Poster Mountain

While we wouldn't have jobs if it weren't for the damage that printed works receive through the wear and tear of life, we would like to end the year with some advice for basic care and maintenance for paper collections. Tape : Ok, this is a big one. Tape is not our friend. There is no such thing as archival tape. It just does not exist, although the marketing on that was great. So, please resist the urge to put tape on your pieces to hold them together. We would rather that you bring it to us in a plastic bag (Yes, one of our clients has actually done this.) Another of our clients was putting tape on the corners of things because he thought that it made our job easier. It doesn't and it could end up costing you more money when we have to remove it. Also, if you absolutely have to do a do it yourself project on your poster please let us or whatever conservator you are using know about it. (Just because its not immediately obvious doesn't mean we won't find it event...

Conservation and restoration have been and will continue to be the focus of our blog, however, we wanted to give you a peek into the administrative side of Poster Mountain. Chelsea and John handle the administrative duties. If you call or email us you will probably speak with Chelsea, but she does a whole lot more than simply answering the phones. The amount of day to day activities that she handles is astounding. Pictured: Chelsea at her desk in the archive room. In the morning John helps Chelsea to photograph any new pieces we have received and any pieces that are transitioning through conservation and restoration. We have a photography studio with black walls and professional quality lights that allows us to take the best photos possible. Not only are these photos important for the client, but they help us to document each project and to have examples for the blog. These photos are then uploaded to our database or sent out to clients. All of this generally happens before 8am....