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Designs Ink is proud to offer you the opportunity for extended research and a stroll through framing history with Designs Ink Publishing's Reference Library. Chris A Paschke, CPF GCF CMG has been an educator, author, and columnist for over twenty years. She has written numerous editorial series for Picture Framing Magazine including the special CMC 3-part "Teaching An Old Framer New Tricks" 2001, and two 12-part design series "The Design Process" monthly through 1994, and "The Elements of Design", bi-monthly during 2000 and 2001. Then in 2018-2019 she has a new 7-part color series "Design Elements" featuring DE: Shades of Gray and DE: Pop of Color which are classes offered each year at West Coast Art & Frame Expo at Las Vegas.

Articles are listed alphabetically and under the specific topics of Adhesives, Business, Canvas, Design Principles, Digitals, Laminating, Mat Design, Mounting, Photographs, Repair, Technique, and Equipment. Some articles are also listed under more than one topic for ease of location. Articles dated prior to the on-set of digital photography in the 1990s may not have photographs included but diagrams should be there. Click the title which is linked to the complete text.

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Designs Ink Publishing Article Archive and Reference Library

Original text, diagrams and photographs by Chris A. Paschke, CPF GCF CMG.

SUBJECT INDEX

Adhesives

Adhesive Coated Substrates, May 2014 PDF

Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006

Adhesives for Dry Mounting, July 1994

Adhesive Saturation: Ghosting vs. Tinting, September 1999

Adhesives Trends, January 1992

Archival Dry Mount Tissues, February 1998

Color Tinting, September 1994

Dry Mount Adhesives Revisited, September 1998

Dry Mount Adhesives Revisited, September 1998 PDF

Float Mounting with Pressure-Sensitives, October 1996

Ghosts of Pressure-Sensitives Present, September, 1996

Heat Activated (HA) Board Comparisons, August 2009

Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013

Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Substrates, May 2014

Informed Adhesive Selection, April 2020

No Bad Adhesives...Only Bad Judgements, March 2003 PDF

Preadhesive Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Boards, May 2002

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Comparisons, November 2008

Pressure-Sensitive Mounting, April 2000 PDF

Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996

P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006

Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013

Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013

PSAs and Burnishers, February 2012

PSAs and Burnishers, February 2012 PDF

PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012

PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012 PDF

Removable Does Not Mean Reversible, February 1993

Reversible, Removable and Solvents in Preservation Framing, December 2022

Silicone and Residue, December 2009

Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003

Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003 PDF

Spray Adhesives, August 1997 PDF

Spray Mount for the Health Conscious, March 2000 PDF

Tapes & Adhesives, October 2017

Tapes And Their Adhesives, March 2014

Tapes and Updates, February 2003

Tapes and Updates, February 2003 PDF

The Mystery of Adhesives, September 1998

Business

All That Glitters Is Not Gold, August 1992

Coatings, Mounting, and Unglazed Art, February 2010 PDF

Creative Mat Design, March 1992

Defending Artist Copyright, December 1999

Donations and Recycled Profits, September 2008

Foamboard 101, April 1999 PDF

Foamboard and ISO 18902, April 2008

Framing Around the World, March 2001 PDF

Golden Profits, August 2001 PDF

Gold in the Mounting Business, August 1998 PDF

Greening The Desert, April 2011

Hinge Failure and Shipping, October 2010 PDF

More Than A Canvas, December 2010 PDF

Mounting the Millennium, January 2000 PDF

Mounting Sells Itself, July 2000 PDF

New Products, New Trends, January 2004 PDF

New Products, New Trends, January 2005 PDF

Recycled Wood Framing, April 2011 PDF

Sales, Pricing, Payoff, November 1993 PDF

Selling the Mount, November 1995 PDF

Shipping and Bond Failure, June 2010

Shipping and Hinge Failure, June 2010 PDF

Shipping Boxes-Flat, December 1995

Shipping Boxes-Drop Spine, November 1995

The Value of Mounting, June 2000 PDF

Tips for Success, November 1996 PDF

Trends: Canvas Transfers, January 2003 PDF

Trends: Everything Old Is New Again, January 2002 PDF

Trends: The Issue IS Mounting, January 1993

Trends: End of Millennium, January 1999 PDF

Trends: Four C's, January 1997 PDF

Trends: Get in Touch, January 1998 PDF

Trends: Roller Laminators, January 2006 PDF

Trends and Fallacies, January 2007 PDF

Trends: Digitals, January 2008 PDF

Trendspotting, January 2009 PDF

Canvas

Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006

Canvassing Paper Prints, December 1994 PDF

Canvassing RC Photos, October 1994 PDF

Canvases…Then and Now-Part I, March 2004

Canvases…Then and Now-Part II, April 2004

Canvases Then And Now-Part III, Illusionary Boxes, May 2004 PDF

Evolution of Canvas Chart, March 2004 PDF

Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010

From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991

From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991 PDF

HA-PS Comparisons-201402

HAPSA Canvas Comparisons, May 2014 PDF

Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013

Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Substrates, May 2014

More Than A Canvas, December 2010 PDF

Mounting Canvas Prints, September 2014

Preadhesive Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Boards, May 2002

P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006

The Textures And Colors of Canvas Transferring, May 1998

PDF Charts

Adhesives Application Chart

Adhesives: Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Mounting Chart, June 2006

