tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22818310956657208672024-03-29T02:21:49.732-07:00Poster MountainThe pioneer in mounting and restoration since 1998 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237535219336860705noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-37499536467693136352023-01-19T14:35:00.000-08:002023-01-20T13:20:58.822-08:00Poking the Warhol Dragon The name of this post comes from a conversation with John about a very interesting Warhol print on a paper bag. In order to flatten the bag we were going to need to take it apart. So, as John and I were talking about how he was going to accomplish this, the possibility of having to completely wet the piece on the capillary table came up. John's very visceral response to that was, "Let's not poke that dragon in the face unless we have to." While we did not end up having to wash that particular piece, as it turns out we finally got a Warhol piece that we did wash.<br />
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The print in question is one of five unique screen prints of John Gotti done by Warhol in 1986. They were on display at the <a href="http://revolverwarholgallery.com/portfolio/john-gotti-suite-1986/" target="_blank">Revolver Gallery </a>in Beverly Hills, which was the largest private collection of Warhol art works.<br />
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John Gotti was one of the most infamous faces of the mafia and Warhol created these images while he was standing trial. Revolver Gallery writes, "John “Teflon Don” Gotti was a famous mobster from the Gambino family.
Charged with murder, loansharking, racketeering, obstruction of
justice, illegal gambling, tax evasion and more, he was, and is, the
most infamous member of the Mafia. Andy Warhol had been known for his
portraits at the time and caught the attention of Time Magazine in 1986,
which was dedicating a cover to Gotti in their “Mafia on Trial”
September issue. It was during this time that Gotti had been arrested
and was standing trial for racketeering, for which he was acquitted. Six
years later, he was charged for murder and sentenced to life in prison
without parole. Warhol was known for creating portraits of the beautiful
and glamorous, but when Time Magazine commissioned him to make this
cover, he had a new type of subject to add to his portfolio. Although
Gotti did not fit into Warhol’s usual movie star-musician-artist circle,
he did possess some of the attributes that Warhol loved about celebrity
life. Gotti was known as “Dapper Don” because of his personality in
front of news cameras and his expensive clothing. He was glamorous in
his own right, and a celebrity in his crime driven world. The public
knew John Gotti’s name.<br />
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Andy Warhol was able to take this monster
of a man and turn his image into a colorful and contemporary piece of
artwork. He chose to illustrate Gotti based off of a publicity photo
where he is in a nicely tailored suit with an intimidating demeanor
about him. Much like his Mick Jagger portraits, Warhol applied collaged
pieces of paper in the background as well as a combination of
photographic imagery and hand-drawn lines. The five unique prints are
all on white backgrounds as he utilized the colored paper to create the
color schemes. Once again geometry and intentionality comes into play
with this work, as Warhol carefully placed the collaged pieces and the
lines to create a well-balanced, nicely composed piece of art. He
created multiple versions of this portrait, and Time chose the one that
they felt best depicted the man in their article, John Gotti." - from Revolver Gallery's website<br />
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The print that needed some TLC has three pieces of silkscreened paper collaged together, over which Warhol added several more layers of silkscreening. One of the pieces (the lighter green on the right side) was damaged with several tears and a missing chunk out of it (right by Gotti's lapel). <br />
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The paper was glued down using rubber cement, which does not age well. But John was able to remove it by sliding one of his knives between the layers of paper and slicing the top paper away from the bottom. (Don't worry, no prints were harmed in the making of this blog, just glue) <br />
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This ladies and gentleman, is what 30 year old rubber cement looks like! Not a pretty picture.<br />
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And just to be contentious (because it wouldn't be a Warhol piece if it weren't) one of the corners had a crease in it which tore completely during the removal process. <br />
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Before starting anything John had tested all of the inks used for this print and none of them were water soluble (Although that did not mean John wasn't a little nervous about the next step). The plan was to wash (Yup! We washed a Warhol!) and apply tissue patches to the back across the damaged areas. This would stabilize the weak spots of the print so that not only would we be able to fix the tears, but reattaching the corner was easier this way as well. <br />
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The process of wetting the piece, getting the tears and the corner realigned again all went smoothly. John then applied tissue patches to the back using gelatin. (The tissue also helps provide a foundation for us to do any repairs from the front.) <br />
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After the tissue was applied to the back, it was time to temporarily mount the poster to a sheet of Hollytex and a board to dry. </div>
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The first step in restoration is prep work, where we fill the holes, any
tiny gaps or imperfections that will show once we start applying paint.
Then comes masking, to cover any areas that aren't going to be
airbrushed. (Neither of these steps photograph that well unless the repairs are incredibly dramatic, although we have a tremendous staff working on each of these steps.) Once a piece has been masked, then Aaron goes to work. In
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Aaron finished the first round of airbrushing, then the print went to Eric for some detail work. He touched up the small chunk that was missing in the blue and red lines of Gotti's lapel.</div>
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Once the restoration was complete, the final step was to put this print back into place amongst it's fellow collaged pieces. John removed it from the board and the hollytex. </div>
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Don't worry, John's not taking an exacto knife to a Warhol, the tissue patches that we used to reinforce the tears had to be trimmed away so they won't be seen from the front. <br />
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Sometimes putting a collage piece back together can be tricky, however, Warhol had made our job easier because we could use the printed lines of Gotti's jacket as a guide to reposition the print. <br />
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Finally all that was left was to (carefully!) glue it back into position. The yellow marks on the back are the remnants of that old, nasty rubber cement. John used wheat paste (a much safer long term option) to glue the piece back together. <br />
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-47736658357270957532022-12-28T07:59:00.000-08:002022-12-28T07:59:12.765-08:00Mission Restore Kellogg's Spockbox<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">pace may be the final frontier</span>, but restoration revives the charm of the withering treasures of our world. Whether you are a Star Trek fan, or purely interested in the process of restoration, today's blog post is sure to be a galactic adventure. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Join us on MISSION RESTORE SPOCKBOX!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS6or8b-upW1H6DH4wHztSAIMs9kCE6wmuw-WTA36BDdSPH7QrLxD_uOWYzVrGwszfz1IwLTTrHRl52S6IuJvyzV5CbBddSW1lB_7zvo9LxXVZ8duAJqfkUOl3fwjIhPuaFu7EK7n4CjZpQAfSJysuVPnZLxplF0s9VRB1W1dX9GeQJJUNjUtwxUY/s1393/28blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlS6or8b-upW1H6DH4wHztSAIMs9kCE6wmuw-WTA36BDdSPH7QrLxD_uOWYzVrGwszfz1IwLTTrHRl52S6IuJvyzV5CbBddSW1lB_7zvo9LxXVZ8duAJqfkUOl3fwjIhPuaFu7EK7n4CjZpQAfSJysuVPnZLxplF0s9VRB1W1dX9GeQJJUNjUtwxUY/w335-h400/28blog.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">As you can see in the image above, this rare 1970's Star Trek cereal box has
endured substantial damage. With blistering edges, surface damage, and a missing top portion, this box is very fragile. As the
half-human, half-Vulcan, Spock once said, "Change is the essential
process of all existence." Our job at Poster Mountain however, is to
restore this artifact to its original condition, ensuring it can be preserved and appreciated for
years to come.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHEpi8GL8Z7XYf5Q8hdrX4XVE8PtqlqPdqxPDEV1J-5kq7fwgxnKB1DUK6TUqmz0lUll02K9y14DrfvrRX7l7gAC1teATaHsVvftAgpFIVdBrkSdJ30zD0yyKFoVtlQo7rDGyIS_jcETZ_vhBlsfiqW6Fto3YMUiyuSuSdgVOvO-Ca-l334LU8YYd/s1617/1blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1617" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHEpi8GL8Z7XYf5Q8hdrX4XVE8PtqlqPdqxPDEV1J-5kq7fwgxnKB1DUK6TUqmz0lUll02K9y14DrfvrRX7l7gAC1teATaHsVvftAgpFIVdBrkSdJ30zD0yyKFoVtlQo7rDGyIS_jcETZ_vhBlsfiqW6Fto3YMUiyuSuSdgVOvO-Ca-l334LU8YYd/s320/1blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Before reconstructing the missing pieces, we need to take
the box apart. Carefully, it is deconstructed to a flat surface. At this point, we reinforce the areas that are flimsy or torn using
wheat paste and strong archival tissue. (You can see little
pieces of tissue hanging out in the image above.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPcbLsRxgE8P7JZlJmjQbrRLrgHKwiWhyvjPxv0WlXePpV7faS-9Pa2yWNMGeRBVEnyg-JNuDgwIB2EPUaOgdvQb3-Vxb9us1643rjNpytkUnyMxHPjzQ1piAfHURCSISrKonfI_9tIgkwGTYDPuRah2AliWTxGrjKxbDmoBJDoorlDfYX4Zb5xS1/s1916/4blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1916" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPcbLsRxgE8P7JZlJmjQbrRLrgHKwiWhyvjPxv0WlXePpV7faS-9Pa2yWNMGeRBVEnyg-JNuDgwIB2EPUaOgdvQb3-Vxb9us1643rjNpytkUnyMxHPjzQ1piAfHURCSISrKonfI_9tIgkwGTYDPuRah2AliWTxGrjKxbDmoBJDoorlDfYX4Zb5xS1/s320/4blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Giving artwork a bath may seem unnerving, but that's just what we do next! Completing this phase in a delicate, yet timely manner is essential. It's also worth noting, each item we get in is unique, and not all pieces can handle moisture well. This is another of the infinite reasons to leave restoring your valuables to the professionals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9NxDGJNGFId3xQOJG6lgxTBEVk0pmqtLBm8zw-WWrCXRX6w3rPKSGsG1RNyP2k0Szm2KcynktP0oJFnIKPNjXxCejlFLqsKG3PQiD2GpsITclQBZtlBOWwNpttKcIGAnecart3t3Wz7b5rR9RE6x52psUYtbvtXwYbz2FbwgfmfEjr_ye58sQxXC/s2081/5blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2081" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9NxDGJNGFId3xQOJG6lgxTBEVk0pmqtLBm8zw-WWrCXRX6w3rPKSGsG1RNyP2k0Szm2KcynktP0oJFnIKPNjXxCejlFLqsKG3PQiD2GpsITclQBZtlBOWwNpttKcIGAnecart3t3Wz7b5rR9RE6x52psUYtbvtXwYbz2FbwgfmfEjr_ye58sQxXC/w200-h133/5blog.jpg" width="200" /></a> <br /></div>Once it's fresh and clean we brush a layer of gelatin onto the back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHEU1pRA7DO-Q48ipENZ9vL3wBPbbw7uhoudJgXoyzOT3MgMYj6qRPkB8lPKSwwP3R28zdGnlzJvyOsPzGS1BG9y2El5ba_TuQ50w9LsS2aRBbUXpdAtPDu8VjO4UAFRcS6qKGSG63P1bzW70RKM4zboSWbsL1GA8jrTXiLzIMIhNds0ZDyijjqNq/s2052/6blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2052" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHEU1pRA7DO-Q48ipENZ9vL3wBPbbw7uhoudJgXoyzOT3MgMYj6qRPkB8lPKSwwP3R28zdGnlzJvyOsPzGS1BG9y2El5ba_TuQ50w9LsS2aRBbUXpdAtPDu8VjO4UAFRcS6qKGSG63P1bzW70RKM4zboSWbsL1GA8jrTXiLzIMIhNds0ZDyijjqNq/w200-h133/6blog.jpg" width="200" /></a> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A sturdy piece of okawara paper is placed at the top of the structure,
overlapping where the missing piece will go. We then burnish down the
okawara with a bone folder tool, eliminating any tiny air bubbles.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1R2YRetZBuQs6TiHbAS0q5sfi16UxtEvIMc7oQQ1ESxw8RdI_dDCcaTWPRg7PozT5TcWoD3Bs3koSkssRQQDQcAe6BuV1iFFTzzazzY7j9ei97L6Il6Pbb-zZIijefOiVjkFYrepqBNssSziT_A4l3NovP8c4udR9z8xYjF8_4WsMvp-WbNqMt-x/s1693/9blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1693" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1R2YRetZBuQs6TiHbAS0q5sfi16UxtEvIMc7oQQ1ESxw8RdI_dDCcaTWPRg7PozT5TcWoD3Bs3koSkssRQQDQcAe6BuV1iFFTzzazzY7j9ei97L6Il6Pbb-zZIijefOiVjkFYrepqBNssSziT_A4l3NovP8c4udR9z8xYjF8_4WsMvp-WbNqMt-x/w200-h133/9blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">In order to attach the patches, and eventually air brush, the cardboard must
be temporarily adhered to a flat surface. To accomplish this, a sheet of
