Our studio grew out of Maurel Press originated in 1955 by artists Sheila and Ary Marbain. It opened as a custom screen printing fine art piece shop specializing art in printing with contemporary artists. sheila had studied art at black mountain college in north carolina with joseph albers, ilya bolotowsky and william dekooning from 1948 through 1950. ary had worked and exhibited as a painter in france for many years. after the sudden death of ary marbain in 1963, the studio was closed for a year. sheila then decided to modernize the workshop and introduce screen photography along with a new vacuume printing table. our studio reopened on 23rd street in manhattan. with an assistant, sheila plunged into printing three dimensional objects. a plexiglass airship for lichtenstein, an oldenburg soft drum set, a set of dominoes with fahlstrom, and a large fabric banner with marisol were some of the editions.

glazing piece can be either glass or acrylic. only glass should be used with any friable media such as unfixed pastels, charcoals, or graphite, never acrylic as it can damage the exhibit panels and fine art work by attracting art these piece materials. there are many brands of horses in fine art acrylic glazing art to choose from; one with an ultraviolet filter is recommended. the frame and the piece mat should be deep enough fine to prevent the artwork art from touching the glazing. a stiff backboard behind the piece mat protects and supports fine the matted artwork. it art is best to use non-acidic boards. a dust seal with paper or tape is also recommended. what damage results from using poor quality mat board? avoid mat boards containing wood pulp which piece causes "matburn"--a darkening of the paper under the mat or at the bevel cut of the window mat. this type of stain permanently weakens the paper fibers and is not easily removed or lightened in conservation treatment.