Last night the school hosted an art show during the first basketball of the season. Between games I went to view the art, of which my son had displays. I noticed the art is matted (teacher got the mats from me)and poorly done . . .
While I NEVER assume to be by any means an expert or even close . . . I know the work shouldn't be hinged (mat to mount) with gray tape . . the art taped to the mat . . . and mounted on pieces of cut up boxes, etc.
One really neat piece had been hinged with the lovely gray tape and obviously the mat and mount were not secured together because the weight of the mat was causing the a nice droop and the gray tape was showing at the top where the mat was hinged to recycled a box piece.
Now, I went on to find my son's pieces. He had done a neat floral piece for his sister who will cherish it forever . . . and I crinched when I saw it too was mounted on a recycled box . . . and I didn't even want to look for the gray tape. . . his other pieces was just taped to the mat -- no mount.
The mats had much to be desired also -- ragged cuts - HUGE over cuts . . . She had told me in the past that she has the kids cut their own mats thought I've never seen what kind of mat cutter she has.
The art teacher is very nice and I supply her with mats and scraps. I would never hurt her feelings. I realize her budget is gone already since she got the same amount of money as last year but saw a huge increase in class size. So I know buying archival all around isn't even to be considered but . . .
I know I'll be sick if I can't save the piece of my son's for my daughter. I know there has to be other's like me too.
Should I say anything . . .? I'm not sure how to be really, really tactful, not condenscending. . .
any ideas would be appreciated. I'd like to offer to help . . .
While I NEVER assume to be by any means an expert or even close . . . I know the work shouldn't be hinged (mat to mount) with gray tape . . the art taped to the mat . . . and mounted on pieces of cut up boxes, etc.
One really neat piece had been hinged with the lovely gray tape and obviously the mat and mount were not secured together because the weight of the mat was causing the a nice droop and the gray tape was showing at the top where the mat was hinged to recycled a box piece.
Now, I went on to find my son's pieces. He had done a neat floral piece for his sister who will cherish it forever . . . and I crinched when I saw it too was mounted on a recycled box . . . and I didn't even want to look for the gray tape. . . his other pieces was just taped to the mat -- no mount.
The mats had much to be desired also -- ragged cuts - HUGE over cuts . . . She had told me in the past that she has the kids cut their own mats thought I've never seen what kind of mat cutter she has.
The art teacher is very nice and I supply her with mats and scraps. I would never hurt her feelings. I realize her budget is gone already since she got the same amount of money as last year but saw a huge increase in class size. So I know buying archival all around isn't even to be considered but . . .
I know I'll be sick if I can't save the piece of my son's for my daughter. I know there has to be other's like me too.
Should I say anything . . .? I'm not sure how to be really, really tactful, not condenscending. . .
any ideas would be appreciated. I'd like to offer to help . . .