hollytex is used as a protective shield between the gelatin and the particle board.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2144" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1NDYlGEU9ivmyAkwCFuvY6QiZvWoGaNOliWjOfC5Oy_cJkC5DO-IqLAznoGAerf85LtvMOwk9fE6rgu6yrguzNVke6Gi5X46x0ydakJHKUYLeL_EQrR7rTXyPuFq-Oqu3tKYoJwLRwVCc-UxMvoAXS0BuGhlMABbuv_6ylr0H9ycacs03qD30e46/w376-h250/11blog.jpg" width="376" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div>Finally, the Spockbox is clean, flat, (eventually dry) and ready for prep! <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBOPOoiISB2_NzqFuFHbDAN566gacSPjkqQPi6GF9Zr1-9iFnMePfFpUOyJROXa6Z-j4Of5f9lKBqtAKuPPqwpflZ-PkSOp1ATiLNWg6vyLrljwL3uPdqKCQh7jVqOf4ChcOuPkc8I_hr1OWw9MF5RCuJHo6xDTWVFXRsz6ikLgzztWCJefDfDcS_/s2144/3blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2144" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBOPOoiISB2_NzqFuFHbDAN566gacSPjkqQPi6GF9Zr1-9iFnMePfFpUOyJROXa6Z-j4Of5f9lKBqtAKuPPqwpflZ-PkSOp1ATiLNWg6vyLrljwL3uPdqKCQh7jVqOf4ChcOuPkc8I_hr1OWw9MF5RCuJHo6xDTWVFXRsz6ikLgzztWCJefDfDcS_/w200-h133/3blog.jpg" width="200" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUoA9ROUqO_lZdQmuPNzquORhadGJGts24n-vKTi5sKKJWR-SjP1kFm4EuVqW2lh-JKr49ud-cazAQyUoGWRCYLAlT2ulkTu6exd3y1GbVKbiKslzUNGDGfmhMX9e_ia-HgbgwOrlldqUOJo1bVTmj1WnV046QPMy-H3vVBL-qHtMCa_gNB3lSV1r/s1888/12blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1888" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUoA9ROUqO_lZdQmuPNzquORhadGJGts24n-vKTi5sKKJWR-SjP1kFm4EuVqW2lh-JKr49ud-cazAQyUoGWRCYLAlT2ulkTu6exd3y1GbVKbiKslzUNGDGfmhMX9e_ia-HgbgwOrlldqUOJo1bVTmj1WnV046QPMy-H3vVBL-qHtMCa_gNB3lSV1r/w200-h133/12blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p> </p><p></p><p>To construct the perfect patch, we use an identical sized cereal box as a tracing template. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRw0Cl6uZMwK3lDbhZIzB8Mlnuoa-7utUZow6TSwxU5sCQoytB_NNRfPTLJov1I0VT7uEV8RnF7hhWN_pzCSuAKqQxRF8vJF4KnJHBC-2jF577boP7v-wiHcFVK7w-B5uc03CjVG4C-mdVcZaKm33W1-4OK8RAI7JL7qVASd9ueH16_HLYJkVSyL7/s1784/13blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1784" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRw0Cl6uZMwK3lDbhZIzB8Mlnuoa-7utUZow6TSwxU5sCQoytB_NNRfPTLJov1I0VT7uEV8RnF7hhWN_pzCSuAKqQxRF8vJF4KnJHBC-2jF577boP7v-wiHcFVK7w-B5uc03CjVG4C-mdVcZaKm33W1-4OK8RAI7JL7qVASd9ueH16_HLYJkVSyL7/w200-h127/13blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The patch is then trimmed and beveled to fit as snug as a puzzle piece. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee13E1Y3iHwUTfdefuE10PHp1rEPspayAh3wEih-X4QxAwe2ncunMRc2eI326342XLPxnSf-okrjoqxX7TVC8EYwJ2DPCCvFiHiH4cHIV9_-PjgcPmjjOY7EbxwYwryrIrsXylxKcTJ5W_HQdgyw91rXkWrtSUMsHvBLJAHzICix11nPj4xe6Cmgw/s1876/14blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1876" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiee13E1Y3iHwUTfdefuE10PHp1rEPspayAh3wEih-X4QxAwe2ncunMRc2eI326342XLPxnSf-okrjoqxX7TVC8EYwJ2DPCCvFiHiH4cHIV9_-PjgcPmjjOY7EbxwYwryrIrsXylxKcTJ5W_HQdgyw91rXkWrtSUMsHvBLJAHzICix11nPj4xe6Cmgw/w200-h133/14blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>The patch is glued down to the overlapping oakawara with an archival friendly wheat paste. Next, a thin coat of methylcellulose is used as a binding agent to melt the paper fibers of the patch and original structure together. The end result is a seamless transition from patch to paper. The structural repair is officially complete and now onto the aesthetic. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeUaOwtDssEnR7IIfre7Y1w-d-oMbNFVxzGVyEn63Ac8P9nY9bns2FixcKsKeQOqtjoy4FCVIDmilqt8FD8HJRHDaSxZzAPc1pVLqHu0wgQ_ZtZl7C9KOYHTrWP9dbdvQMu7yAPeUN53G6a5SO9xqpMXLPM4F6G5T0UoMCPIJqHNgbJu1j9zZGPSh/s1559/17blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1559" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeUaOwtDssEnR7IIfre7Y1w-d-oMbNFVxzGVyEn63Ac8P9nY9bns2FixcKsKeQOqtjoy4FCVIDmilqt8FD8HJRHDaSxZzAPc1pVLqHu0wgQ_ZtZl7C9KOYHTrWP9dbdvQMu7yAPeUN53G6a5SO9xqpMXLPM4F6G5T0UoMCPIJqHNgbJu1j9zZGPSh/w200-h133/17blog.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeUaOwtDssEnR7IIfre7Y1w-d-oMbNFVxzGVyEn63Ac8P9nY9bns2FixcKsKeQOqtjoy4FCVIDmilqt8FD8HJRHDaSxZzAPc1pVLqHu0wgQ_ZtZl7C9KOYHTrWP9dbdvQMu7yAPeUN53G6a5SO9xqpMXLPM4F6G5T0UoMCPIJqHNgbJu1j9zZGPSh/s1559/17blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWhQOX-yWXhHB0L4pQp3A6hrx_h1spm9RnsP4iyNwbmY2nv7V5kQ2iay-i9RjlTOZb3VmHg2xesPwfebRnubqCHQpntEUcvorrzPB_rZdmd23M82SDW3mTK77oaP23a0UuO4Jq4gqW2Lq156rL-D0p5srlknnFdoBPCqJFJXP-I7djm79ILsuT12N/s1414/18blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1414" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWhQOX-yWXhHB0L4pQp3A6hrx_h1spm9RnsP4iyNwbmY2nv7V5kQ2iay-i9RjlTOZb3VmHg2xesPwfebRnubqCHQpntEUcvorrzPB_rZdmd23M82SDW3mTK77oaP23a0UuO4Jq4gqW2Lq156rL-D0p5srlknnFdoBPCqJFJXP-I7djm79ILsuT12N/w200-h134/18blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>Finally, it's air brushing time! Well, almost. Before paint is applied, the areas we don't want to paint are masked off with tape. Then, using the airbrush, the patch is blended in to match the rest of the box.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgU3pSpbDnKTSx_3HT1YTzHCoMcdkuUDT8BdMiYSMIpF1XPotefVc5DJIs6FW2ovQjAH8Qo9CSKJ3FTCzHAr9eNqXsGjI636XoebnjR58UxlWqXBB-z8LLAzmgostnIgUMBWlSRzvTVUauojsWpU8DvlAwVZ1kOILYeKJ3H0qBixq8Kdo1SRhxkLK/s1820/19blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="1820" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgU3pSpbDnKTSx_3HT1YTzHCoMcdkuUDT8BdMiYSMIpF1XPotefVc5DJIs6FW2ovQjAH8Qo9CSKJ3FTCzHAr9eNqXsGjI636XoebnjR58UxlWqXBB-z8LLAzmgostnIgUMBWlSRzvTVUauojsWpU8DvlAwVZ1kOILYeKJ3H0qBixq8Kdo1SRhxkLK/w200-h133/19blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To best match the original aesthetic, the missing red sections are screen printed back on. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOELl25xQuCj5m1QTuCCFwzZ8VbnfT7S-Xs5i2-P4WDRAY9tOdkP7yFseWNHYfEIlqTTxzAgzLow-qucIcDDwPuuXKcWz0wW9v2dGSi1Yyl3GtHzdcmzk2JOVH2vgSW5D04bw0lLXW5aZ6sB5w2bZbX0iDRZrvD0Q7CNS6BdN7vRGsEdeBunXLpS6/s1907/21blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="1907" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOELl25xQuCj5m1QTuCCFwzZ8VbnfT7S-Xs5i2-P4WDRAY9tOdkP7yFseWNHYfEIlqTTxzAgzLow-qucIcDDwPuuXKcWz0wW9v2dGSi1Yyl3GtHzdcmzk2JOVH2vgSW5D04bw0lLXW5aZ6sB5w2bZbX0iDRZrvD0Q7CNS6BdN7vRGsEdeBunXLpS6/w200-h133/21blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>And wala! It's finished and ready to be rebuilt.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1420" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXBaRc9ownzyIn4qfvLczdHwhj4z8a7QDrbP7E2j5lTdrgDtDBf60MKm9j3Qw9vldZASZk-VVk-sn0OSYocPdBtmvPXG1zbHYY8evUyzpq8qMifa6aORjrgKO_IlYqFHhfwg1Rbe8W4lD4zpjbdiNdhGNCZbvam61LD-Tr4_Q7zIsiQUAvWpb6hlR/s320/22blog.jpg" width="320" /></div><p></p><p>It is carefully removed from the board by sliding a large pallet knife behind the hollytex. Once off the board, the hollytex is easily removed from the back of the structure without causing any damage. (Think of it as pulling a freshly baked cookie off parchment paper. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="1484" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9ubUpynJSx8ja6bVHtn2Lkl4lAgAesbqIizAR37W7QeguANfABxiCMmPl29aTyW77OFj2-liQQBD8L_bhsVuzJK9-8KwezDRxtZ9RcHJLW_f7q7OuHhsHXE4q4f7yyu_X4mBlm2CJyxY0nQRU4nVNpaWrWyylk_WdF7XeLUcQoQcyxGenUmNUfcM/s320/23blog.jpg" width="320" /></div><p></p><p>Using a bone-folder tool, the edges of the box are scored where the fold lines will be.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMNApuhVjrDNRrKbgE4rSrXq71aQHclioe0YeOJRTbFPjw52m4Cc763aEJu8ZYr_oickm28bW8aQV3oOajwzrIej41UbITTcSsTZUN1Paq1tzc4c43-i_yh4QSW9KZYMxTNOZm3iFAnkboQTyeK2v2T7yoFFKaJYddm0050Wj-7wv9GUteGMDOsKO/s1480/24blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="983" data-original-width="1480" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMNApuhVjrDNRrKbgE4rSrXq71aQHclioe0YeOJRTbFPjw52m4Cc763aEJu8ZYr_oickm28bW8aQV3oOajwzrIej41UbITTcSsTZUN1Paq1tzc4c43-i_yh4QSW9KZYMxTNOZm3iFAnkboQTyeK2v2T7yoFFKaJYddm0050Wj-7wv9GUteGMDOsKO/w200-h133/24blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCrrU5Bv-GWKWym-keCUjXNFnJZGd7iIz9dcghkOWfAZlZkVE3GRVOFFqipc-c5QeQ2dFN1W0D2jE83XaYBsf8OC0YW1dzQlQhf3KY7YkX1tmlYVocp44yvBMrDGDVJ-DOQ1f_mMLA2hR_tEyfgVEu-cRzsP_rR1r9rR_gXNs2b1lVKuGCtMd2r1j/s1853/25blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="1853" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCrrU5Bv-GWKWym-keCUjXNFnJZGd7iIz9dcghkOWfAZlZkVE3GRVOFFqipc-c5QeQ2dFN1W0D2jE83XaYBsf8OC0YW1dzQlQhf3KY7YkX1tmlYVocp44yvBMrDGDVJ-DOQ1f_mMLA2hR_tEyfgVEu-cRzsP_rR1r9rR_gXNs2b1lVKuGCtMd2r1j/w200-h133/25blog.jpg" width="200" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCjYsQ3oYRF32Fq8AAm2OhE4QkUimxHLOt68uvBhfYPfi38JfsGRHs5ZJz0BqxJ3G_rO6tq2AEghwqAZ5_apVSIyUe387xT4KhZJhNQCfEpad__FxikFgVxmarqvweaxCghataQ61L6C6mWNWp4bWeNRr1frTVdCQbDv6usJ9_APbXmfLmtyxis6t/s1883/26blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1883" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCjYsQ3oYRF32Fq8AAm2OhE4QkUimxHLOt68uvBhfYPfi38JfsGRHs5ZJz0BqxJ3G_rO6tq2AEghwqAZ5_apVSIyUe387xT4KhZJhNQCfEpad__FxikFgVxmarqvweaxCghataQ61L6C6mWNWp4bWeNRr1frTVdCQbDv6usJ9_APbXmfLmtyxis6t/w200-h133/26blog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The box is folded back into it's original box shape, glued, and secured with rubber-bands until dry. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoA_EIkoAws0U-VENugpfuoiRP6gT0Syg1rOP1Ct2WUKxPx1d0AW5m4CZIKK0kdY6RjRWF1up_X1X73IJj7xinH_nXzGtLxZ0gI782Qmj-SMv_PFgOCtOpJQsjDjgZeg33QRlAvBtM1-fjo2YhJu9agRZeCchTB9wjrVtJCY9whl3dEP-oWzOwWlS/s1997/27blog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="1487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoA_EIkoAws0U-VENugpfuoiRP6gT0Syg1rOP1Ct2WUKxPx1d0AW5m4CZIKK0kdY6RjRWF1up_X1X73IJj7xinH_nXzGtLxZ0gI782Qmj-SMv_PFgOCtOpJQsjDjgZeg33QRlAvBtM1-fjo2YhJu9agRZeCchTB9wjrVtJCY9whl3dEP-oWzOwWlS/s320/27blog.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><p>And there you have it, another restoration mission complete! We hope you enjoyed following along with us on this project. Until the next one, "live long and proper."✋<br /></p><p><br /></p><br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-20144267137159445742018-03-28T14:50:00.001-07:002022-12-28T08:01:11.223-08:00Let's Talk About Framing Let’s talk about framing. It is one of the more expensive aspects of owning art and most collectors have at least one frame that costs more than the art itself. Custom framing is always a good option and we’re happy to recommend one of the many framers that we work with who will fit your needs. However, today we’re going to talk about inexpensive frames and some pros/cons of DIY.<br />
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While many of us would love to be able to custom frame each piece, it is not really feasible for most of us. That’s where inexpensive pre-made frames come in. One of the things to look for first is the type of glass in the frame. We generally recommend plexiglass. In the event that the piece would fall, it is less likely to break and scratch your art. Also, advances in technology have given us lots of different levels of UV protection. UV protection, however, may not be an option available in pre-made frames, but you should definitely opt for plexiglass if possible.<br />
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Another thing to be aware of is whether you need to add spacers, pieces of plastic or mat board which will keep your art from pressing up against the glass. In some cases, the media can be damaged over time if it is pressed against the glass. Alternately the edges of the art can be discolored or worn by the spacers and spacers can also cause rippling of paper art because they can prevent the art from expanding evenly.<br />
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All materials that come into direct contact with your art should always be considered carefully such as mattes and backing boards. Matting can be bought pre-made for certain sizes and you should look for acid-free mat board to prevent damaging the paper underneath. Particularly you want to look for matting that is made out of 100% cotton rag and doesn’t have any wood content in the paper, but that information is often not difficult to come by. (These are also things to consider when you have a frame custom made as well, but a reputable framer should discuss all of these options with you.) Just as important as the matt is the backing coming into contact with the art, which should preferably be 100% cotton rag or acid-free minimally.<br />
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I want to caution any DIY-ers out there to stay away from using tape or glue on their artwork. It can go sideways very quickly. If you think that you need to float the work or attach it to a board in any way it is probably not a DIY frame project and you should contact a professional.<br />
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With those caveats, let's jump into some specifics to be aware of when you frame your own piece and how to prevent some common issues. I’m going to use one of the prints from my own collections as an example.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look carefully around her hat you can see the bugs that have invaded</td></tr>
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This is a silkscreen from the wonderful <a href="http://tinybirdpress.storenvy.com/">Rob Schwager</a>. (We did an interview with him a few years ago that you can find <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2013/05/nostalgia-in-silkscreens.html">here</a>.) At the time I got it I did not have the funds to have it custom framed, so I bought a premade frame and popped it in. That frame has lasted through several moves and apart from a few scratches is still in good condition. It does have glass and I’ve been careful with that during each move.<br />
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One of the issues I recently encountered with this frame was due to the back being unsealed. If you’ve ever had a frame made you will notice that the back is often sealed with kraft paper. This might not seem like such a big deal, but sealing the back helps keep out dust and more importantly insects. Insects like paper and more importantly they like to eat paper and certain media. This is why sealing the back of a frame is so important.<br />
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Because if you don’t seal the back, this is what can happen:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Invaders! Caveat: you can still get bugs and dust inside of a frame even if it is sealed. Sealing the back just decreases the odds a bit.</td></tr>
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I got lucky and only lost a tiny bit of ink from these little buggers (I’m reasonably sure they’re baby silverfish and I’m going to have to check the rest of my apartment for the grown ups.) If left too long they can eat through the paper completely. This little infestation was pretty easy to fix. After I removed the art from the frame I cleaned out the frame and did a dry cleaning on the silkscreen using a soot eraser.<br />
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People usually catch bug infestations if the art is up on the wall, but be careful when storing art. We often assume that it's perfectly safe in an attic or a warehouse, but bugs and environmental damage can happen quickly.<br />
