Nice shadow box
Why?
Thatās very nicely done. What style is that?
Like anything else a PhD is truly a use it or lose it quality.A PhD never expires but those holding one, sometimes do!
Most likely one of these. Shadow box (no certificate though) will be easier to dust. Thinking of putting it in my office, a room in my house that a child used to occupy.
I think the box looks classier. The torii gate is a little gimmicky, even tacky!
Is it naturally frayed and worn, because thatād leave it nice flexible.
It sounds like itās been artificially aged leaving the core in its original stiff state. Try this to make it more flexible and the water tip at the end to keep it tied in the early days.
Once the water dries, the knot might slip open. You could try adding a little wallpaper paste to the water and painting it with a watercolour brush on the contact points, but that might leave a white residue when it dries. Alternatively, you could use a couple of dressmakers pins, placed somewhere they canāt be easily seen, to hold the knot in position. Or a couple of sutures to do the same thing. All reversible methods, the preference for all conservators.
