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Who Framed Christine McConnell

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 Yes, it’s a Roger Rabbit reference. Of course….. For those of you who got one of Christine’s amazing canvas print of her self portrait (see  https://youtu.be/nb8p1M7BwSw  as a reference of her oil painting), I wanted to find a quick, easy but decent way to put it on a stretcher or frame for display. What I ended up doing was to buy an 14”x18” “Gallery Wrapped Canvas” at Michaels (~17 bucks, but remember to get coupons on the app). I chose the level 2 as the frame seemed a little bit better quality. The following are the steps I took to mount (this took exactly one hour): 1. Remove the string that holds the edge of the canvas and the staples that hold the canvas and the frame. Very careful with the screwdriver during this operation, as it can easily slip and cut you. Make sure to remove the staples from the working area! 2- Mark the center of the canvas on each edge, as well as a 1” and 1/4” lines from each edge for reference  3-Add double stick tape (I’m using an industrial strength o