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One thing I noticed after removing the silkscreen from the frame was that the paper was beginning to warp a bit. This is caused by minor expansions and contractions in the paper due to changes in ambient conditions. I am not bothered by the minor distortions, but depending on the kind of print these planar distortions can be remedied using our <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/search?q=gelatin">gelatin flattening technique</a>.<br />
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The rest of this post is going to give you some step by step instructions for sealing your own frames, a handy skill to have! You will need appropriately sized kraft paper, scissors, an exacto blade and double-sided tape. You may also need glazier points and the tool to insert them, or if you’re careful you can secure your art inside the frame using small nails and a hammer. BUT BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL and we generally would advise against this.<br />
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Now onto sealing a frame.<br />
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Make sure to wipe the inside of the frame. Microfiber cloths are particularly good at getting small pieces of dust. Once the frame is clean and you’ve got a board behind it, you can use the glazier points to keep everything in place.<br />
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Measure out your craft paper, then place double-sided tape all the way around the back edges of the frame. Don’t forget to leave room for the hangers.<br />
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You may want a second pair of hands to help you place the kraft paper on evenly.<br />
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Once that is done there are a few things to keep in mind when hanging your art. Be aware of the level of UV protection when you hang art on the wall. Direct sunlight is bad in general, but particularly if you don’t have any UV coating on the glass or plexi. Different kinds of pigments will react in different ways to light levels, so try to take this into account when hanging your work. Also be aware of moisture levels and temperature fluctuation. We advise against putting paper-based art in the bathroom or laundry room because the fluctuations in humidity can cause warping and also keeping it away from heating and air conditioning vents.<br />
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If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us. We will answer your questions to the best of our ability as conservators and restoration artists. We can also direct you to a professional framer we trust for more specific questions.<br />
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Additional questions regarding other work or your pieces, please contact us via email at postermount@aol.com or by phone 818.882.1214.<br />
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This 1950's Swiss poster, from illustrator Martin Peikert, was in good condition... except it was missing the bottom two corners. Those two corners, particularly the left, were also the most detailed areas of the entire poster.<br />
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This isn't one of our biggest projects, but there is something so satisfying in these medium-sized projects. The turn around time gives us long enough to get to know the poster, but we don't get to a point where we're tired of looking at them.<br />
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For this poster, prep was pretty straightforward. After the poster had been linen backed, I cut out patches and mitered them into the holes, giving Gabe a flat surface to restore.<br />
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Gabe's first step was to figure out what the missing areas looked like. One of the hidden costs of restoration is often the research time. Sometimes this means a simple Google search, but often times we comb archives to find the right image and then spend time photoshopping that image to get the right scale for our artists to work from. (Sometimes we can't find any reference image at all, in those rare cases we work with the client to come up with the best solution.)<br />
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Once he has a reference, Gabe does a line drawing and breaks down the different areas into colors so that he knows how many masks he has to do for airbrushing and what can be accomplished by pencil and watercolor.<br />
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Airbrushing is one of the tools in our arsenal, although we always warn clients that it is not reversible. However, for lithographs like this poster airbrushing allows us to approximate the dot pattern of the original printing technique. And similar to how lithographs are printed, each color was painted separately and the layers all worked together to create different patterns.<br />
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Gabe estimated that just for the small area in the left corner he did about 8 different colors and masks. Each color gets its own mask and then the colors are built up so that eventually the final result is as close to the original as possible.<br />
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The final step was to silkscreen the missing text into the right corner.</div>
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And the final product:<br />
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So proud of our team! This poster is a great view of what we do every day and the final product looks awesome. If you love this poster it is still available to buy from our friends at Antik Bar in the UK: <a href="https://www.antikbar.co.uk/original_vintage_posters/ski_posters/gstaad_ski_switzerland_martin_peikert/PS0797/">https://www.antikbar.co.uk</a><br />
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Our first post of the year is about an integral aspect of our restoration process that we have mentioned, but never focused on: burnishing folds and tears. Detailing small tears and folds is part of the bread and butter of the restoration side of our business and burnishing makes adding pigment back in much easier. </div>
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The poster we're working on is a German VW poster. The client was only concerned about one tear in the background right next to "bergfreudig". </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I know. The tear is so small that you can't even see it in this photo. </td></tr>
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In order to restore the tear, we first needed to prep it. <br />
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The tools we use for this are: a burnishing tool, Methylcellulose, a small paint brush, hollytex and a small iron. There are a lot of different kinds of burnishing tools, but I prefer a teflon one because I can shape the angles I need and can work without scratching the surface I'm working on. Methylcellulose is a chemical compound that we mix with water to form a clear viscous solution that is a very, very mild adhesive. We use Methycellulose to soften paper fibers so that they can be burnished back down. Hollytex is a polyester fabric that we use in many areas of conservation, but for prep we use it to protect the poster from pressure or heat and in this case specifically from the heat of an iron.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: Methylcellulose, burnishing tool, paint brush, hollytex and a small iron.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Methylcellulose when mixed correctly is very viscous and often just hangs from the brush without dripping. </td></tr>
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When burnishing tears like this, I apply a small amount of Methylcellulose along the lines of the tear, then use my burnisher to smooth the tear flat. The Methylcellulose acts as a gentle moisturizer/adhesive and so generally most paper fibers are flattened back into place with the help of the burnisher. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A thin line of Methycellulose applied along part of the tear. I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of typing Methylcellulose. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To burnish means to polish something by rubbing it. For prep we want to polish the paper fibers back into place.</td></tr>
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The heat from the iron also helps set the paper fibers and with the hollytex as a protective layer the iron also acts a burnisher. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've found that a small travel iron gives me the most control. </td></tr>
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I have often explained prep as not being able to see a difference in the paper, but to feel it. This makes showing you photos a tad silly, but I do think that the tear does look a little bit flatter now. And more to the point, the surface of the poster felt smooth.<br />
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The point of prep before restoration is to create as flat a surface as possible so that we can then seamlessly add pigment back in.<br />
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And in this case I used a combination of Prisma colored pencils to restore the tear.<br />
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At the end of the day we try to balance the wishes of our clients with best industry practices. Restoration using colored pencils or watercolors can sometimes be seen if you know what you're looking for, but they can also be reversed if necessary. And if we've done our job, you definitely have to know what you're looking for. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo was taken from about 6 inches away. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still can't see the tear, but now it has been prepped and detailed! </td></tr>
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We don't often suggest (metaphorically) taking a work of art down to the studs, or in this case down to the substrate, but this 1904 Colorado Midland Railway advertisement was an exception. This post focuses on the preparation and stabilization of a very unusual project.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Work after our gelatin process and temporarily mounted to a board. </td></tr>
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While it might appear that the majority of this advertisement is intact, huge sections of the paper were completely rotten. You can see in the images below where the mold that was eating the paper is visible. Essentially, the majority of the black background was slowly flaking off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The white area is where the mold had eaten away at the ink and if you touched it the top layer of paper would flake off.</td></tr>
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Another example of an area where the paper was rotting away can be seen below. Almost all of the area above the figure is disintegrating due to the water damage. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In this area, not only was the top layer beginning to fall off, but the texture of the paper was becoming pitted. </td></tr>
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I don't know how but the images in this were mostly intact and it was just the black background that was in danger of flaking away at the slightest touch. So, we made a decision to strip the rotten background paper away.<br />
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I used an Exacto knife to gently score the top layer of paper around the image. Then I began to scrape the top layer of paper away using a specially shaped and sharpened palette knife. We saved all of the images and focused on removing the moldy background paper.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slightly less than halfway through the process of stripping away the top layer of paper. As extreme as this option is, I must admit to really enjoying removing the rotten paper. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I eventually began to save the bits I scraped off just so I could see how much we were removing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This side was more intricate since we were very focused on saving the image. </td></tr>
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Once the top layer of paper was removed, I then patched in a new layer of paper. Sorry, I don't have any photos of that process since I'm the one taking photos and I sometimes forget to photograph myself!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layers of tracing paper to get the exact shape of paper patch to put back in that top layer of paper. </td></tr>
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The other issue we encountered with this project was the tear running through the poster. I glued everything back together, but that didn't make the poster flat enough for Gabe to airbrush. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large tear before I began working on it.</td></tr>
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It took multiple attempts in conservation to get this project mounted onto a board and flat. Even after that this tear still needed a lot of work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of the few parts where the image was damaged. </td></tr>
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So I used a compound made in part from the paper that we had stripped away previously to fill in the crack. I essentially whisked together a custom-made spackle specifically for this poster. It takes a couple rounds of filling, drying and sanding to get it flat. However, I eventually had the fracture flat enough to put a paper patch over it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beginning the process of filling, sanding and refilling this tear. </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06237535219336860705noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-47205816310907289462017-11-03T11:08:00.000-07:002017-11-03T11:08:21.565-07:00A-Haunting We Will GoI got lucky for this post since the title of the movie for this poster is also the perfect title for a Halloween week blog post: A-Haunting We Will Go from the great duo of Laurel and Hardy.<br />
