Just picked up my first order from Curry’s Art Store.
A Logan 450-1 Artist Elite Mat Cutter.
They are the only online supplier whom I found that offer it in Canada.
I try to order from Canadian sources as much as possible.
Local stores are my first choice.
I bought my DSLR camera from Vistek a few years ago
and recently my printer.
I do a lot of digital paintings and the idea of leaving the printing part of the process to someone else never appealed to me.
I did have the Aztec Lily printed on canvas by Posterjack, and they did a wonderful job of it, but I prefer having more control.
With the Epson Stylus Photo R3000, I can now print on canvas.
Vistek offers several brands of canvas and protective sprays.
They also have Hahnemuhle Gallery Wrap Monet sets.
You can find all of these in the Portfolios, Albums & Accessories section.
They are my number one source for all of my photography needs.
Rising Conservation and Museum Matboards can be ordered from Opus Framing & Art Supplies. Full sheets have special shipping requirements. You can have them custom cut to save on shipping. First, you need to download and fill out their mat form. To help verify my calculation, I make a template with a Bristol board sheet.
When everything fits nicely, then I can fax them the form.
I finally found a great Canadian source for mounting prints.
They offer pre-cut Crescent conservation mats.
Japanese Hinging paper, linen tapes and more.
I would still prefer cutting my own mats but having full sheets shipped by mail is costly for small orders.
ClearBags.ca also sells an assortment of protective bags.
New additions to the Portfolio will now be matted and ready for a frame.
I was surprised to find that this particular Ilford paper is not available in Canada.
My favourite supply store, Vistek, offers many other Ilford media but not this one, is it new?
Since I really wanted to test this paper I looked elsewhere.
I found it available from Amazon.com.
Premium Plus is less expensive than the Gallery range.
This might make it perfect for proofs.