Rediscovering a piece of art you created in your childhood can stimulate nostalgic memories. Receiving personalized, handmade artwork as a gift from a child can be heartwarming.

The refrigerator door can often become a temporary art gallery for young children. Up until the age of 5, children are often at their most prolific, using crayons or a paintbrush as their means of expression. Children’s art can be colourful, mysterious, and expressive to an extent that it almost looks as though it should be in a museum, with works reminiscing those of Picasso, Miro, or Mattise.

Children’s artwork is often completed on inexpensive paper which lends itself to quick deterioration. Taking measures to preserve these unique and irreplaceable pieces of art provides a way to maintain the history behind them and conserve them for future enjoyment. Even if it is only one or two pieces of art that you decide to invest in and preserve, take measures to ensure it is done properly and thoroughly to achieve the desired long-lasting results.

The addition of items such as frames, mats, preservation glass, and shrink-wrap to the artwork can all contribute toward preserving artwork. Frames and mats can protect the structure of the artwork as well as add cost-efficient, decorative value. Specially made conservation glass can help protected against damage from ultraviolet rays and fingerprints, and shrink-wrapping can protect against deterioration induced by air. These methods also allow for the inclusion of other creative additions, such as placing a photograph of the child in the frame along with the piece of artwork.

Contact the Art Tree to discuss how to best preserve your child's art.