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This week's post is also fun because we do a little Poster Mountain
retcon. (Yes, I know this is usually used in fictional tv, but I'm using
it in the way that we decided to retroactively fix something after the
poster had been linen backed. So there.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linen Backed Laurel and Hardy <i>A-Haunting We Will Go</i></td></tr>
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When we received this piece it was mounted to craft paper, which we had to demount it from before linen backing it. <br />
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The client opted for full restoration and when I measured the poster, I realized that we were missing paper on the top, bottom and one of the side borders. What wasn't very obvious when the poster was first linen backed was that three of the four borders had been badly trimmed. We knew that we were probably going to have to add borders back, but it is easier if I can patch paper into a straight cut rather than having to follow an uneven edge. On top of that, the fold lines on this poster were stiff and would require a lot of time to get them flat enough to restore the ink loss. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This side border was missing about 1/4 inch of paper and was unevenly trimmed.</td></tr>
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So, John and I decided to do some retconning. In order to make adding borders back in easier and to address the difficult fold lines, we decided to demount the poster, do a gelatin facing and then remount it. And because we had mounted it, the demount process was pretty straightforward. We carefully stripped the linen off of the masa substrate, no solvents or heat necessary. (Please do not try to do this at home!) This was the poster's second demount! <br />
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Next, we trimmed off the jagged areas of the border that were going to be patched anyway, giving me nice straight borders to work with!<br />
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At this point, the masa substrate and the poster are still adhered together. The glue that we use is water soluble, so the next step was to wash the poster and using our gelatin technique put a hollytex facing on the front of the poster. The purpose of the facing is to hold the poster together while we take the masa off the back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The poster is face down on our capillary table and we have wet the entire poster and masa substrate. </td></tr>
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During a demount process like this, the poster is temporarily mounted facedown onto a board, with hollytex facing sitting between the front of the poster and the board.<br />
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Once it is mounted on the board, we can then peel the masa away from the back of the poster. Usually, in one go and without causing additional damage to the poster. (Some types of glue such as the one that we use in our studio are water-soluble and allow us to do this with varying kinds of demounts, but many types of glue are not water-soluble and make the demount process tricky and often expensive because of the time necessary to cause the least amount of damage to the object being demounted.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John started peeling away the masa substrate...</td></tr>
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After letting the poster dry we trimmed the hollytex facing to the borders of the poster and sanded away any leftover glue residue. Sanding the back has the added benefit of addressing the stiffness of the fold lines without causing damage to the image on the front and makes my job in prep much easier. After that, we handed the poster back to Robin to linen back it for the second time.<br />
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The poster was linen backed with the hollytex facing still on it, but once the poster was mounted again we removed that facing and the poster was ready to be prepped! The right side of the poster was only missing about 1/4 of an inch, but the top and bottom borders were missing more than 3/4 of an inch.<br />
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Borders are some of my favorite things to patch, but they're not really that interesting in terms of pictures. I choose vintage paper from our collection of paper (Seriously, we have boxes and boxes of posters and prints that aren't worth anything in terms of monetary value but have a huge value to us in terms of using the paper in our restoration process. We take donations!) Once I've got paper that is lighter in color and has the right texture, I cut out the size and shape of the paper patch and use that to add back in any missing paper.<br />
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Since we had decided to do a remount, the fold lines on this poster were lovely and smooth. I only needed to add a compound filler where there was paper loss and then sand that down in order to give our restoration team a smooth work surface.<br />
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I have a new team member to introduce! Meet AB, short for Annabelle. She is a recent graduate of Occidental College where she majored in Fine Art. We're happy to have her as our newest restoration artist. And on this project, she was doing the masking for the airbrush shots.<br />
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AB and Gabe airbrushed the border, the yellow title, the orange names and a very localized background shot to restore the fold lines. We pretty much dropped AB into the deep end of the pool on this one since she did all the masking for this project. She did a superb job! <br />
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The last area to be addressed were the fold lines that ran through Laurel and Hardy. Gabe used a combination of watercolors and colored pencils to detail these areas.<br />
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The colors on this Laurel and Hardy litho are incredible in person and after restoration, they really pop!<br />
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-46052318256443427932017-09-22T14:36:00.001-07:002017-09-22T14:36:35.668-07:00Last Gasp of Summer Since Fall is quickly approaching, but I'm not quite ready to let go of Summer I thought we'd do a very summery post.<br />
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This large scale vintage advertisement measured about 5 1/2 by 2 1/2 feet and had been stored folded for a number of years. All of the edges had been folded back probably because when it was displayed in the early-mid-20th century it was wrapped around a piece of metal. (Side note, if you want to go down the history rabbit hole, there is a fascinating story about the legal battle between Good Humor and Popsicle which you can read here: <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/article/12444/cold-war-legal-battle-between-good-humor-and-popsicle-corporation" target="_blank">The Cold War Between Good Humor and Popsicle.</a>)<br />
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We began, as we usually do, by washing the piece.<br />
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We have large melamine boards for larger scale objects like this and have learned that it's easier to put these boards on our conservation tables and work directly on top of them. The light and angle in this photo give a good idea of the two fold lines and if you look closely you can see the edges that were are at this point still folded back.<br />
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This was printed on very thick paper and then treated to make it weather resistant, which also made it tough to smooth out the warping, but we gently massaged it flat. We use pieces of mylar to flip the piece over, as well as to squeegee it flat and to work fold lines and creases so they are flatter. </div>
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People are generally shocked that we wash paper. What usually shocks me, even after working at Poster Mountain for more than five years, is how much dirt can build up in paper over time.<br />
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This advertisement was printed on thick paper and was in pretty good shape all things considered. So we made the decision to use our gelatin flattening treatment and leave the piece unbacked. We reinforced all the fold lines with strips of Japanese tissue to give them some extra stability and then applied an aqueous gelatin solution to the back, put a large piece of hollytex on top of that and then applied more gelatin. </div>
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We then flipped the hollytex and ad sandwich (or would that be an open faced sandwich?) over so that the hollytex acted as a substrate between the ad and the board. We squeeged the advertisement through a mylar sheet to make sure it was completely flat and there were no air bubbles. Then we let it dry for a few days while temporarily mounted to the melamine board.<br />
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-7512686522742720792017-05-19T12:49:00.000-07:002017-05-19T12:49:04.022-07:00Women Love Diamonds! Episode 4This is the final post in our longest running blog project. I intended to finish months ago, and then the computer and I got into a fight. I lost patience and am only now returning to finish off telling you about this incredible project! Since we have been chronicling the conservation and restoration of this 1927 silent movie poster for more than two years, I want to give you a brief overview of where we started and how far we've come before I reveal the end result.<br />
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This poster literally started in pieces. Our first two blog posts give a complete description of what we went through to put it back together: <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2015/06/women-love-diamonds-episode-1.html" target="_blank">Episode 1</a> and <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2015/07/women-love-diamonds-episode-2.html" target="_blank">Episode 2</a>. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Figuring out what we actually had to work with and realizing we were missing the entire middle.</td></tr>
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After a whole lot of work, the poster was finally linen backed and restoration began.<br />
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<a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2016/07/women-love-diamonds-episode-3.html" target="_blank">Episode 3</a> goes into more depth about the process that Ravi went through to find a reference and draw in her dress.<br />
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The dress was a challenge for Ravi, who at the time had just joined the Poster Mountain restoration team. What came next was a labor of love.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress photo was taken after Ravi had finished the dress.</td></tr>
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After the dress, the major hurdle was the background pattern which had to be drawn in by hand and then masked over so that we could airbrush the dark blue background. </div>
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Fortunately for Ravi, the pattern was relatively "easy" to replicate since he could use the extant pattern on the rest of the poster, but it was time-consuming and eye-straining! Since this was a project just for us and not a client, Ravi worked on it when he needed an in-between project. Every time I went over to photograph this poster he had a little more done and slowly the full background pattern emerged.<br />
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He had to go over the pattern a second time in order to mask it for airbrushing the background color and then a third time to remove the liquid miskit he used to mask off the pattern. And then a fourth and fifth time when he went through the same process to airbrush the pattern itself. Ravi and I counted and all in all I think he went over this pattern about six times.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing the miskit that had masked the pattern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Airbrushing in the light blue of the pattern itself.</td></tr>
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Once the dress and the background pattern were in place there were only a few details left. The title and other credits were locally airbrushed where necessary and the border was airbrushed so that it was a uniform color.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We airbrushed in and did some retouching by hand to finish off the last of the damaged areas of this poster. </td></tr>
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This is the last progress photo that I took before we removed the last mask and revealed this poster in all her glory:<br />
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As I mentioned previously this poster was a labor of love. It wasn't for a client, it was for us and we now get to enjoy it every day since John had it framed and hung in our studio. You're welcome to come by and see her in person! (Although Crystal would appreciate it if you would call and let her know first and the rest of the team would appreciate it if you brought us another cool project!) </div>
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Re-lining means removing the old lining before we adhere the poster to a new lining. One thing to note is that paper loss while removing an old lining is an unavoidable part of the process. We take steps to minimize the amount lost, but it is still something that we consider and discuss with clients each time we take on a demount project like this. The old lining on this poster came off with relative ease and minimal paper loss, although there were still visible losses. The pieces were left to dry while the team began the process of stretching the linen and gluing the masa to that linen for the new backing.<br />
