Re: Frames for gold-toned pop images

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From: shannon stoney (sstoney@pdq.net)
Date: 04/26/02-07:03:15 AM Z


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>My 'economical' broke-student-trick is:
>1. go to a frame store
>2. purchase the 3' wide black backing paper
>3. fix to gallery wall w/staples (not from a staple gun)
>4. use magic marker and cover staples w/black
>5. either use double sided masking tape or transparent
> photo corners to hold to wall
>6. purchase glass sheets (through wholesale if possible as
> glass is a200-400% markup) the size larger than your
> images. i.e: if you make an 8x10 image on 11x14 paper buy
> 16.20 glass
>7. use L-hooks to fasten to wall

This sounds good. Do you cut a separate piece of the black paper for
each image, or do you just stretch a long piece of paper across the
wall?

--shannon

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