I thought I would share this with you all, it might be useful for some of us who send their artworks overseas.
Now, so far I have used sturdy cardboard mailers to ship my paintings to US and other international destinations and I thought it was good enough. I would put my paintings in a polypropylene bag and seal them to prevent moisture.I would also add a backing board or foam board to make the package sturdier.
And that was all.
Two days ago I received a mail from a client who had been waiting patiently for her two paintings to arrive at her US residence.The package was delayed by more than two weeks and we both were worried.
Finally it did arrive but it was damaged-the mailer was soaked at some point and then crushed in the process.The paintings were not wet but creased badly and thus,unusable.
Since these were originals,we both were devastated.I had to apologize as my packaging was not good enough; and offered her a return on her money--but that is not the point here.
The point is how to prevent such thing to happen again.
After spending an entire day searching for answers, I came upon some.
From now I will be using 2 mm MDF panels (they are quite sturdy) to tape my painting on.That goes into a clear polypropylene bag and then all of this gets wrapped in a bubble sheet and taped shut to create a secure package.Lastly I will put this package in a cardboard mailer.
I feel this would be good enough for UK. However I will be putting this all in an additional polythene envelop for my international clients; so that even if the postal service guys dip it in water it will be safe!
Sound like an overkill...but once bitten twice shy!
Now, so far I have used sturdy cardboard mailers to ship my paintings to US and other international destinations and I thought it was good enough. I would put my paintings in a polypropylene bag and seal them to prevent moisture.I would also add a backing board or foam board to make the package sturdier.
And that was all.
Two days ago I received a mail from a client who had been waiting patiently for her two paintings to arrive at her US residence.The package was delayed by more than two weeks and we both were worried.
Finally it did arrive but it was damaged-the mailer was soaked at some point and then crushed in the process.The paintings were not wet but creased badly and thus,unusable.
Since these were originals,we both were devastated.I had to apologize as my packaging was not good enough; and offered her a return on her money--but that is not the point here.
The point is how to prevent such thing to happen again.
After spending an entire day searching for answers, I came upon some.
From now I will be using 2 mm MDF panels (they are quite sturdy) to tape my painting on.That goes into a clear polypropylene bag and then all of this gets wrapped in a bubble sheet and taped shut to create a secure package.Lastly I will put this package in a cardboard mailer.
I feel this would be good enough for UK. However I will be putting this all in an additional polythene envelop for my international clients; so that even if the postal service guys dip it in water it will be safe!
Sound like an overkill...but once bitten twice shy!
