Why should I care how my art is mounted?

Paper
At Materpiece Framing we mount according to the artwork in ways that are appropriate and best for the art.

Works of fine art on Paper
All methods of attaching the fine artwork to the backing board (mounting) must be reversible without harming the artwork. The attachment should also be less strong than the paper of the artwork -- this allows the attachment to give before the paper of the artwork tears or is damaged. Archival corner pockets may by used on many types of artwork, others will need linen hinges, or mulberry paper hinges and wheat starch glues.

Backing

• Backing is a minimum of 3-ply rag, Alpha-Cellulose or at a bare minimum Archival foam board.
• Archival foam board  is not enough protection for fine art but may be used with less expensive or less valuable art. Archival foam board may be used in addition to the rag for maximum protection (in most frame packages regular foam core is used with the rag). The foam core acts as a stiffener to support the art and mat package and to protect it from the back. All frame packages (except metal frames-nothing to attach to) should have a dust cover to keep out bugs and dust.
• Posters and non-valuable pieces are usually mounted on Foam Core in a vacuum press for maximum flatness and eliminates wrinkles and ripples.

Special mounting issues.