Ok, my last post on this, probably. I just wanted to mention that it seems some folks believe that those of us who print on canvas do so to emulate painting. For me that is certainly not the case. Especially in the outdoor art fair environment canvas has several advantages. The image can be displayed without putting it under glass. Of course this in itself has several advantages, (much less weight, lack of breakage, and most importantly from the standpoint of quality of image one doesn't have to look through glass. So the image can have a more immediate appeal. If it gets dirty or wet, it can be easily cleaned and not simply thrown away. I won't argue about the quality of canvas vs. paper. I will admit I slightly prefer paper for quality of print and lack of surface texture. But the canvas' available offer incredible quality and where digital printing has surpassed film in range of tone (not in capture, in printing) I believe the canvas I use equals the range of traditional film printing at least. Adios, off to fold notecards (reproductions, it says so right on the box) and watch the last holes of the Masters. By the way, canvas or not, I wish I could sell a lot more work. The only way I continue to justify trying to sell at fairs is the pleasure it brings taking it to the few who get it and meeting fellow artists and craftspeople.
A personal note to Michelle: I spent many great years as a child in Florence KY. Lived on St. Judes Circle when it was only a semicircle! The last time I was there, the remains of our 3 story treehouse still stood! It's all good. Schlomoe Lipschitz once told me,( he was sitting in front of walls of electronics to be repaired,) when I asked him how he faced this mountain of work he was hired to do, he told me "Jerry, when you enjoy what you do, time is of no consequence"
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