FYI ~ 6 linear feet of thoughts
Friday, October 3, 2008 at 01:46PM 
Prints on my bedroom wall • click to embiggenJust thought you might like to know where some of my prints end up. In this case, 24×24 inch paper with 20×20 inch images on my bedroom wall.
Since figuring out a profile (of a sort) for a local chain store's epson printer, I have been making a number of biggish work prints. They're cheap - $26 for a 24×24 inch print - and while they are not 100% accurate to my finished files nor are they on the type of paper I will use for a finished print, they are more than good enough to hang on a wall.
There are no frames, matting, or glass involved. I just push pin them to the wall. My thought is that they look better on a wall than they do rolled up on my work table. Not to mention Sir Joshua Reynolds' observation that:
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.
What do you with your pictures?
Reader Comments (3)
Pictures are for putting on the walls. I hang quite a few of mine. Others run as a rolling exhibition on an easel in my living room. Typically 3 or 4 at a time. Helps me evaluate work prints as well as have a few "good" ones.
I print and dry mount my own stuff. Then I drive an hour up the road up to Znaim where there's a man who'll frame them for very little money. I enjoy a day on the town (including a €2 three course lunch) and can bring home a bunch by the afternoon. It's true a print that's flat and framed is a pleasure to see. I have prints that have hung for 20 years and still look fresh.
It's always inspiring to see what others have done with their prints, Mark. I'm especially drawn to the no glass/no matt approach, after having cut many a mat and built many a frame. Ultimately it gets tiresome doing all that work for prints that go no farther than sit on the floor in my office. My "problem" is lack of wall space with adequate lighting.