The following video is a sped up time-lapse look at assembling a large size stretcher frame.  This clip is not intenteded to be an instructional video.  For instructional purposes we have produced a couple videos of how to assemble your stretcher.

The total elapsed time to assemble, measure and square the stretcher ( 7' x 7', professional profile) was around 16 or so minutes.  Seeing as how I have been producing how to videos the last couple of weeks I figured it would be a good idea to get some hands on experience myself.  

Have you learned anything interesting over the years assembling Upper Canada stretchers that you would like to share?  If so you can always drop us a line via the contact page.

While I have learned a great deal about the art world since starting with Upper Canada Stretchers, I am far from an expert.  Always looking to learn more about the industry and our customers I got to thinking today about how a visual artist prices their work.

What is involved in the process?  Where to start? Can you raise prices as you go?  These questions sent me googling for some insight. 

Truth be told I was drawn to the video options below as an easier way to glean a few pointers... but I did manage to make it through at least one article.  How to Price Art, by Lee Grayson over at Mademan.com. 

"The price paid for art also rests with the value the buyer places on a piece of artwork.  Determining the value for a piece of art requires research and continually monitoring the market to make sure the set price is still competitive at any given time."

The complete article covers 5 different considerations an artist/gallery may consider when looking to price their works. 

How to Price Your Artwork- RadicalEel

4 / 5 - ArtSpeak: The Value of Work- ArtGalleryofOntario

How to Make Your Artwork Worth More Money

Artbusiness.com take a great look at how to price your work as well as the little things you can do to increase the value of your pieces.

"You add value to artwork by informing, enhancing, and deepening the experiences people have when they see it, and any artist, including you, can add value to any work of art almost instantly-- and ultimately increase the price that collectors will pay to own it. The following straightforward procedures work every time, all the time"

You can read the entire article here and if you have any thoughts you would like to share be sure to add a comment below.

If you have any questions from the video be sure to

Croatian Times - Tuesday, 29. June 2010 

One of Croatia's lesser known claims is that it is home to the world's largest painting - and now the artist Djuro Siroglavic is giving Croatian Times readers the chance to own a piece of the record-breaking artwork. The painting, titled `Wave`, was classified as the largest painting in the world by the Guinness Book of Records last month measuring at a whopping six kilometres long. But now Siroglavic wants to make the most of the paintings fame by selling a small piece of it for charity. He said, "The painting became famous and I feel this is the moment when it can help children.

"I'll cut a 140x70 cm piece of the painting that will fit on someones wall slightly better than the original." The unique piece of artwork will go the the highest bidder and bids start at 150 Euros.

The complete painting is 6,400 metres long, over two metres tall and weighs about 5.5 tons. The painter and two assistants responsible for the painting worked on it from February until July last year at Zagreb`s Borongaj army barracks. They used more than 2.5 tonnes of paint in covering the painting's 10,800 square metres. Once finished, the painting was placed along a fence at Brac airport on the Adriatic island of Brac, where a Guinness book of records representative examined it. Siroglavic is particularly keen to help those children in Croatia whose parents died or went missing during the Croatian Homeland War. He said, "It could also help other children in need."

To have a chance to own the painting email bids to news@cen.at

Bidding starts at 150 Euros.