You should never frame a piece of art and put the glass directly on top of the art. Doing so will eventually ruin the art work. This is why custom picture framers always put one or more custom cut mats on top of the art work. Mats serve two purposes, protecting the art and to enhance the beauty of the framed piece of art.

Sometimes for one reason or the other, you may wish to frame a piece of art without using a mat on top of the art first. Since you should never put the glass directly on top of the art, what is a picture framer to do. Use our Archival Glass and Art Spacers of course!

Our Archival Glass and Art Spacers are crystal clear and come in several thickness' as shown in the top picture. The first image (adhesive) shows the art spacer dark, but in reality it is perfectly clear. All are completely pH Neutral and fully archival. All sides are polished very smooth. One surface has a coating of tacky adhesive on it covered by a white strip of paper. To use you cut the strip to length and pull off the strip of paper to expose the adhesive. Then you stick the Archival Glass and Art Spacer strip to the piece of glass all around the glass. You can cut the strips to length or use a combination of shorter strips to get the length you need. Then the glass with the attached art spacer is placed on top of the mounted art work and all is put into the picture frame. At NO time does any adhesive come into contact with the artwork. Study the second picture if you need more clarification. These Archival Glass and Art Spacers are super simple and easy to use.

Our Art Spacers come in three sizes, which refer to the amount of space you wish to leave between the art work and the glass. Study the top picture. All our Archival Glass and Art Spacers are 24 inches long. It is easy to butt shorter pieces together to go around your picture, that way there is no waste.