The Odyssey of my drawing Emrakul
Since I entered the Trial by Comics Contest "Magic: The Gathering II" with my drawing EMRAKUL about 9 months ago, this drawing has made quite an odyssey. In my entry I described the ordeal I went through in creating it, and now it seems there is a curse on it. Let me explain:
When I sent my drawing EMRAKUL off to Poland at the end of August for the Magical Dreams V exhibition (together with 2 paintings), for some unexplainable reason the Post managed to break the frame and shatter the glass. How that happened I cannot figure out, since this piece was sandwiched between the paintings, and they were not damaged. I packed it very carefully, thinking they should survive a trip around the world and be dropped from a plane without damage. So after attending the opening on September 7th 2019, I took it home with me.
Opening of Magical Dreams V at Gallery Bator in Szczyrk, Poland
along with Emrakul, I had 2 paintings in this show, so the day was not completely lost.
The broken frame I might be able to cut up into one about half the size. The drawing had scratches from the glass which I was able to fix (restoration took almost as much time as the initial work). A couple of weeks ago I found a frame at Boesner and I re-framed it. The outside dimension of the frame is roughly 50 x 60 cm. I found a box 70 x 70 cm and packed it in there, double bubble wrap, sandwiched between styrofoam sheets and double corrugated cardboard, the empty spaces filled with styrofoam slabs (salvaged from a construction site), wads of filler paper and additional bubble wrap wadded up. The box itself is triple strength corrugated cardboard. It should survive a trip to the dark side of the moon without damage.
I am already curious though if it makes it to Poland without getting trashed ..... going to mail it within the next few days.
This how it was originally framed - a antique frame.
It got broken in the mail.
This is a frame I got from Boesner, it is a object-box frame, the line is called "Stockholm". So the matboard and drawing are set back from the glass by a narrow spacer.
I posted on Facebook, and here is a relevant comment tread:
- Paula Rosa:
Wow! that was an odyssey! I hope it arrives in perfect condition. - Otto Rapp:
I can only hope ...... from the photos that the gallerist sent me, it looked like the package had been hit from the side with a sharp object. While this one I am sending now could withstand a lot, it would not withstand getting hit with a pick-ax! - Paula Rosa:
😃 I hope they're not using pick-axes anymore at the Post Office. Love the drawing! Good luck, dear friend.
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So beautifully detailed and creepy :D
ha, creepy, that is the purpose, lol - it is a "creepy" subject. If you check this link Emrakul contest entry it gives you an idea what it was all about.
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...there are some countrys where people working at the airport have a special relationship with incoming merchandise...it much depends on the description or the recipient that leads them into temptation to look further...
I had some funny experiences in that order myself, luckily it was a print that was destroyed with a knife because someone didn't like the recipient it was sent to...that was easy to change and a second try with another address just worked out fine.
this was by truck, it only went to Poland. But I know what you mean - I had worked in Logistics decades ago (my apprentice years) and know what goes on there sometimes.
Not something you want to encounter...anywhere never mind in a dark alley XD
That was a bit of a saga with getting the drawing there O_O did you take it up with the post office? Hope it gets/got back unscathed!
second time is the charm. It got there in good shape. I packed it so it would survive a trip to the moon!
Fingers crossed - it arrived in Poland at the Distribution Center of DHL in Zabrze October 18th:
https://www.post.at/en/track_trace.php/details?pnum1=JJATA8200253000725334&pid=970781867
It arrived in good shape, and the gallerist contacted me and said it has been hung in the exhibition.