It is no wonder that the painting, "Three Mesas", made it all the way from St. Petersburg, Russia to Jamestown, New Mexico without any damage.
Asya did a fantastic job in packing it securely. It was packed in a wood-framed flat box with hard sides screwed together on both sides. No wonder the post office clerk asked, "What did you order? A door?" The box weighed more than the painting. A handle was fabricated with packing tape, so it was easy to carry.
Here's a photo of the container right after I loaded it into The Beast at the Flying J:
Asya had told me earlier that I would need a power screwdriver to open the box. Sure enough, she was right! I used my drill gun (good thing I have screwdriver bits) to open it. There must have been close to 40 screws on each side and a few of them refused to budge, even with a drill gun. I managed to get it open without damaging the painting, which had protective wrapping.
Since this is the first time I've had a painting shipped to me, I don't know if this is the standard method for shipping them.
The next task in regard to the painting is to find a suitable frame for it. I already have an idea on a frame and will see about it this coming Saturday.
I have to give Aysa and the shipping company high marks for the excellent way it was boxed.
Asya did a fantastic job in packing it securely. It was packed in a wood-framed flat box with hard sides screwed together on both sides. No wonder the post office clerk asked, "What did you order? A door?" The box weighed more than the painting. A handle was fabricated with packing tape, so it was easy to carry.
Here's a photo of the container right after I loaded it into The Beast at the Flying J:
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| Above, the painting shipping box. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Asya had told me earlier that I would need a power screwdriver to open the box. Sure enough, she was right! I used my drill gun (good thing I have screwdriver bits) to open it. There must have been close to 40 screws on each side and a few of them refused to budge, even with a drill gun. I managed to get it open without damaging the painting, which had protective wrapping.
Since this is the first time I've had a painting shipped to me, I don't know if this is the standard method for shipping them.
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| Above, the painting after taking it out of the box. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The next task in regard to the painting is to find a suitable frame for it. I already have an idea on a frame and will see about it this coming Saturday.
I have to give Aysa and the shipping company high marks for the excellent way it was boxed.
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