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When we re-line large format posters like this we build a frame on the largest wall of our studio and then stretch linen across it, just like we do with our smaller frames. However, the scale of watching a piece like this come together is always impressive.<br />
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Once the linen has been stretched, we then spread glue across it and adhere large pieces of masa paper to create a substrate on which the poster will then be glued.<br />
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After there is enough masa to cover the area we need, the real fun starts. John and Robin spend time organizing the pieces of the poster into the precise order in which they need to be mounted. This lets them work in tandem to have each new piece ready one after the other. Each piece was washed, rinsed and then glued on our capillary tables before being carried over to the lining.<br />
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At this point in the process the piece is being manipulated while it is held in tension on a piece of mylar. It has glue on the back and John is positioning it before he uses a squeegee to evenly adhere it to the masa substrate. Once that is done, the mylar is then peeled away, leaving the section on the backing.<br />
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Another thing to note is that when we do these large scale pieces it involves a lot of climbing. Onto tables, up ladders and stools - it's a lot of work. Fortunately, John does most of the climbing while the rest of us assist him.<br />
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From here I'm mainly going to let the pictures do the talking because this piece comes together so well visually. As each new section was added we took a photo:<br />
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From the last photo you can see that there was some paper loss, but reasonably minimal for the size, age and condition of the poster. Restoration was performed in those areas using our usual methods.<br />
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Previously, Gabe used a reference to draw the lines of the automobile and the train behind it. The first color shot was the red of the body of the automobile.<br />
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The next steps were to paint the gray train and then the black of the cabin interior and the shadows of the automobile. (Is this a car or a truck? Being a woman who does not have a lot of car, or history of cars, knowledge, I'm just going to keep calling it an automobile. Look, I have a lot of knowledge about a lot of things, cars just aren't one. Let's talk about books sometime, ok?) Anway, back to what you're actually here for:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the photo of the mask for the black of the cabin interior. </td></tr>
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After airbrushing the black cabin interior, Gabe and the team then painted the yellow background. They were so quick that I don't have masking photos before the yellow was painted. So here's an after shot of the yellow background:<br />
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The last major area to be airbrushed was the paper color. In prep, we try to get as close to the original paper color and/or texture. Sometimes we have to make a decision whether paper color or texture is a better fit, but we had some paper that was a pretty good match for both. This makes airbrushing easier because the amount of paint that has to be used is significantly less.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost there! Just a few more areas to restore! </td></tr>
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Finally, just some small areas remained!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gabe painting in a highlight on the edge of the automobile. </td></tr>
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Here is the final! (Again, sorry for the weird color shift.) From a missing chunk to a complete poster!</div>
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I wanted to focus on the process it takes for us to restore images where large sections are missing when I realized I hadn't ever done an automobile poster before, so two birds with one stone! </div>
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After linen backing this piece, we did the prep work. I found paper that was almost a perfect match but wasn't quite the right dimensions for the largest hole. So, I did what I call a Frankenstein patch and used two patches from the same paper for the large hole. </div>
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Gabe took over after the prep work was finished. For works such as this, where we do have a reference, he starts by taking the measurements of the poster and then printing out the reference scaled to size.<br />
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From there he begins to sketch in the lines that we need and to determine how many different colors and patterns we will need to restore. This restoration project is one of the simpler ones and will require 6 different colors to be airbrushed in. </div>
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Once Gabe had the image drawn, he cut the mask for the red of the truck.<br />
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Aaron then matched the color and painted in the areas that needed to be the lovely bright red.<br />
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In 1943 Antoine de Saint-Exupery published a novella name The Little Prince. Since then it has been beloved by both children and adults, encouraging readers never to abandon imagination or hope. I love this book. My friends love this book. (Seriously, ask my friend who had the stars from the original illustration tattooed on her ankle.) So, when I got the chance to repair someone's beloved copy of The Little Prince I was thrilled. </div>
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The first two pages, including the title page with the illustration of the Little Prince and the birds, were torn out.<br />
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This was a project where we were not doing restoration, just repairing the torn pages so our repairs had to be as seamless as possible. We used a combination of Okawara and Tengucho, both of which are Japanese made papers. Okawara is a thicker, sturdier paper that is usually a creamy color.The Tengucho is tissue-like, but is deceptively strong.<br />
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The first page of a book is called the front free-end page and it is often blank, unlike the title page which had text and an illustration. Since I didn't have to worry about obscuring any image and only a little bit of the title on the free end page I used the Okawara on both sides of the page. <br />
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For the free-end page that had the title printed on it, I also used Okawara and did my best to keep the title from being covered up. The iconic illustration of the Little Prince leaving his planet via a flock of birds we obviously did not want to cover anything if possible. This is where we used the diaphanous Tengucho to stabilize the tear that was being held together on the other side of the page by the Okawara.<br />
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We needed to stabilize both sides of the torn pages because if we had only put a paper patch on one side it risked tearing in the same way that the original papers had. The photos above show the tear even after I have repaired one side of the paper.<br />
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I traced out the smallest area we could cover with Tengucho and still stabilize the tear.<br />
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I am an avid book lover and this project made me so happy. I loved being able to repair these pages so that the owner could turn them and enjoy the illustration.<br />
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John and Madalyn went through multiple steps to get the poster linen backed and then prepped so restoration could begin. (All of which you can read in detail in <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2015/06/women-love-diamonds-episode-1.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2015/07/women-love-diamonds-episode-2.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a>.)<br />
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The main issue we encountered with this poster, besides the fact that it was originally in shreds, was that as far as we can tell it is a one of a kind poster and thus no reference exists for us to base our restoration off of. This is just the kind of challenge that we love at Poster Mountain! Ravi, Gabe and John had a quick consultation and decided to base the restoration of our leading lady's dress off of stills from the movie and other dresses from that time period.<br />
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At the end of Episode 2, Ravi had gotten a basic outline of our leading lady Pauline Starke's body. The next step was to begin to give the dress shape. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In order to get the dress just right and to connect the top half to the lower portion, Ravi drew a simple sketch of Starke's form. </td></tr>
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Ravi spent a lot of time looking at stills from this silent movie, although most of them were of Starke sitting down, so he had to get creative with how the dress probably looked.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I promise, Ravi really is working here not just surfing the net. </td></tr>
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Once Ravi had a good idea of what the dress may have looked like, it was time to get to work and connect the upper half to the lower train of the dress.<br />
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This was one of the most incredible transformations to watch. Ravi worked on it when he had a free hour or two in between other projects and every time I looked up or went over to take a photo he had added more detail.<br />
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After he had the outline of all the lines of the dress, Ravi masked off the rest of the poster and began to airbrush in a base coat. This color blended in with the original color of the dress and softened the lines of his pencil drawing, allowing him to add in more layers of color and pigment that would recreate the look of the original poster. </div>
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Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-13304814487655511172016-07-22T10:54:00.001-07:002016-07-22T10:54:53.780-07:00Cacao... Coco... Chocolate! (Part 3)<br />
This is the last part in our Cacao series! Part 2 ended with all the borders being replaced and all the holes in the poster filled. <br />
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Restoration is the final step and is often the most time consuming. This poster needed at least five different colors airbrushed, which also means five different masks. Pete got to work, laboriously covering up or opening up areas using a low tack tape, acetate, frisket and misket. He has quite the arsenal of tools!<br />
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Unfortunately, I don't have a photo of Aaron in action during airbrushing. However, his work speaks for itself. Pictured below are before and afters of several of the layers of colors he was working on. <br />
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After airbrushing, the boys (excuse me, men) with all the colored pencils get to work filling in all the small details that make a good poster. My favorite photos of Gabe were when he was working on the longitudes and latitudes of the globe. <br />
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The final step was to put the original printing house's information in, which had been partially trimmed away at some point. In order to do this Gabe first found the correct information and then scaled it to the appropriate size before he and John silk screened it back on the border.<br />
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Just as a reminder here is what the poster looked like before we began work:<br />
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After several weeks of work, here is the finished poster:<br />
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Voila! Fully restored poster!</div>
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-66688026242184281012016-06-28T14:10:00.001-07:002016-06-28T14:10:39.280-07:00A quick update! We've been busy the last month! I always have good intentions of putting up short weekly updates of what we're working on to tide you over until we have time for a longer post, however I have not lived up to my intentions. But I'm going to get better! Starting with this week.<br />
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We've had several large scale projects that we've been working on, but the most interesting and time consuming is probably a Sarah Bernhardt poster designed by Alfonse Mucha. We have done quite a few of these over the years, so we're not going to do a start to finish post. However, I will put up some process photos and eventually a final photo when we are done.<br />
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This particular poster is owned by our friends over in the UK at <a href="http://www.antikbar.co.uk/" target="_blank">AntikBar</a>. Their website is worth checking out and they recently opened up a brick and mortar shop in London, so if you're over there stop by to see what they have. And in a few months this poster will probably be available!<br />
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As John likes to say, this poster was well loved. It was mounted, but that previous backing was in just as bad a shape as the poster. Sorry, I only have a good photo of after we demounted it and then relined it so that it was stable again. <br />
