the stairs and then it went in to the van.
I sighed with relief as the van drove off!
The collection was 5 days ago so it must be well on its way now. Here is a photo of the painting. I framed it in a wide, off cream frame.
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| 'Walking Towards a Shared Future,' acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 x 160 cm, |
The Biennale opens on August 29th at the National Art Museum in Beijing.
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