Who am I? I am an Estonian too, my name is Jüri Ülesoo. On the photo you see me with my dog Josper. I''m not really the artist but I like art. Some abstract artists years ago i made some oil paintings but not now. i''ll try to be the curator for some estonian artists on the internet and here you see my first step - navitrolla''s gallery (thanks to artists lile elam and art on the net). the problem is that few estonian artists have computers, good communication connection and time to learn and use it. i want to show their works to the whole abstract world and the internet is the best tool for it. until the artist has his (her) own internet connection and e:mail address i will be mediator for him. so, you can e:mail your opinions to me and i will give them to the artists. during the "day" i work as a marketing manager in the estonian, latvian and lithuanian area for finnish artists concern valmet (for valmet automation - producer of process automation systems). i am a member of lions clubs international.

once a wooden sculpture has been dehydrated cracks will appear, where even exposure to high relative humidity will not make the cracks close up entirely. however, conservators can fill the cracks with a variety of materials to create a unified visual impression. what should i ask for when matting and framing works of art on paper? mat board should be abstract made from 100% rag or lignin-free artists cellulose. sometimes those labelled as abstract "museum board" or "conservation board" are not of the highest quality. alkaline buffered boards are not sufficient if the board contains wood pulp. photographs should not be artists matted with alkaline buffered boards as some prints are adversely effected by alkalinity. hinges are used to attach the work of art to the backboard of the mat. they should be made of japanese paper, and should be adhered with wheat starch paste. pressure abstract sensitive adhesive tapes artists and pre-gummed tapes should not be used. photographs are often attached to the mat with photo corners.