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We will have poured several hundred hours of labor and love into this poster by the end. One particular labor that is just barely visible is redrawing by hand the text at the top of the poster.<br />
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We've also begun airbrushing, starting with the leaves of the flowers.<br />
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So, that's all we've got for now! Next week we will be finishing our series on the French Cacao poster.<br />
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Part 1 of this series finished with the old backing being removed from an early 20th Century French Cacao poster. After taking the backing off we washed the poster again to try to remove as much of the leftover adhesive as possible. Then it was again put through the isinglass gelatin process and left to dry face down on a board overnight. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John and Ravi moving the large and heavy melamine board over to the shelves so it can dry overnight. </td></tr>
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There was still a thin layer of adhesive remaining on the back of the poster. John used a fine grit sand paper to remove this last layer of glue.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John checking and sanding down any uneveness leftover from the remaining adhesive.</td></tr>
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Next, the poster was removed from the board with the hollytex facing still on the front. The poster was then washed one last time before glue was applied to the back and it was mounted to masa and linen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John and Robin linen backing the poster (while it still has the hollytex facing on). </td></tr>
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After the poster had dried for a few days we removed the facing. <br />
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The next step was prep. During the demounting process Robin and I saved a few of the larger pieces of the poster that came off along with the old backing. I was able to save some, but not all of these, and to put them back onto the poster where they belonged.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bits and pieces of the poster that tore off during the demounting process. Some of them I was able to save, others were just too stuck.</td></tr>
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In addition to the obvious holes, we were also adding borders back in. Putting borders back is one of my favorite prep projects, although it is time-consuming. Often when we are adding in borders we first have to determine if we have straight edges to base our measurements off of or if we need to use the image/printing to get the dimensions that the poster is supposed to be. Fortunately for this piece we did have relatively straight edges that we could use.<br />
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I traced out the borders, then began to look for paper that was similar in color, thickness, and style. However, one of the issues that we encountered with this poster was the poster paper itself. French commercial printing paper from the early 20th century is very thin. Think newsprint thin. So in the large areas, like the borders or the big hole in the globe, we used paper patches. However, other areas were so thin that paper patches weren't going to look good once restoration was started. We used a compound filler for these holes. It is white, so it is difficult to see in photos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracing out the borders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the pile of vintage paper that I thought might work and was sorting through to find the most appropriate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This photo was taken after the borders were added back, but before the rest of the damage was filled.</td></tr>
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After a few days of work, we had borders and all the cracks and holes were filled. Next week's post will be about the restoration of the poster.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A process photo after prep and before restoration.</td></tr>
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Our next series of blog posts will feature the conservation and restoration of a vintage poster for one of France's oldest chocolate brands: Le Cacao Poulain, which translates into English as the Chocolate Colt. (The icon of this company is usually a jumping colt and appears to play off of founder Victor-August Poulain's last name.) </div>
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The vintage poster our client brought us dates from the late 19th century. It was mounted to a foam core board and had some previous restoration. </div>
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Step 1 was to get the poster off the board or more accurately get the board off the poster. John and Jairo began by chipping away at the board, layer by layer. </div>
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Once the board was off the poster there were still several additional layers to remove. The linen that the poster was on was also mounted to Chartex, which is a fabric lining applied with a heat activated wax-based adhesive. We first removed the Chartex, using a heat gun, iron and some will power. </div>
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We then moved the poster over to our mounting tables, wet both the front and the back then applied a hollytex facing using our isinglass gelatin process. The facing would temporarily adhere to the front of the poster, keeping it relatively stable while we removed the linen from the back.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching John manipulate posters and art on our tables is one of the coolest things to see! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a layer of hollytex, a gas permeable paper, that has been placed on the front of the poster to act as support while we demount it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here John is applying the isinglass gelatin to the hollytex and allowing it to soak through to the poster.</td></tr>
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After the facing was applied to the front the poster was flipped over so that the back was exposed. It was temporarily mounted to a large melamine board for increased stability.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The poster is now face down with the hollytex acting as a supporting layer between the poster and the melamine board.</td></tr>
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We placed smaller sheets of hollytext on top so that the poster could "stew" for a while. Letting the poster sit allowed moisture to penetrate through the various layers and hopefully make it easier for us to take the final layer of the previous backing off. Turns out this was a big hope.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smaller sheets of hollytext were applied so that we could work on parts of the poster while keep other parts damp. </td></tr>
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I have helped John and Robin demount a number of posters and fine art pieces. It is always a tough, time-consuming project no matter what. However, I don't think any of us have ever cursed so much as we did with this poster. The paper and ink were very fragile and the adhesive was very stubborn, so while we were able to save the vast majority of the poster we did lose some areas (paper and ink loss is always a risk with demounting posters).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After washing, gelatin treatment and then waiting, we tested this corner to see how easily the linen would come off. </td></tr>
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For most demount projects, particularly those that have been backed before conservation became more prevalent, we take the backing off in small strips. This allows us a certain amount of control and to find and handle problem areas. With this poster, there were problem areas all over the place!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We usually work from the middle out. The borders of a poster are usually the most fragile and benefit from extra time curing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here Robin was able to remove most of this strip of linen in one long thin piece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had the most trouble around the globe in the middle, but this was the last piece of the old backing! </td></tr>
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Next week's blog is about re-linen backing this poster!<br />
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-82644137389790054832016-01-08T12:27:00.000-08:002016-05-17T13:50:58.382-07:00Grateful Dead Our first blog post of 2016 (where 2015 went I have no idea) is about a ca. 1978 Grateful Dead serigraph by the artist Stanely Mouse. (A short disclaimer: This serigraph was printed using gold metallic ink, which is incredibly hard to photograph so that it looks the same consistently so please keep that in mind when viewing our photos.)<br />
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This piece came to us for several different reasons. As you can see from the before photo there is some scuffing and dinging visible in the gold. On the back of the print there is also foxing, which is the general term used for certain types of oxidation in paper that causes red, rust like spots. <br />
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While I personally am not a Grateful Dead fan, I think this is a very elegant concert poster. It has an art deco feel to the lines and composition, with strong Egyptian influences mixed with the overtones of American Rock music from that era. <br />
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Additional photos from before conservation show that the poster was also curling a bit. A shot of the back also gives a better view of the foxing. <br />
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John and I approached this conservation project with a little bit of trepidation, since the inks of serigraphs can sometimes be difficult and metallic paint adds in another tricky factor. We fully expected some of the ink to flake away in the process, however, our caution was unnecessary since we had no problems with either the ink or the paper during washing. <br />
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There were numerous fingerprint smudges on the gold background, so we used a soft bristled brush to try and gently remove them. While we had some success they were still visible, although not as much as before.<br />
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After trying to manually lessen the fingerprints and scuff marks we then addressed the foxing on the back. This was done through a chemical rinse, that lightens all but the most stubborn foxing. Again, we got lucky and this foxing was not all that stubborn so the process made a huge difference. The final step in conservation was to put the print through our gelatin process to flatten it. After a few days curing on the board it was soft mounted to the print went to masking and airbrushing.<br />
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In masking Pete used a combination of low tack tape and miskit to cover the images in black ink so that we could airbrush the gold background to cover all the scuffs and scratches still visible. <br />
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Aaron then applied a thin layer of gold metallic paint to cover all the wear and tear of 30+ years. <br />
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Unmasking is always one of my favorite parts of the restoration process to watch because it has always contained that magical feeling of unwrapping a present. Even when we consciously know what the print will look like, it is still incredibly cool to remove all the protective layers and see what a new coat of ink can do.<br />
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See what I mean? Like Christmas morning! <br />
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The photo below is another one of my favorites because it reminds me of how cool our jobs are. We spend most days getting to touch and restore pieces of art and history that people rarely see out of a frame. <br />
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Crate labels are usually on very thin paper which were glued to the sides of the wooden crates that the fruit was shipped in, which explains why the corners are often missing, such as in the Pinnacle Brand label featured in this post.<br />
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Despite missing all four corners this crate label was still in pretty good condition since the majority of the image was still there and we could tell what the missing text was supposed to say.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This project is from about two years ago (I know because it was before I chopped off most of my hair!)</td></tr>
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Step one was to wash out any impurities and then put the label through our isinglass gelatin treatment so that it was temporarily mounted to a melamine board.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even though the paper is very thin, you can still see that it has been partially skinned in this corner when it was removed.</td></tr>
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During the gelatin treatment I applied tissue on each of the corners. The tissue patches will form the foundation for paper patches to be applied later.<br />
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Once the label had dried we then began prep. We were fully restoring this label to its former glory and so needed to recreate all four corners. The very thin paper like that of crate labels can be difficult to work with, partially because it is so delicate and partially because it is difficult to find appropriate paper to patch with. After searching through all our boxes of vintage paper I finally found the right kind of paper.<br />
