Installing Raw Canvas Painting Using Hook and Loop

As you can see from the pictures below, we were faced with a difficult installation.  This piece is meant to float up a bit on one of its legs.  This is and makes it very graceful, but what about defending against the “visitor touch?”  So we decided to start with what we called a shoe or sole and see how stable it felt after.  If it were to be stable, then we’d be done, if it needed more work, well, we’d have to add more tiny shoes under the other foot that touches down.  The following are the steps we took, enjoy…As you can see from the pictures below, we were faced with a difficult installation.  This piece is meant to float up a bit on one of its legs.  This is and makes it very graceful, but what about defending against the “visitor touch?”  So we decided to start with what we called a shoe or sole and see how stable it felt after.  If it were to be stable, then we’d be done, if it needed more work, well, we’d have to add more tiny shoes under the other foot that touches down.  The following are the steps we took, enjoy…As you can see from the pictures below, we were faced with a difficult installation.  This piece is meant to float up a bit on one of its legs.  This is and makes it very graceful, but what about defending against the “visitor touch?”  So we decided to start with what we called a shoe or sole and see how stable it felt after.  If it were to be stable, then we’d be done, if it needed more work, well, we’d have to add more tiny shoes under the other foot that touches down.  The following are the steps we took, enjoy…

Yes, we had to sink, fill, sand, and paint the holes left from the eye screws holing up the horizontal wire the following morning.  Ah, the things we do….

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Matt Isble

I have more than seventeen years of professional development in the area of exhibit design and installation, working for a variety of institutions and private clientele from Carmel California to Portland Oregon. I received my masters degree in Museum Studies with an emphasis in education and interpretation from John F. Kennedy University. In my current capacity at the Crocker Art Museum I direct the exhibition design and work with both the curatorial and education departments to create engaging museum experiences for visitors. Specialties include: Exhibition design, project management, chief preparator, lighting design, volunteer coordination, and facilities management.

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