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Building large canvases on our new Brooklyn deck!

Wood for Stretcher Bars Jessica Siemens

Jose and I spent an entire day building stretcher bars for three large paintings.

Wood for Stretcher Bars Jessica Siemens
Jose ambriz cutting wood for stretcher bars 2010
first cuts made jessica siemens 2010
jose ambriz braces and reinforces stretcer bars 2010
finished stretcher bars 2010

The next day I stapled canvas to the back of my new 9x4.5 foot canvas!

jessica siemens stretching canvas 2010
stretching canvas on newly build stretcher bars jessica siemens 2010

After stretching the canvas, I went back on the deck to prime it with some discount house paint.

priming canvas jessica siemens 2010