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by Leila Hamdan

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StoriesPacking &

Shipping

Recommendations

for Artists

by Leila Hamdan

Your trusty Registrar hard at work

Packaging fit for food

Your package may be...

•Dropped •Thrown•Punctured•Crushed

•Condition

•Photograph

Brad Allen, Sponge, cast iron, paint, ca 2005

•Double box or crate

•Two inches of semi-hard packing material

A box with a surprise

•Pack objects in soft materials

•Nestle and float objects

•Mark with clear directions

•Label & Tag

•Secure all edges

•Shake test

•Track shipment

All four objects were broken in transit

All four objects were broken in transit

Practical methods of good packing

•Follow SNAG Professional Guidelines

•Invest in your work

•Find a method that suits your needs

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Insurance Considerations

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Safe Shippingof Jewelry

Insurance Considerations

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Safe Shippingof Jewelry

Packing one-of-a-kind artwork

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Shipping

SHIPPINGComparison

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Shipping cost and insurance with common

carriers

Shipping LARGE

Sculpture

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ISSUES

If shipping goes wrong...

• ... it goes really wrong.

•A true story.

Professional Guidelines

ConditionReporthttp://tinyurl.com/7v3pkww http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ConditionReport.html

http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/profguide.html

http://tinyurl.com/yc4tamj

• http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/resources-opportunities/professional-development/professional-development-seminar/http://www.snagmetalsmith.org/resources-

opportunities/professional-development/professional-development-seminar/

http://tinyurl.com/6ryzl5g

http://www.harriete-estel-berman.info/profguidelines/ProfDevSeminar.html

http://tinyurl.com/2g5lbwh