Digital BW, The Print

Bruce and all,

I have started doing a lot of canvas on my 7800.  When I need to mount canvas to go in a 
frame, I have been using the technique described on the following page-

http://www.inkjetart.com/news/archive/IJN_08-19-04.html#2  

So far, this has worked very well.  It's lightweight, very flat, and frames well.  I know it's 
not true "conservation" mounting, but this article seems to indicate that the adverse affect 
of using the buffermount tissue is more than offset by the protection the acid free foam 
core provides the back of the canvas against airborne pollutants.  Thoughts?

I'm planning to offer gallery wraps this year.  How long have you been doing this?  Have 
you seen any sagging of the canvas over time?  Also, I'm curious to know why you are 
coating before stretching.  Most posts I have seen suggest stretching first and then 
coating.  

Please pardon my ignorance, but what is a "floater frame".

Thanks!

Josh



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@... wrote:
>
> Mitch Alland wrote:
> 
> > How to display large prints --  24x36 inches (60x90cm) and as large 
> > as 40x60 inches (1x1.5m) -- has been a perennial  problem. I mean 
> > that for prints this large I don't like to use a mat and frame under 
> > glass.
> 
> My solution to this is canvas. I use a gallery wrap (staples in the 
> back, not the sides). To accomodate this, I print a black border about 
> half a cm wider than the thickness of the stretcher bar around the 
> outside of the image. Coat the canvas, then stretch it when the coating 
> is cured. You can hang it on the wall for display without a frame and it 
> looks fine. This lets the customer decide what kind of frame is 
> appropriate for the environment in which they will display it. If you 
> decide to frame it yourself, consider a "floater frame" which is a 
> beautiful, simple, elegant look.
> --
> Bruce Watson
>