Digital BW, The Print

I am with you Paul about framing with no glazing - I love the look. We 
sell quite a few canvas prints in the gallery and I think people like 
their accessibility. For me I like the surface of a fine inkjet print. 
You can almost see the sculpting that the layers of ink take on and 
they are right there. Even with the best fiber based prints (not that I 
don't like them) the part that makes up the image is beneath the final 
coating of the paper  - however thin.

As far as framing with wood with no glazing. Regular glass takes out 
40-45% of UV and conservation glass with (conservation has UV 
protection) takes out 90-95 % of UV. FYI.

In terms of putting the print directly against the wood I would 
recommend not. You can put an acid free barrier on the backside of the 
wood to prevent migration and wicking that will certainly come from the 
wood. I have seen to many things that we have had to reframe just in 
the short time that I have been at the shop. Filmoplast P90 tape is 
what we use on the back of fillets to keep them from the artwork . 
Artists tape would be ok too.

You could also use a self adhesive 1/8 black spacer inside the rabbet.

The P90 should not be visible in any way if done correcty. The spacer, 
while visible, would have to be pointed out to 99% of the people who 
see it before they would notice. I have actually had someone bring a 
piece back that had spacers in it (under glass) because they couldn't 
see them.

The tape is around $15 a roll, the spacer 50 to 75 cents a foot.

Archivally yours,
Jerry

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jerry@...
On Dec 16, 2004, at 10:06 AM, 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

>> Am I right in understanding you took the image right to the
>> edge of the wooden frame?
>
> Yes.
>
> I do realize that wood puts out nasty substances that will attack the 
> print.
> Hopefully if the wood and print are both sealed, that will take care 
> of the
> problem.
>
> Aesthetically, I have never really liked a white border or mat around 
> the
> print.  I think it pulls the eye away from the image.  I fully expect 
> the
> "fine art" types to be horrified by the lack of glass and traditional
> matting.  But, to me the image just looks better this way.  The most
> appropriate type of frame -- natural wood, black, or whatever -- and 
> the