IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR HANDLING AND PACKING SCULPTURE

This packaging information is based on our own years of trial and error in shipping our own sculpture. We’ve already paid the price for trying all the other myriad ways you can ship or transport this work and you’re getting the tried and true formula for getting the work to it’s destination safely. If you have a professional packaging company do this work for you – please have them follow these guidelines. Undoubtedly, they have probably never had to pack this type of one-of-a-kind work, because only we make it. This is what works.

PICKING UP – CARRYING AND HANDLING THE SCULPTURE

First of all – note how to pick up and carry the work. Always pick up from the base and/or from the very bottom where the leaves are attached to the base. NEVER pick up by the leaves themselves, especially by the tips or the ends – unless it is right at the base where they attach. Never lay the work on its side!

PACKAGING FOR SHIPPING

Please note: The pictures illustrating this packaging process show the sculpture being packed in one VERY heavyweight box, with maximum padding. Although it is not pictured here – it is VERY STRONGLY suggested that you double-box the sculpture.

This means securely packing it in the box as shown here – then that box will be packed into a second, larger box (or crate) with a minimum of three inches of space all around the internal box and that space to be thoroughly filled with non-shifting cushioning material as you did with the first box.

In all cases, the box at all times must ship securely strapped (as shown) to a pallet. This is done to ensure that the box is NEVER tipped on its side or stored upside down. It also makes it VERY difficult to pick up the box manually and have it be thrown or tossed.

Whether packed or carried, the sculpture must always travel upright – whether shipping by freight or being driven by car down the street, carried by hand or being stored. If it is laid down or travels on it’s side, the total weight of the sculpture may break one or more of the surrounding leaves.

Never use packing chips or peanuts to cushion the piece. These will pack down, crush, and shift in shipping. They will NOT provide adequate support.

SHIPPING OPTIONS/ INSURANCE

It is suggested you ship this via a freight company that is competent in transporting this kind of work. Be advised, that should breakage occur in shipping, insurance coverage will generally not be made to you if it is found that the sculpture was inadequately packed. If you ship this Fed-Ex, they will not insure for more than $100 no matter what they say. If you ship this UPS, it will probably not receive the handling it requires.

Be certain that you ship your work with adequate shipping insurance. If you want to confirm it’s current replacement value – please contact us before shipping the work.

IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HAVE QUESTIONS

If you have any questions about how to carry, pack or ship the sculpture after reviewing this information, please contact us. You can email us at rstrongglass@gmail.com or call our office at 707-829-9504.