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Kim,
I visited local artist Stephen Gjerston a few days ago; one of the things we talked about was shipping paintings. He said he builds his own crates with 1/4" plywood and boards. He not to make it a tight fit in the crate because if it's dropped there will be more damage than if there is some movement allowed. He said to use lots of bubble wrap. He said some of the shipping companies prefer the use of cardboard, but it's not strong enough to protect the painting. He also said that even though he writes fragile all over the boxes that it's obvious at times they've been dropped, so it's important that the crates be strong and the painting well protected with bubble wrap. Although I remember reading somewhere (here?) that bubble wrap can cause a problem by leaving bubble marks on your painting.
Debra
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