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One of the volunteers for the ANG Seminar Exhibit complimented me on my packaging of Shelly the Turtle. Because of the dimensionality of the piece, I wanted to protect it from shifting and getting crushed. So, I created a well for the frame to sit in. The base is foam board.

The piece is wrapped in tissue paper and placed it top side up inside the well. The two stacked rolled up magazines are taped in place on each of the four sides to accommodate the raised areas.

Another foam board is placed on top of the magazines for the lid. Bubble wrap corners are held in place by string but loose enough that they can slide off and be reused.

Then, written instructions are provided in case they won’t let me pack it! Twice Shelly has traveled and twice I was allowed to repack it. Once I drove it home and in Denver because I wanted to ship FedEx and ANG was only using UPS.

There will not be an exhibit next year in Nashville because it’s only a 4-day Seminar. I heard just under 100 pre-registered for next year (about 1/3). It’s the second time that was offered. Pre-registrees are allowed to register for classes one week before other ANG members. I saw pieces that I like and pre-registered. My top picks are the Aurora Borealis by Wendy Moore (3-day class) and the ornaments by Toni Gerdes (1-day class). Nashville is a very cool city and it’s in October (21-24). Save those dates!