Storing finished art work can be a tricky deal especially if an artist does not have a lot of space in their studio or home. It can take a bit of time and some organization (and re organization again!) to find what works for each artist.
1. Store all art work away from pets and small humans. Pet hair or smell is not something you want on your art. Make sure your space and creations do not have animal hair in them (if it's not suppose too that is! ha!) Keeping your art space clean will crack down on having to do any edits or modifications from stray pet hair later. Make sure small children (yours or others) do no have access to supplies or finished work. I've had this happen before that a piece of art was decided by a wee one that it needed some more pizazz when I turned my back. #lessonlearned
2. Store all art in a room temperature space away from heaters or air conditioners. Fluctuating temperatures can damage wooden stretcher frames, materials and other items no matter what you medium is. I had to repair quite a few canvases last winter because a storage self was too close to a fireplace. Another #lessonlearned. Thankfully it just warped the pine stretcher bars and I could take off the canvas and reattach it to a undamaged stretcher bar. Not everything can be repaired, so it's best to evaluate your space before you store and make sure it meets the room temperature rule.
3. Do not store finished canvas against another finished canvas or art work. Paintings will potentially stick together and rip off paint from one another. Use a divider between canvas, bubble wrap etc so that they are not touching and cause damage to each other-do not store in direct sun light. Drawings should be stored in plastic sleeves away from sunlight. A dresser converted to art storage can work great because of the many flat drawers you can use to store drawings and other items, supplies etc.
Hope you enjoyed these helpful tips and thank you for stopping by! Cheers -Victoria Lynn
