Baren Digest            Saturday, 22 September 2001    Volume 16 : Number 1563


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From: "Gillyin Gatto" <gillying@Maineline.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:17:28 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15749] FW: protecting prints on screens 

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From: "Gillyin Gatto" <gillying@Maineline.net>
To: maria@mariarango.com
Subject: protecting prints on screens
Date: Fri, Sep 21, 2001, 10:15 AM

hi Maria- responding to your query concerning  prints on screens or without
glass    i have been making woodcut collages of my work    i glue them to
rice paper room dividing screens  with  spray adhesive  and then varnish
with clear acrylic     i do as many coats as possible   sometimes the prints
are also glued to wooden screens  with the same treatment    this allows
them to be washed  periodically  and helps keep each separate prints'
corners etc from coming unglued  and gives me some piece of mind in selling
them to folks who want them to last forever   i recomend revarnishing
periodlcally also
   you may find examples at
  <http:www.gattowoodcuts.com/step_by_step_page.htm>
the top screen is paper   the bottom one is wood

hope this helps    best  Gillyin

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From: Bossbumpy@aol.com
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 23:02:37 EDT
Subject: [Baren 15750] Re: FW: protecting prints on screens 

Dear Bareners:

Many of the painting books I've read suggest that most if not all art work on 
paper should be mounted under glass for long term protection.  True or False? 
 Why?

Gillyin, what kind of glue did you use when you applied your prints to the 
screens.
Will that glue provide for archival longevity?  

Has anyone ever printed with either woodblock or linocut on gessoed hardboard 
or linen canvas instead of paper?  If not, why not?  If this is possible or 
practical, would this increase the perceived value of the print?

Thanks for your input,

Tim Scott


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From: "bemason" <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 21:02:27 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15751] Re: FW: protecting prints on screens 

Tim,
Glass protects art from fingerprints and dust and to some degree from
changes in temperature and humidity.
It would be pretty hard to print woodblock or lino on canvas or board, but
not impossible. I have seen it done on canvas but it did not print very
well. I think you have a problem getting a good image on a rough surface.
Linen canvas is not totally smooth like paper and not very absorbent so you
would get voids in solid areas. But try it. It might be something you would
like. One never knows. As far as value, it is the artist's skill that makes
a piece valuable and supply and demand. So it is anyone's guess what will be
valuable in the future. I know so many fine artists who are not selling much
work and it is not through lack of marketing, just lack of consumers.
Barbara

> Many of the painting books I've read suggest that most if not all art work
on
> paper should be mounted under glass for long term protection.  True or
False?
>  Why?

> Has anyone ever printed with either woodblock or linocut on gessoed
hardboard
> or linen canvas instead of paper?  If not, why not?  If this is possible
or
> practical, would this increase the perceived value of the print?
>
> Thanks for your input,
>
> Tim Scott
>
>



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