For archiving my art:
I scan each artwork I have created throughout my lifetime (and still own or have found in my apartment).
As it is more than (approximately) ~1500 pieces, I chose to print the most important ones (which is like up to ~70% of all drawings).
Then I laminate them.
On the backside I stick labels on the backside of each card - one with the date of creation (year is written with fat pen, then (with thin pen) month and perhaps even the day (if I still know through obscure puzzling togther of random facts and memories.)) and other labels, such as:
- title
- project name
- where I created it
- (accompanied/correlated (formative) life events)
- random associations/memories/facts that pop in my mind when seeing the pic, etc... or
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Then I archive them in boxes.
In the first box I sort them according to their category of projects.
For that box I had to improve a bit, as, originally, the box was too small if you want to close it with photos in it. As I have two of these I exchanged the top of Box A with the bottom of Box B. This way, 10x15cm large photos fit well in that box.
That's the resulting box:
(I put the two top parts together, because why not?:
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In the second, larger box, I store the pictures sorted after year of creation.
(Also "box-ception":)