Adhesives & Common Names, updated 2014 PDF

Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF

Digital Canvas Chart, August 2006

Digital Canvas Test Spreadsheets, July 2008

Digital Heat Test, February 2002

Digital Identification, May 2004

Digital Condition Report 2013

Digital Photo Test, March 2002

Digital Technologies 2013

Digital Umbrella 2013

Digital Umbrella 2014

Evolution of Canvas Chart, March 2004 PDF

HAPSA Canvas Comparisons, May 2014

HA-PS Comparisons, February 2014

HA-PS Mounting Boards for Printed Canvases, May 2014

Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013

Heat Activated and Pressure-Sensitive Comparison Spreadsheet February 2014

Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive, Film Comparison Spreadsheet-Digital Canvas 2013

Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive, Film Comparison Spreadsheet-Encapsulated Charts 2013

HA, P-S, Film Application Comparisons, October 2013

In-House Humidifiers

Mounting Heat Activated, Pressure-Sensitive and Film Comparisons, April 2011

Mounting Instructions for Acrylic Artwork from Wild Apple Open Studio™

Pressure-Sensitive Comparisons, June 2006

Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet 2013

Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013

Suggested Mounting Chart, April 2011

Design Principles

B&W Photo Frame Designing, October 2015

Chinese Papercuts, July 2006

Color & Art Trends 2022, January 2022

Color & Art Trends 2023, January 2023

Design Concepts: Float Mounting, August 2002 PDF

Design Concepts: Global Design, December 2002 PDF

Design Critique #1, January 1995 PDF

Design Critique #2, February 1995 PDF

Design Critique #3, March 1995 PDF

Design Elements: Color & Theory, January 2018

Design Elements: Factors Explained, September 2020

Design Elements: Framing Design 101, July 2019

Design Elements: Pop of Color, July 2018

Design Elements: Rhythm & Color, April 2019

Design Elements: Texture, Color, Technique, November 2018

Design Critique-Birds, January 1997

Design Critique-Tile, February 1997

Design Critique-Flies, March 1997

Design Critique-Calaga, April 1997

Essence of Design: Introduction, February 2000

Essence of Design: Line, April 2000

Essence of Design: Color, June 2000

Essence of Design: Texture, August 2000

Essence of Design: Shape, October 2000

Essence of Design: Intensity, December 2000

Essence of Design: Space, February 2001

Essence of Design: Rhythm, April 2001

Essence of Design: Proportion, June 2001

Essence of Design: Balance, August 2001

Essence of Design: Emphasis, October 2001

Essence of Design: Unity, December 2001

Fine Art or Decorative Tile, April 2002 PDF

Float Frame Trends, January 2014 PDF

Framing Tiles, April 2002

Framing Watercolors, WAM February 2010

Matted Mount Designs, August 2010

Multiple Ply Mat Cutting, May 1993

Refurbishing Framed Art, May 2007 PDF

The Design Process: Balance, October 1994

The Design Process: Color, March 1994

The Design Process: Emphasis, September 1994

The Design Process: Essence of Design, January 1994

The Design Process: Intensity, June 1994

The Design Process: Line, February 1994

The Design Process: Proportion, August 1994

The Design Process: Rhythm, November 1994

The Design Process: Shape, May 1994

The Design Process: Space, July 1994

The Design Process: Texture, April 1994

The Design Process: Unity, December 1994

Wall Groupings, October 1995

Wedding Dioramas, November 2003 PDF

Digitals

A New Digital Generation, June 2007 PDF

Adhesives for Digital Canvases, October 2006

All Giclée Are Inkjet, Not All Inkjet Are Giclée, March, 2015

All Giclée Are Inkjet, Not All Inkjet Are Giclée, March, 2015 PDF

An Eye on Digital Technologies, June 2003 PDF

Color Copiers: Lightfastness, March 1997

Color Copiers: The Rest Of The Story, April 1997

Digital Canvases, October 2006

Digital Canvas Chart, August 2006

Digital Canvas Test: Abridged, August 2008

Digital Canvas Test Spreadsheets, July 2008

Digital Canvas Stretching, January 2008

Digital Canvas Stretching #1, January 2008