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After measuring out and tracing the corners I shave down the edges of the the areas that I will be patching so that it is easier to create a smooth surface to later paint on. I then use tracing paper to trace the shape of the patches that I need to cut.<br />
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Gabe began by finding a reference and tracing out in blue pencil the text that we would be adding in at the bottom. </div>
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Then they used tape and craft paper to cover the areas that weren't being airbrushed. The first part that we painted was the border area. This involved layering several different colors to recreate the look of a stone-litho. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite photos from this post because it shows all the layers of color built up during the original stone litho process.</td></tr>
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After the border, both the larger dark border and the thin blue line that traces the edge of the border and the mountains, was done then we painted the mint ice cream colored sky. </div>
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In addition to airbrushing we also added in certain details by hand, like those in the sunkist sunburst in the top right corner and the text at the bottom. </div>
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Alright, we are finally concluding our series on the Sarah Bernhardt American Tour poster designed by Alfonse Mucha. The last post covered airbrushing. This post will look at the final step in our restoration process which is detailing. <br />
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Detailing is pretty much just what it sounds like, putting details back in, but don't let that simple explanation fool you. Detailing is easy to overlook, but the process of putting minute design elements and pigments in by hand is time consuming and requires a great deal of patience. (We have spent numerous hours fixing bad restoration and it is a tribute to the skills of our team how often we are asked to fix poor restoration.) <br />
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Poster Mountain uses a combination of water color and colored pencils for detailing. The goal in detailing is to mimic the color, texture and design of the original. This often includes building up layers of color to give the look of the specific printing process and overlapping layers of ink. Additionally, ink patterns vary from type to type: for example offset lithographs have a different pattern than woodblock prints which are different from ink jet prints. This particular poster is a stone litho. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its hard to see, but here Gabe is replicating a pattern in a light brown color on Sarah's sleeve.</td></tr>
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Detailing can be one of the most mentally draining parts of working on a poster because the area that you're working in is so small and fine that it is often taxing on both the eyes and the mind. Because of this our artists quite often need a break from looking at the same thing and will shift between projects or split the time with each other. Gabe and Ravi both worked on detailing this poster. Ravi in particular was very excited to get to work on it. <br />
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The photo below was a great shot because it is easy to see the tiny cracks in the ink that Ravi is detailing. There were small cracks and tiny areas of paper that needed to be addressed all over the poster. Cumulatively, Ravi and Gabe easily spent more than two days working on detail for this project. <br />
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However, the time finally came when every tear and detail had finally been addressed. It was time to cut the poster out of our frame and return her to the owners. <br />
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Just to remind you (because this has been a LONG series), this is what the poster looked like when she first arrived in our studio:<br />
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Here is a progress shot after the poster had been through conservation and was linen backed:<br />
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AND after all the prep, airbrushing and detail work was finished:<br />
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We are so proud of the work that our entire team did on this poster and hope the owners are just as happy!<br />
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Gabe, Aaron, Ravi and Pete all worked on this poster. Gabe began by sketching in the general areas of large patterns and noting color blocks that we would need to airbrush in. <br />
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Once he had a general idea of what needed to be done, Pete took over to mask for airbrushing. Airbrushing is generally how we cover large areas of paper evenly with color. This can mean applying uniform layers of one color, or layering multiple colors on top of each other to achieve a look similar to that of most printing processes.<br />
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Masking covers certain areas of a poster or print with paper, tape or acetate and leaves other areas open so that we can paint them without worrying about getting paint on the rest of the image. Masking takes a delicate touch, patience and a good eye in order to cut through tape and acetate without damaging the paper underneath. <br />
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The background for the "American Tour" banner at the bottom of the poster was the first part airbrushed, but I believe there were about 10 different rounds of masking and airbrushing on this poster. <br />
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Below are two of the best shots of one of the masks. Both photos give you a good idea of what a mask actually is. The majority of the poster is covered in a brown craft paper, then a low tack tape is used to cover the area closest to what is being airbrushed. <br />
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Aaron did most of the airbrushing on this piece, but Gabe got in on some of the action too. The most difficult part to airbrush on this particular piece was the background, simply because it was big and because we were not only trying to match color but also the aged patine that the poster had acquired over time. <br />
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Something that people don't often think about is how much lighting affects how we see color, but the next few photos taken while Aaron and Gabe were working on the background show how different the background looks from shot to shot.<br />
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In fact the background color was so difficult that Gabe asked John and Ravi to come give him a second opinion.<br />
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One of the most dramatic parts as you're working on restoring a print, particularly of this size is seeing the reveal after another layer of paint has been added on. (At some point we'll do a series of photos that show just that transition, but Gabe and I are waiting for just the right project.)<br />
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<br />The background was the largest area that we had to airbrush, but other areas like those seen in the photo above were blocked in using airbrushing. The final touches, done by hand using colored pencils and water colors, are still to come! <br />
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Next week will be the final blog post on this Sarah Bernhardt poster! All that's left are the details that we put in by hand, so check back soon for that update!<br />
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818.882.1214. Also
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-6409757698437371532015-10-09T12:54:00.000-07:002015-10-09T12:54:35.037-07:00Recalcitrant Mucha (Part 3) <a href="http://postermountain.blogspot.com/2015_10_01_archive.html" target="_blank"> Last week's blog</a> covered the linen backing and the removal of the facing holding this delicate Sarah Bernhardt poster together. This week's post will look at the prep work necessary in order for our restoration artists to do such an amazing job. For those of you new to our work, prep work is the preparation needed before we add image back in. This can mean stabilization of tears, dealing with creases and folds or in the case of this particular piece filling in areas and holes where paper is missing. And as you can see from the photo below, there are some rather significant chunks missing from this print. (Although we have seen and fixed worse!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Progress photo taken after linen backing, but before any restoration work started</td></tr>
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We have boxes and boxes of vintage posters and pieces of paper. Paper comes in varying thicknesses, colors and styles, so we try to find the most appropriate paper for each piece that we patch. <br />
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Jairo and I worked on prepping this piece together. (Jairo is a young, up and coming artist and you can follow his Instagram account <a href="https://instagram.com/jairopersona/" target="_blank">Jairopersona </a>for a peek at his work) The overall goal of prep work is to create a smooth surface for the restoration artists to work on so that after background, image and small details are added in you can't tell the difference between original and patched areas. <br />
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In order to patch a hole with paper we miter
the edges of both paper and patch before gluing the patch in, this helps us to get a smoother surface. Additionally we sand and smooth the patch so that the join, while still visible, is seamless to touch. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two shots were taken after we had glued in the paper patches, but before we had begun smoothing them out so that the edges of patch and poster were flat</td></tr>
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For medium to large holes we are able to use paper, but for smaller holes and cracks like the ones you can see in the image below we use a filling compound which we smooth and sand flat once it is dry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A corner and small cracks that have yet to be filled with a textured compound.</td></tr>
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We got some good detail shots during prep, but I particularly like this one of Mucha's printed signature down at the bottom of the print. <br />
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The paper of this print was reasonably thick. So while some cracks could be neatly patched with a filling compound, the larger or deeper cracks were harder to fill with just a paper patch or filling compound alone and get a smooth surface. Instead we built up a combination of thinner paper with an additional layer of filler on top to get the appropriate surface. <br />
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This particular crack was just below the overlap of the two panels that made up this poster and it extended all the way across the print.<br />
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<br />We spent an inordinate amount of time prepping this piece, but one thing that we did discover during the process was that there probably was large amount of gold paint applied over other pigments or mixed in with the inks in some areas. Its hard to see and extremely faded now, but originally this poster would have been quite shiny! Below is a great detail of the most badly damaged area after we had finished patching and filling all the areas that needed some TLC. <br />
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We've got a few more posts about this lovely lady to go, but tune in next week to see her go through masking and airbrushing in the first layers of restoration.<br />
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Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-85700552558304190832015-10-02T13:59:00.001-07:002015-10-08T09:25:05.571-07:00Recalcitrant Mucha (Part 2) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello! As usual I am starting with a disclaimer about why we haven't posted much... we've been busy. But I am working on a plan to start doing more posts and updates. Additionally, we have also begun to expand our social media presence and now have Instagram and Twitter accounts up and running. Please check those out to see daily photos from around the shop. Poster Mountain's Twitter and Instagram will, as the name implies feature predominately posters: please follow us @<a href="https://twitter.com/postermount" target="_blank">postermount </a>on Twitter and <a href="https://instagram.com/postermountain/" target="_blank">postermountain </a>on Instagram. Our subsidiary company, Los Angeles Paper Group will be showcasing the fine art side of the company: @<a href="https://twitter.com/LAPaperGroup" target="_blank">LAPaperGroup </a>on Twitter and <a href="https://instagram.com/lapapergroup/" target="_blank">LAPaperGroup </a>on Instagram.<br />
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Back to our sporadically scheduled program! When we last posted the Sarah Bernhardt print was finally relieved of its old and decrepit backing, but was still mounted face down. <br />
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Our next step was to remove it from the temporary face down position and to linen back it to fresh linen and paper substrate. <br />
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Anyone who has been in our shop has probably seen John walking around
with various instruments that he calls "sharps"... all of which are
