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Lawrence Beardsley Artworks

Redefining Fine Art Photography

Archival Matting & Framing

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Conservation or preservation framing is a method of picture framing that preserves and protects artwork. It ensures that all the
materials used in framing and matting will not harm the artwork, and will, as much as possible, protect the artwork from physical damage.
Professional picture framers are trained in the proper techniques and materials for preservation framing.
If artwork is not properly framed in a preservation manner, it can fade, yellow, stain, even be burned by acids in inferior framing
materials – causing irreparable damage and loss of value and beauty.

I use Epson UltraChrome™ UltraChrome K3™ pigment inks, that produce archival prints with amazing color fidelity.
Prints are made using Epson’s new family of archival inkjet printers. The combination of the pigment inks and archival papers
ensure a print that will last for generations, and then further protect the image with several coats of_ PremierArt™ Print Shield.

Epson UltraChrome K3™ inks and PremierArt™ Print Shield have been independently tested by Wilhelm Imaging Research, the de-facto
leader in imaging technology research. Epson UltraChrome™ inks are pigment-based and offer the highest degree of print permanence
and image quality when used in conjuction with quality fine art papers. Testing has proven Display Permanence Ratings of Ultrachrome ink
prints on fine art matte papers at 110-180 years or more when framed under glass & UV glass.

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PremierArt™ Print Shield has been proven to significantly increase (and sometimes double!) the longevity of images printed on
digital fine art papers. It also helps protect the print from airborne pollutants, water & moisture, light, and even fingerprints.

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Artcare Archival Foamboard
Acid free and created especially for framing, Artcare Archival Foamboard delivers two sided acid free protection,
protecting mounted artwork from damaging pollutants and harmful gases.

The Artcare Archival System ensures that your customer will receive the most advanced and effective protection for artwork available today.
Only the Artcare Archival System offers patented MicroChamber technology which actively protects art by slowing paper degradation,
neutralizing acid by-products and guarding against damaging pollutants.

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ArtCare™ products outperform all other museum quality boards. This is the finest mat board available–100% acid-free,
all-rag cotton fiber–and more. Scientific testing has proven that archivally processed photographs will not fade when
mounted and matted on ArtCare™ mat board. No other 100% acid-free all-rag museum board can make this claim.

Artcare matting and mounting products are used by museums and framers around the world to ensure the brightest future for their priceless artwork. These framing materials create a protective environment for your treasured piece, shielding it against invisible pollutants that cause artwork to fade and photographs to turn yellow, and both to deteriorate.

ALPHARAG TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
• All product components are tested and certified for purity.
• All boards meet the regulations of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper).
• All boards pass the Photographic Activity Test.
• No optical brighteners used.
• Meets and exceeds FACTS guide for mat and mountboards.

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UV-filtering with Non-Glare ACRYLITE OP-3 P-99

Conservation ACRYLITE® acrylic sheet products offers museum-quality UV protection, and the beautiful clarity of the finest picture frame glazing, without the heaviness or breakability. It is a safer alternative at half the weight of glass, many times more resistant to impact.

ACRYLITE OP-3 sheet is pure protection from the irreversible effects of UV damage. It protects from both natural and artificial light. Continuously-manufactured ACRYLITE OP-3 sheet filters out 98% of damaging UV rays, protecting prints and documents from fading,
yellowing and brittling. ACRYLITE sheet’s UV protection is part of the structure of the sheet, it can’t scratch off!

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Our forged finishes offer a hammered detail that recalls the artisanship of a metalworker's shop.

Using Metal Frames, helps to minimize a negative impact on the ecology and environment.

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