Digital Condition Report

Digital Condition Report 2013

Digital, Digital, Digital, September 2005

Digital, Digital, Digital, September 2005

Digital Directions P1: Heat Tolerances, February 2002

Digital Directions P3: Digital Photo Test, June 2002

Digital Directions P4: Digital Dilemmas, August 2002

Digital Directions P5: Keeping Pace with Digitals, October 2002 PDF

Digital Discussions, June 2007

Digital Heat Sensitivity, February 2012 PDF

Digital Heat Test, February 2002

Digital Inks: Staying Up To Date, January 2015 PDF

Digital Fireman, August 2003

Digital Hoopla, September 2003

Digital Identification, May 2004

Digital Photo Test, March 2002

Digital Technologies 2013

Digital Umbrella 2013

Digital Umbrella 2014

Everything Old is New Again: Trends for 2002

Inkjet Updates, December 2020

Keeping Up with Technology, January 2017 PDF

Mounting Digitals-Part 1: Identification, May 2011

Mounting Digitals-Part 2: Handling, June 2011

Mounting Digital Papers, February 2006

Mounting Digital Reproductions, June 2006

Mounting Printed Canvases, September 2014

Pressure-Sensitive and Heat Activated Comparison Spreadsheet - Digitals 2013

P-S and HA Adhesive Board Mounting Chart, June 2006

Thermographics, May 1997

Encaustic Art

Float Frame Variations for Encaustic Art, June 2009

Float Frames for Encaustic Panels, February 2008 PDF

Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010

Equipment, Tools and Hardware

Bone Burnishers Revisited, September 1995

Burnishing Edges is the Finishing Touch, February 1992

Burnishing Makes It Shine, August 2003 PDF

CMC-Designs That Sell Themselves, July 2001

CMC-Pricing That Pays, November 2001

CMC-Teaching Old Framers Pricing, February 2002 PDF

CMC-When To Go Computer, March 2001

Do You Know Hardware?, December 2012, PDF

Do You Know Hardware?, January 2014, FATG-UK

Dry Mount Work Stations, July 1992 PDF

Gouache: An Untapped Resource, March 1992

Hanging Systems for Home & Gallery, May 2015

Hanging Systems for Home & Gallery, May 2015 PDF

Hardware: Versatile Offset Clips, August 2012 PDF

Hardware: Screws, Screweyes and Sawtooth Hangers, December 2012

Hardware: Wall Hangers and Cleats, April 2013

Hardware: Wall Hangers and Cleats, April 2013 PDF

Hardware: Wire, Steel Hangers and Spring Clips, February 2013

Hot Spots and Temperature, August 2000 PDF

Humidifiers, September 2002 PDF

In-House Humidifiers, PDF

Keeping It Clean, May 1995

Lightfastness and Color Permanence, June 1995

Mat Cutting Basics, August 1993

Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses, September 1993

Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses: Pros and Cons, May 1998

More Than A Mat Cutter To Me, July 1991

Mounting Maintanence Tips, September 1995 PDF

Mounting Work Stations, July 1992 PDF

Mounting Work Station, June 1995 PDF

Mechanical & Vacuum Presses, August 2013

Presses, August 2013

Press Maintenance, February 2001 PDF

Pressure Points Of Mounting, March 1992

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives and Burnishing, February 2012

Release Paper, May 1995 PDF

Roller Laminators, December 2013

Roller Laminator Review, May 2009

Tools of the Trade, July 1997 PDF

Troubleshooting Your Mechanical Press, June 1993 PDF

Wire, Steel Hangers and Spring Clips, February 2013

Working Through Tight Places, March 1999 PDF

Fine Art Trade Guild (FATG): Art Business Today/Art+Framing Today

Artist And Framer Working Together, August 2017

Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF

Deckle-Edged Watercolors, August 2015 PDF-version 2

Do You Know Hardware?, January 2014

Float Frames for Canvases, August 2010

Float Frames for Canvas, August 2010 PDF

Framing Pastels: Handle With Care, August 2011

Framing Pastels: Handle With Care, August 2011 PDF

Hot Facts About Encaustic Paintingss, October 2016

Marketing My Art, August 2019

Shipping: Box Clever, January 2013

Textiles: Providing Support, October 2012

F+W Media: The Pastel Journal (TPJ) and Watercolor Artist Magazine (WAM)

Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014

Floating Deckle Edged Watercolors, October 2013

Framing Hardware Basics, March 2014

How To Speak Framer, May 2010, magazine spread PDF

How To Speak Framer, May 2010, PDF

How To Speak Framer, May 2010

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010, magazine spread PDF

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010 PDF

The Hardware Facts, March 2014 PDF

Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012

Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012 magazine spread PDF

Greater Los Angeles Chapter (GLAC) PPFA eNewsletter, LA Framer, Mounting Matters

Burnishers: The Sensuous Bone, December 2011

Defending Artist Copyright, November 2011

Dust Covers: Kraft To Tyvek, October 2012

Favorite Tool, March 2011

Flat Mounting Sanded Paper, October 2011

Flat Stack Float Frames, August 2013 PDF

Float Platforms, Lifters and Spacers, April 2011

Hardware: Screws, September 2011

Heat Sensitivity, June 2012

Humidifiers, May 2013 PDF

L-Shape Float Frames, May 2011

Metal Frame Finishing, August 2012

Metallic Photos: Endura vs. Pearl, August 2011

More On Honeycomb, February 2013

Mounting Turkish Tiles, April 2013

Offset Clips, March 2012

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives, January 2012

PVA vs. EVA for Mounting Arrowheads, July 2012

Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013

Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013 PDF

Screws, September 2011

Shipping Boxes, February 2012

Silicone, June 2011

Sink Mounting Hardboards, January 2011

Spring Clips and Pressure Points, September 2012

Substrate Alternative: Honeycomb Panels, November 2012

Wall Grouping Common Line, May 2012

Wall Grouping Unity, April 2012

Wax Hangers, February 2011

Wax Hinges, December 2012

Wax Hinges, December 2012 PDF

Which Wire?, July 2011

International Encaustic Artist (IEA) eNewsletter WAX-ON! Framing Matters

Capped Stack Float Frames, July 2013

Definitions And Adhesives, December 2009

Dust Covers, September 2012

Encaustic In Framing, April 2010

Flat Stack Float Frames, August 2013 PDF

Float Platforms, Lifters and Spacers, November 2010

Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010

Framing Cradled Boxes, April 2013

Framing Panels, May 2013

French Cleat Hangers, April 2012

Hooks and Wires: What Not To Do, February 2012

L-Shape Float Frames, July 2010

Long Base Profiles and Mounting, August 2010

Member Profile: Chris Paschke, April 2013

My Favorite Tool, February 2011

Offset Clips, March 2012

Paula Roland Monoprints-IEA, February 2013 PDF

Recto-Verso for Wax Saturated Monoprints-IEA, January 2013

Recto-Verso for Wax Saturated Monoprints-IEA, January 2013 PDF

Release Papers, September 2009

Screws, September 2011

Screw Eyes and D-Rings, May 2011

Self-Adhesive Hangers, November 2012

Short Base Mounting, September 2010

Silicone Adhesive, October 2009

Sink Mounting Hardboards, January 2010

Sink Mounting Wax Soaked Paper, February 2010

Speaking Framer, June 2010

Spring Clips for Metal Frames, August 2012

Stacked Float Frames, part 1, June 2013 PDF

Steel Plate Hangers, October 2011

Steel and Strap Hangers, August 2011

The Subject Is Sawtooth, April 2011

Substrates: Hardboard, 8-ply and Honeycomb Panels, June 2012

Tycore, Hexamount & Hexacomb Panels, March 2013

Understanding Frames, May 2010

Wall Groupings, May 2012

Wall Hooks: Standard vs. Floreat, November 2011

Wax Hangers, March 2011

Which Wire?, June 2011

Wire Installation, July 2011

Wire Placement, January 2012

Laminating

Canvas Transfers Alive and Well, July 2007 PDF

Canvassing Paper Prints, December 1994 PDF

Canvassing RC Photos, October 1994 PDF

Contempo Panels Faux Glass Etching, August 1991 PDF

Contempo Panels for Certificates, October 1995 PDF

Crinkled Laminates, September 1997 PDF

Damage and Camouflage, July 2008

Designer Laminates, July 1999

Embossing Mats with Laminates, March 1994 PDF

Faux Glass Etching vs. Engraving, November 1998 PDF

From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991

From Photos To Canvas To Cash, May 1991 PDF