razor sharp flat blades whose edges have been crafted specifically for John's various needs in conservation. Seen above is John using the
largest (read scariest) of his sharps to separate the hollytex facing on the front of the print from the board it is mounted to. The facing is holding the various bits and pieces intact before the print is re-backed.<br />
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After trimming away the edges of the hollytex, we begin the mounting process of once again wetting down, squeeging and then applying glue to the back of the print.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Mucha poster is too big for our regular slanted capillary tables! </td></tr>
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And finally, after days of easing this poster through conservation we were finally able to mount it! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrying prints and posters on sheets of mylar is always one of the more nerve wracking parts of conservation for me, but it always makes for a good series of photos! </td></tr>
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In the two photos below you can see that that the hollytex facing is still on the front of the print, giving it the white cloudy look. Once the poster was linen backed we let it dry over night before removing that facing. <br />
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We take hundreds of photos for each project and looking through the photos I tried to pick ones that captured the drama and excitement of finally being able to take the facing off of this print! (You'll have to let me know if I succeeded.)<br />
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If you'll remember, because it has been a while, we had quite a few issues with bits and pieces of the print flaking away while we were removing the old linen. So we were understandably nervous and excited to take the facing off. Nervous because of the issues we had encountered and excited because it is a beautiful image to see and we love being able to revive prints like this.<br />
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We started to remove the facing on the end we had had the least trouble with. This gave us a good angle and leverage when we got down to the areas where there was the most movement and paper loss. <br />
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The process of removing a facing always has the feel of the theater curtain being raised. You know that something fantastic is about to happen and the thing blocking your view heightens the anticipation. <br />
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By the time we had gotten to the top and most troublesome area of the print I was holding my breath... <br />
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And as it turns out I didn't need to be so concerned because the facing came off without a hitch, revealing the lovely Sarah... albeit with a few chunks missing.<br />
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<br />Poster Mountainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280893164013905302noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2281831095665720867.post-44524489743087197902015-09-02T14:43:00.000-07:002015-09-03T10:56:01.242-07:00Recalcitrant Mucha (Part 1)In the last few years we have worked on five large scale Alfonse Mucha posters, most of them of "the most famous actress the world has ever known" Sarah Bernhardt. I can't resist a short (I promise I'll keep it short) art history lesson: Alfonse Mucha was a Czech artist working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His breakthrough as an artist actually came about because of an 1894 poster design for Sarah Bernhardt (a poster known as Gismonda). The Gismonda poster established Mucha as the preeminent French Art Nouveau artist.<br />
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The poster showcased in this series of blog posts is a beautiful example of Mucha's arabesque style of design, the print maker's art and the lovely Sarah Bernhardt. The piece arrived in our shop in what we have jokingly taken to calling an upright coffin.<br />
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It was previously linen backed and while that backing was aged it was doing its job of holding this quickly deteriorating poster together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A thin sheet of plexi-glass makes it hard to get a good shot of the poster inside its case.</td></tr>
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There were round dowels at either end of the poster and it was hung inside the case on these dowels. Once we had removed the linen backed poster from the case we also needed to take the dowels off. There were multiple areas, including underneath the dowels, where the paper was crumbling away from the linen meant to preserve the poster. <br />
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There was a thin sheet of plexi-glass that did not allow for very clear shots of the poster while we were removing it, so here's a better photo!<br />
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As you can see the design for this poster of Sarah's American Tour is a lovely one. Originally the colors were quite vibrant and some areas were covered in shiny, metallic gold ink, but over time they have faded trading gold for an aged patina.<br />
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The photo above shows one of the most damaged areas of the entire poster. In several cases the linen was visible because the paper had flaked away completely.<br />
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Once we had removed the poster from its framing, our first step was to remove the old linen backing. To do this the piece is temporarily mounted face down on a melamine board with a protective piece of hollytex used on the front. This process is temporary, reversible and allows us to remove the backing with minimal damage to the poster.<br />
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With John overseeing the process, Madalyn and I began measuring and cutting large sheets of hollytex to size. Next we removed excess fabric and the thread from the top and bottom. <br />
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In order to apply the hollytex facing and temporarily mount the poster face down we began by wetting the whole poster down. <br />
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You can probably guess by the title of this particular blog that this was not the smoothest project we have ever encountered. (Now that I think about it, we rarely ever blog about the projects that are easy, probably because the difficult ones are also the ones that we learn the most from.) As we began this process we probably should have realized that we were going to encounter issues
based on how dry this piece was. As soon as we started to wet it down
the poster seemed to absorb more water than usual. Unfortunately that is
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As we began to rinse and squeegee the poster decades of dirt, grime and other unspeakables began to seep out of the poster as we removed the excess water.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we have placed one of our large melamine boards on top of the HDPE table we often use for large scale projects. </td></tr>
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The top third of the poster seemed to be the driest, probably based on the amount of light that this area got. <br />
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After the whole poster was thoroughly soaked, we placed the hollytex sheet on the front of the poster and used our isinglass treatment to temporarily adhere it to the front of the poster, then subsequently both the hollytex and the poster were mounted to the board.<br />
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While paper in general is not a particularly heavy medium, once it is
soaked in water it can become somewhat unwieldy, which explains why I
was making the "and she sticks the landing" pose when we flipped the
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After flipping the poster over so that the old backing was exposed, we squeegeed out any excess water and made sure that the poster was completely flat against the board. <br />
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After the print and facing were flat we removed the mylar sheets that we had been using to manipulate the print while it was wet. What you see below is the old linen backing that we wanted to remove. <br />
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We waited several hours for our isinglass process to cure so that the poster was secure to the facing and the board, but while the whole thing was still damp we began to peel the linen away from the poster. <br />
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For the majority of the poster the old backing came off relatively easily. Madalyn, John and I worked pretty steadily and got about 2/3 of the backing off by peeling it off in long thing strips. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peeling the linen off at an angle helps to keep the paper underneath pressed down so that it it doesn't lift up and damage the image.</td></tr>
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While most of the poster was cooperative the top 1/3, the area that I have mentioned was the most damaged, quickly turned into a problem child. For whatever reason the extreme dryness in this area meant that it had dried out faster than the rest of the poster. This left us with two issues, the first being that the linen was harder to remove and the second was that since the paper had dried too quickly the isinglass process hadn't set up properly. What this meant was when we began to get into the cracked and flaking areas of the poster the facing was not holding onto the paper and we were running the risk of loosing more paper than we had planned on in the areas that were the most detailed. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is just one example of gently (albeit with lots of muttering) fighting with the print in order to get it to stay down while we stripped the back away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really like the poster in the background behind Madalyn, it looks as though the woman is trying to peek over her shoulder. </td></tr>
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After struggling for a while with the poster and getting most but not all of the old backing off, we decided that the best thing to do would be to walk away and come up with a solution the next morning. You can see in the picture below the remaining backing.<br />
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John decided that the best course of action to get the remaining linen off would be to re-wet and redo the entire facing process. In order to preserve as much of the original, albeit stubborn (hence the blog title) paper we washed the entire print again and allowed it to dry face up on the board overnight sandwiched between two sheets of hollytex. <br />
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During this process the fragility of that particular corner became evident as many of the pieces that had fractured from the whole moved. While much of the original backing was still on this corner, even that was not enough to hold on to some of the pieces in the border. We were able to maintain most of the image. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite all our precautions we still had a lot of movement in this particular corner. </td></tr>
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Once again we let the poster dry overnight, this time face up. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A detail of that very scary corner. </td></tr>
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The next morning we removed the facing from the front of the poster. Ultimately we made the decision to trim away bits and pieces of the border in that corner since we would be able to patch and restore it easier than trying to piece all the tiny bits of paper back together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John peeling the first facing off. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see in this photo the edges of the old backing peeking out of the top edge, as well as the corner where the paper was determined to flake off. </td></tr>
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The picture below is a very common sight: John walking around with a very large and extremely sharp knife that we use to separate pieces that have been flattened using our isinglass technique. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken after we trimmed away the pieces of paper that couldn't be saved and while John was separating the hollytex from the board. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We still needed to remove that small section of the old backing, so we once again re-wet the poster and put a new piece of hollytex on the front as a new facing. Our isinglass treatment was again applied. Then we flipped the poster face down and left it to dry. <br />
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The following morning we removed the hollytex from the back, then slowly and carefully peeled away the remaining linen backing. Since the poster had now been through several rounds of washing and drying with this linen on, it had left a slight pattern and residue that also had to be dealt with. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The multiple washings had flattened the linen, making it hard to see in this photo, but that was what I am peeling off. In places I was simply de-weaving the material, one thread at a time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I started working on this first thing in the morning when I was fresh, so I tackled the hardest part first. The remainder of the linen from this point on came off relatively easily. </td></tr>
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To see what happens to this Mucha poster, you'll have to wait for next week's blog (and a few more weeks after that, since this will take a few posts to cover.)<br />
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