Digital BW, The Print

Steve,

>I agree that using 'the good stuff' is the best solution 
>for high-end gallery environments; 
>But what I'm looking for is an inexpensive 
>solution that doesn't look cheap or compromise much on 
>quality and archivalness for 'impulse buy' small prints 
>in an art fair environment. 

I use Premier Art Hot Press 205 (no OBAs) behind a Light Impressions
over-mat for this.

If Moab has cured the flaking issues (as rumor suggests), their "natural"
Entrada is also an option to consider.

... 
> > Of course, what I'd like to do is get rid of the 
> > mat board entirely (and glass, for that matter). 

>Right now printing on canvas is probably the only publicly
> accepted way of getting rid of the mat and glass; 
>I'm not very fond of that ...

I agree.  Actually I like the matted 11 x 14 prints in ClearBags.com sold
from the bin.  By cutting out my framing time/costs, I think I'd rather sell
more of them for less and make more on a per hour basis.  

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com