Hot and Cold Laminating, December 2001 PDF

Illusionary Boxes, May 1993 PDF

In-House Canvas Transfers, March 2002

Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010

Laminate First, Then Mount, November 2014

Laminate First, Then Mount, November 2014 PDF

Laminating Porous Breathables, September 2001 PDF

Laminating Non-Breathables, October 2001 PDF

Laminating Photos and Non-Breathables, October 1994 PDF

Laminate as a Glass Substitute, June 1997 PDF

Laminate Plaquing, April 2006 PDF

Laminate Transfers to Watercolor Paper, June 1998 PDF

Laminating Oversized Art, April 1993 PDF

Laminating Oversized Art, November 2001 PDF

Laminating Polyester vs. Vinyl, July 1993 PDF

Laminates Polyester vs. Vinyl, September 2000 PDF

Leather-Look, June 1991 PDF

Leather-Look Wrapped Mats, May 1994 PDF

Faux Glass Etching and Mirrors, December 1992 PDF

Mosaic Laminating, November 1999 PDF

Mounting and Laminating Gilded Prints, August 2004 PDF

Mounting Trends-Conservation and Lamination, January 1994

One-Step Mounting and Laminating a Sumi Horse, September 2004 PDF

Oversized Laminating in Bites, April 1996 PDF

Plaquing Today: A Creative Option, April 2006

Plaquing Today: A Creative Option, April 2006 PDF

Plaquing: Where It All Began, June 2001

Plaquing: Where It All Began, June 2001 PDF

Resurfacing and Retexturing Laminates, April 1994 PDF

Resurfacing Laminated Mats, February 2009

Retexturing Laminate Surfaces, August 2006 PDF

Roller Laminators, December 2013

Roller Laminator Review, May 2009

The Textures And Colors of Canvas Transferring, May 1998

Trim, Mount and Protect, February 2007 PDF

Yellowed Prints, April 2009 PDF

Mat Design

Calligraphy for Framers: Tools, March 1993

Calligraphy for Framers: Design Applications, April 1993

Contempo Panels for Certificate Design, October 1995 PDF

Contempo Panels And Faux Glass Etching, August 1991 PDF

Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008

Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008 PDF

Designer Laminates, July 1999

Foamboard Freedom, March 1992 PDF

Gouache: An Untapped Resource, March 1992

Greening the Desert, April 2011

Lightfastness and Color Permanence, June 1995

Marble Panels, October 1991 PDF

Mounted Mat Accents, April 2012

Multiple Tiered Mountings: Part I, July 1995 PDF

Multiple Tiered Mountings: Part II, August 1995 PDF

Multiple Ply Mat Cutting, May 1993

Resurfacing Laminated Mats, February 2009

Sandstone Panels, December 1991 PDF

Selling Mat Design, March 1992 PDF

Tiered Mat: Surface Tiering, July 1993 PDF

Tiered Mat: Under Tiering, August 1993 PDF

Tiered Mat: Pin Striping, September 1993 PDF

Tiered Mat: Bevel Banding, October 1993 PDF

Tiered Matting, February 1991 PDF

Tiered Matting: Surface Tiered, February 2005

Torn Paper Mounted Mat Accents, April 2012

Wrapped Bevels, February 1991 PDF

Wrapped Mats Basic, June 2004

Mounting

2001: A Mounting/Framing Odyssey, January 2001

Abridged History of Dry Mounting, October 2004

Acrylic Panels, October 2009 PDF

All That Glitters is Not Gold, August 1992

Back to Basics, May 2006

Biting The Art That Feeds You, September 1992

Biting The Art That Feeds You, September 1992 PDF

Blueprints, August 2011

Bo Leaf, Papyrus and Dry Float Mounting, December 2006

Brass & Stone Rubbings, September 2019

CanvasMount-More Than A Canvas, December 2010

CanvasMount-More Than A Canvas, December 2010 PDF

Chinese Papercuts, July 2001

Chinese Papercut Options, July 2006 PDF

Chinese Scrolls: Approach, July 2005 PDF

Chinese Scrolls: Mounting, August 2005 PDF

Chinese Silk Embroidery, July 2007

Chinese Silk Embroidery, July 2007 PDF

Chinese Silk Paintings, May 2005

Chinese Silk Paintings, May 2005 PDF

Cockled Handprints, March 2007

Cold Mounting Heat Sensitives, May 1997 PDF

Color Tinting, September 1994

Common Mistakes: Spray Mounting, November 2010 PDF

Common Mistakes: Vacuum Presses, July 2010 PDF

Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008

Contemporary Brocade Mats, June 2008 PDF

Copiers, Computer Art, Canvas and Certificates, January 1997 PDF

Diplomas and Certificates, July 2002

Dry Float Mounting, December 2006

