Similar to Becky,
I have a "drying rack" that began life as something else. Our school
building used to be a vocational high school, and one of the shops they had
was an old style print shop. Left behind were 3 racks for typeset, minus
the trays (so it just has metal "runners" about every 3 inches down the
inside edges). We just cut cheap pegboard to size, and it works great
because the holes provide extra ventilation, and the boards easily slide in
and out, and can even be removed and re-configured to give more vertical
space. It used to annoy me that they took up so much floor space, but now I
really like the "counter top" space they provide; great for setting out
supplies, examples, etc. I actually wouldn't trade for a traditional metal
rack!
-Lydia in Toledo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rebecca Burch" <mamallama@gmail.com>
To: "TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group"
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Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: [teacherartexchange] Drying Rack suggestion
This isn't a traditional drying rack, but I was given a cafeteria cart
(the type you slide the plastic trays into) and it makes the best
drying rack, ever. Smaller art (clay pieces, jewelry, small paper
paintings) can go on the trays, bigger canvases can slide into the
slots, or you could take all the trays out and hang things up (like
tie-dye t-shirts or silks). You can roll it out of the way to keep
other kids out of the wet artworks.
Mine was free when they renovated the cafeteria, but I bet you could
get one donated from a hospital. Also, you might want to check
federal surplus warehouses. I got a lot of really good "industrial"
furniture there when I worked in public school. (I miss that!)
