Hello everyone:
I've been following the thread about the "racks" with interest. I
teach the acrylic painting classes at our local high school and have found
it very difficult to find a "rack" that will accomodate upright canvasses.
I "inherited" shorter, metal racks from a previous teacher. I have the
students store their "in progress" paintings on these but the canvasses have
to be placed in between the dividers just right or the canvass will lean
into the dividers and cause a mark on the canvas surface.
All the art catalogs carry racks, but I have yet to find any that are
made for the storage/drying of painted canvasses. The ones I've found are
for flat work. If anyone has any info, I'd appreciate you letting me know!
Thanks!
Regards,
BF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Broady" <AmyBroady@alumni.duke.edu>
To: "TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group"
<teacherartexchange@lists.pub.getty.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [teacherartexchange] Drying Rack Selection
> Linda,
>
> Thank you for your reply! Again, it is great to hear from someone who has
> the exact model. Your message reinforces my indecision--and I do not mean
> that in a bad way. My overall impression is that this is not a "bad"
> choice--just not necessaroly the best choice. I am wondering if there is
> any way I can gather more funds and work with Dick Blick on pricing in
> order to be able to outfit this room with a Saturn Junior Multi Rack with
> 40 Trays--though the 50-rack tray is only $90 more. Hmmm. I have to keep
> reminding myself of Trish's words: "I don't like how tall they are. You
> can never get all the arms to stay up to actually use the bottom third of
> the racks. I like these if they were not as tall." Which goes along with
> my colleague at the school, who says she never uses the top racks of hers,
> and would gladly cut them off and give them to me if she could. (We both
> examined it, but saw no way to make it happen.)
>
> Then again, maybe if I got the inexpensive and small sprig-loaded one (the
> second one I mentioned in my original post-- see
> http://www.dickblick.com/zz513/29b/ ) it would not prevent me from
> getting the luxury model in a year or two, whereas if I spent the money
> now on a Tensor, I would likely NOT want to get another large drying rack
> for the room, even if I was less than 100% pleased with the Tensor.
>
> Decisions, decisions! I've got money to spend--but not enough to spend it
> the way I'd like to. Still, it is not a bad position to be in--I am
> thankful for every penny they allow me. Drying rack or no drying rack--or
> small drying rack...the show will go on, and I will find a way to manage
> all the artwork my students produce.
>
> Anyone else have their comments to add?
>
> Thank you!
> Amy
>
> P.S. to Woody--thank you for the link to your printmaking page! Your
> students' work is just beautiful. Very inspiring. What age group was that?
> It looked like Middle School--though the prints looked like they were done
> by high schoolers, they were so well rendered and printed!
>
>
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