Dry Mounting Revisited, October 2004 PDF

Dry Mounting: Some Like it Hot, May 2000 PDF

Embossed Fabric Wrapped Mats, June 1994 PDF

Embossed Magnolias: Freeform Wrapped Foamboard, March 1998 PDF

Encapsulating Polyester Films, July 1996 PDF

Encapsulating Vinyl Films, June 1996 PDF

Face Mounting Photos, October 2008

Facemount Pros And Cons, May 2017

Facemount Pros And Cons, May 2017 PDF

Flat Mounting Sanded Paper, GLAC October 2011

Float Frames for Encaustic Panels, February 2008 PDF

Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009 PDF

Float Frame Trends, January 2014 PDF

Float Frame Variations for Encaustic Art, June 2009

Floating Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF

Float Mounting with Pressure Sensitives, October 1996 PDF

Float Spaces and Face Depths, October 2010

Floats, Lifters and Spacers, February 2011

Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, February 2005

Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, February 2005 PDF

Flush, Flat and Float Mounting, March 2016

Foamboard Breakthrough ISO18902, April 2008 PDF

Frameless Framing, October 2009

Ghosting Newsprint, November 1991

Ghosting and Pressure-Sensitives, September, 1996

Goodbye To Ghosting, May 2017 PDF

Greening the Desert, April 2011

Guide to Basic Mounting, PFM Supplement 2011 PDF

Handling Chinese Papercuts, July 2001

Heat Activated (HA) Board Comparisons, August 2009

Hinge Basics, November 2004

Hinge Basics, November 2004 PDF

Hinge Failure and Shipping, June 2010 PDF

Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004

Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004 PDF

Honeycomb Panels: Tycore and Hexamount, November 2012

How Long Is Long Enough, April 1992

In-House Release Boards, March 2008

Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010

Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010 PDF

Japanese Scroll Mounting: History, April 2001 PDF

Japanese Scroll Mounting: How-to, May 2001 PDF

Keeping Up with Technology, January 2017 PDF

Knowing When To Countermount, August 1999

Knowing When To Countermount, August 1999 PDF

Laminate Transfers to Watercolor Paper, June 1998 PDF

Light at the End of the Tunnel, June 1995

Making Mulberry Paper, May 2005 PDF

Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses, September 1993

Mechanical vs. Vacuum Presses: Pros and Cons, May 1998

Metallic Photos & More, October 2011

Metallic Photos & More, October 2011 PDF

Mistakes-No Bad Adhesives, Only Bad Judgements, March 2003

Mola: A Reverse Applique, November 2017

More On Honeycomb-GLAC, February 2013

Mounting Decorative Tiles, April 2002

Mounting Digital Reproductions, June 2006

Mounting Embossed Papers, August 1994

Mounting Encapsulates, November 2000 PDF

Mounting Encapsulates, November 2000

Mounting for Wall Groupings, September 2008 PDF

Mounting in China, March 2006 PDF

Mounting Painted Art, April 2007

Mounting Paintings on Exotic Materials, April 2007 PDF

Mounting Polyester Encapsulates, May 2008

Mounting Printed Canvases, September 2014

Mounting for Matting, March 1993 PDF

Mounting Ilfochrome RC, February 1994

Mounting Trends 1993: Sales & Pricing, January 1993 PDF

Mounting Trends 1994: Conservation and Lamination, January 1994

Mounting Silks & Chinese Paintings, February 1993 PDF

Noninvasive Mounting Techniques, July 2014 PDF

Object Box Design, November 1993 PDF

Oversized Laminating in Bites, April 1996 PDF

One-Step Mounting and Laminating, August 1993 PDF

Oversized Photos Two-Step Method, May 1996 PDF

Oversized Pastels, May 2015

Oversized Pastels, May 2015 PDF

Oversized Photo Two-Step Mount, October 1993 PDF

Papercut Mounting Options, July 2006

Platforms, Lifters, and Soacers, February 2011 PDF

Please Release Me (Release Materials), May 1995

Photographs: Taming the Substrate, October 1997

Polyester Encapsulate Mounting, May 2008

Polyester Encapsulates, November 2000 PDF

PreMounting for a Float Mount, August 1996 PDF

PreMounting Multiple Photos, October 1992 PDF

Preservation Mounting of Parchment and Vellum, June, 1992

Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive Comparisons, November 2008

Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996

Pressure-Sensitive Mounting, April 2000 PDF

Problem Solving with TTPM, March 2019

PVA vs. EVA Wet Glue, October 2012

Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013

Recto-Verso Monoprints, January 2013 PDF

Recto-Verso Monoprints-IEA, February 2013

Removable Does Not Mean Reversible, February 1993

Remove, Remount, Refit, December 1993 PDF

Removal Techniques, April 2003 PDF

Removing Linen Hinges, April 2005

Retiring Your Release Papers, November 1992

Rigid Scroll Mount, October 2018

Roller Laminator Review, May 2009

Rugs, Weaving and Velcro, June 2012

Sealed Frames In The Real World, February 2014

Shadowboxing Cove Mat, PDF

Shadowboxing Made Easy P1, May 1999 PDF

Shadowboxing Made Easy P2, June 1999 PDF

Silicone Adhesives, December 2009

Sink Mounting Vintage Photos, November 2006

Sink Mounts, April 2010 PDF

Solvents and Removal Techniques, April 2003

Solvents, Silicone and Residue, December 2009

Sponge Mounting, August 2007

Sponge Mounting Embossed Seals, August 1992 PDF

Spray Adhesives, August 1997 PDF

Spray Mount for the Health Conscious, March 2000 PDF

Static Mounting Photos and Silk, September 2006

Static Mounting Ilfochrome Classics, February 1997

Substrate Alternatives: Hardboard, 8-ply and Honeycomb Panels, November 2012

Substrates, February 1996

Synthetic Materials: Part 1 - Introduction, February 2021

Synthetic Materials - Part 2: Mounting & Preservation, April 2021

Tackling Tack Strips, November 2002 PDF

Tacking Photographs, October 1999 PDF

Textile Mounting, May 2003

Textile Mounting, May 2003 PDF

The Elements of Mounting: TTPM, May 2006

The Playful Nature of Kid's Art, April 2018

The Pressure Point of Mounting, March 1992

Thermographics, May 1997

Thinking Outside the Box, November 2005 PDF

TTPM: Back to the Basics, May 2006

TTPM: Dampness and Moisture, April 1992

TTPM: Taking Your Temperature Seriously, April 1992

TTPM: The Four Elements of Mounting, April 1992

TTPM: The Pressure Point of Mounting, May 1992

TTPM-Temperature, February 1995

TTPM-Time, January 1995

TTPM-Pressure, March 1995

TTPM-Moisture, April 1995

Two Bite or Not to Bite, March 1996

Two Halves Make a Whole, November 2007 PDF

Tycore, Hexamount & Hexacomb Panels-IEA, March 2013

Vellum and Parchment, February 1999

Wall Groupings, September 2008 PDF

Wet Dry Mount, July 2019

Wet Mounting the Test of Time, February 2000 PDF

What's Wrong With This Picture?, January 1996 PDF

Wrapping a Sacred Fig Leaf, September 2007 PDF

Yupo Part 1: What To Do With Yupo, November 2015

Yupo Part 1, November 2015 PDF

Yupo Part 2: Mounting Synthetic Papers, January 2016

Yupo Part 2, January 2016 PDF

Pacific Southwest PPFA (PacSo) Chapter eNewsletter, PS Framer, Mounting Matters

Design, November 2013

Design, November 2013 PDF

Press Maintenance, January 2014

Point Drivers, October 2013

Press Adjustments, February 2014

Press Adjustments, February 2014 PDF

Photographs

A Photo Is a Photo (Analog or Digital), October 2003

B&W Photo Frame Designing, October 2015

Endura Metallic Photos, December 2003

Face Mounts, Endura Metallic and C-Prints, December 2008

Face Mounting Photos, October 2008

Fingerprints, Orange Peel, and Scuffing, November 1997 PDF

High Glass Photo Pitfalls, October 1998 PDF

Ilfochrome RC Photographs, February 1994

Metallic Photos: Endura Metallic and Fuji Pearl, October 2011

Mounting Cibachromes, October 1992

Mounting Ilfochromes, October 1992

Mounting Problem Photos, September 2002 PDF

Oversized Photo Mounting, October 2005 PDF

Oversized RC Photos and Two Step Mounting, May 1996 PDF

Peel Proof Photos, October 2010 PDF

Photo Bond Failure, October 2007 PDF

Photographs: Taming the Substrate, October 1997

Photo Substrates, October 2000 PDF

Pressure-Sensitives and Ghosting, September, 1996

Sink Mounting Vintage Photos, November 2006

Static Mounting Photos and Silk, September 2006

Static Mounting Ilfochrome Classics, February 1997

Tacking Photographs, October 1999 PDF

Professional Picture Framers Association (PPFA) For Members Only and PPFAnews,

Photos Revisited, January 2015

Pros and Cons of Mounting Digital Canvas, September 2009

Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009

Float Frames for Encaustic, December 2009 PDF

Preservation

Artists...How To Speak Framer, May 2010 PDF

Chinese Papercut Options, July 2006 PDF

Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF

Custom Stands for Ancient Jade Bi Disks, Julu 2015 PDF

Deckle-Edged Watercolors, January 2015 PDF

Frameless Framing: Acrylic Panels, October 2009

Frameless Framing: Acrylic Panels, October 2009 PDF

Handling And Mounting Pastels, June 2010

Handling And Mounting Pastels, June 2010 PDF (with diagrams)

