Before and After.
Yesterday, we did “surgery” on a handful of older watercolors by Chen Lok Lee whose mounting paper had deteriorated. This was a very delicate process that involved me and Project Assistant Sara Havekotte making clean and exact cuts along the edges of the paper. It was a two person job for sure.
The effects of getting rid of excess paper arpund the edges allowed the images to come to life.
Next steps? Building an archival folio for acid-free storage or preparing this one for framing. Haven’t decided just yet. Would you like to see this one in a show?
