Post by cccp80over on Jun 20, 2012 8:09:05 GMT -8
Question to our framing gurus:
I've been talking to my framer who is really into "conservation" framing (i.e. using only acid-free conponents, japanese hinges etc.).
I told him about a canvas giclee I had stretched onto stretcher bars recently that was just sitting and waiting to be put in a frame. He asked me if I used gesso-coated stretcher bars and I said no. He said:-"Son, you'd better have it re-stretched using gesso-coated bars or the acid from the wood will migrate onto your canvas and ruin your print".
What he said made sense to me, so I started looking around and found that pretty much everybody uses regular stretcher bars that are not coated in anything so I'm starting to wonder how crucial it is to actually protect the canvas from the wood.
Does anyone have an old framed canvas (older than 20 years I suppose) that was stretched on regular stretcher bars and that shows signs on yellowing caused by the bars?
If that effect only shows in 50-100 years, I think I might be alright but if using regular stretcher bars will ruin my giclee in less than 10 years, maybe it's worth doing what he suggested...
Any insight would be highly appreciated.
P.S. In addition to using gesso-coated stretcher bars he pointed out that the frame itself has to be "sealed" from the canvas by using special frame-sealing tape to prevent the contact between the frame and the front side of the canvas.
I've been talking to my framer who is really into "conservation" framing (i.e. using only acid-free conponents, japanese hinges etc.).
I told him about a canvas giclee I had stretched onto stretcher bars recently that was just sitting and waiting to be put in a frame. He asked me if I used gesso-coated stretcher bars and I said no. He said:-"Son, you'd better have it re-stretched using gesso-coated bars or the acid from the wood will migrate onto your canvas and ruin your print".
What he said made sense to me, so I started looking around and found that pretty much everybody uses regular stretcher bars that are not coated in anything so I'm starting to wonder how crucial it is to actually protect the canvas from the wood.
Does anyone have an old framed canvas (older than 20 years I suppose) that was stretched on regular stretcher bars and that shows signs on yellowing caused by the bars?
If that effect only shows in 50-100 years, I think I might be alright but if using regular stretcher bars will ruin my giclee in less than 10 years, maybe it's worth doing what he suggested...
Any insight would be highly appreciated.
P.S. In addition to using gesso-coated stretcher bars he pointed out that the frame itself has to be "sealed" from the canvas by using special frame-sealing tape to prevent the contact between the frame and the front side of the canvas.