High Gloss Digital vs. Cibachrome, June 2018

Hinge Basics, November 2004 PDF

Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004 PDF

Innovative Sink Mounts, April 2010 PDF

Mola: A Reverse Applique, November 2017

Noninvasive Mounting Techniques, July 2014 PDF

Preservation Mounting of Parchment and Vellum, June 1992

Parchment, Vellum and Papers, October 2020

Reframing an Illuminated Manuscript Page, February 2004 PDF

Reversible, Removable and Solvents in Preservation Framing, December 2022

Rugs, Weaving and Velcro, June 2012

Scrolls - Chinese Mounting, P2, August 2005

Scrolls - The Chinese Approach, P1, July 2005

Scrolls - The Chinese Approach, P1, July 2005 PDF

Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 1, April 2001

Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 1, April 2001 PDF

Scrolls - Japanese Scroll Mounting, Part 2, May 2001

Sealed Frames In The Real World, February 2014

Silk Paintings: Design & Mount, February 2018

Sink Mounting Vintage Photos, November 2006

Textile Mounting, May 2003

Textile Mounting, May 2003 PDF

Vellum and Parchment, February 1999

Questions Answered

Digital Questions, December 1998

Facemounting C-Prints, December 2008

Hinges and Floated Art, December 2004

Most Asked Questions, December 1995 PDF

Most Asked Questions, December 1996 PDF

Most Asked Questions, December 1997 PDF

Most Asked Questions, December 1999 PDF

Most Asked Questions, December 2000 PDF

Most Asked Questions, December 2005 PDF

Year in Review, December 2006

Most Asked Photo Questions, December 2007

The Artists Magazine (TAM)

Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014

Ask The Expert: Art and T-Hinges, January 2014 PDF

Framing Hardware Basics, March 2014

The Hardware Facts, March 2014 PDF

What's Wrong With this Picture?, February 2015

What's Wrong With this Picture?, February 2015 PDF

Working With A Framer, December 2015

What A Framer Can Do For You, December 2015 PDF

The Pastel Journal (TPJ) and Watercolor Artist Magazine (WAM)

Framing Tools & Dust Covers, August 2014

How To Speak Framer, May 2010, magazine spread PDF

How To Speak Framer, May 2010, PDF

How To Speak Framer, May 2010

Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012

Transporting Pastels: Handle With Care, October 2012 magazine spread PDF

Watercolor Artist Magazine (WAM)

Floating Deckle Edged Watercolors, October 2013

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010, magazine spread PDF

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010

The Care And Framing Of Watercolors, February 2010 PDF

West Coast Art & Framing - PowerPoint PDFs

Art Identification 2018, PDF

Art Identification 2018 outline, PDF

Challenging Items 2019, PDF

Challenging Items 2020, PDF

Chart: Commercial Adhesives & Common Names 2024, PDF

Chart: HA-PSA-Film-Wet Comparisons 2024, PDF

Condition Reports, January 2017 PDF

HA, P-S, Film Application Comparisons, October 2013 PDF

Creative Mounting & Laminating 2017, PDF

Creative Mounting & Laminating 2018, PDF

Creative Mounting & Laminating 2018 Outline, PDF

Creative Mounting & Laminating 2019, PDF

Creative Mounting & Laminating 2020, PDF

Digital Trends & Handling 2017, PDF

Float Frame Trends 2024, PDF

Float Frame Trends 2024 Outline, PDF

Handling Digitals 2024, PDF

Handling Digitals 2024 Outline, PDF

Mounting Basics, PDF

Mounting Basics Lecture 2018, PDF

Mounting Basics Lecture 2018 Outline, PDF

Mounting Basics 2024, PDF

Mounting Basics 2024 Outline, PDF

PPFA: Pastels & Friable Media 2018, PDF

PPFA: Pastels & Friable Media 2018 Outline, PDF

Pop of Color 2019, PDF

Pop of Color 2020, PDF

PPFA: Face Mounting & Acrylic Sandwiches, PDF

Principles of Framing Design 2024, PDF

Principles of Framing Design 2024 Outline, PDF

Sensitive Items 2017, PDF

Sensitive Items 2018, PDF

Sensitive Items 2018 Outline, PDF

Sensitive Items 2019, PDF

Sensitive Items 2020, PDF

Sensitive Items 2024, PDF

Sensitive Items 2024 Outline, PDF

Shades of Gray 2017, PDF

Shades of Gray 2018, PDF

Shades of Gray 2018 Outline, PDF

Shades of Gray 2019, PDF

Shades of Gray 2020, PDF

Shades of Gray 2024, PDF

Shades of Gray 2024 Outline, PDF

Understanding Color 2017, PDF

Understanding Color 2018, PDF

Understanding Color 2018 Outline, PDF

Understanding Color 2019, PDF

Understanding Color 2020, PDF

Understanding Color 2024, PDF

Understanding Color 2024 Outline, PDF