Display Panels

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I already had a 10'x10' EzUp canopy but I had to figure out a way to hang my paintings from it. I went to Charlotte's Festival in the Park and looked at all the artists booths, took photos and asked questions. Then went home and researched my options on the internet. A lot of artists were using ProPanels, the carpeted display panels that stand upright. They looked nice, very professional. They are also heavy and pricey. Some Artists had free-standing wire grid display panels with fabric covers. The biggest thing I didn't care for with these was that they had feet that stuck out into the booth by 10-12" or so. I imagined potential customers and me kicking & tripping over the these.

I saw a few who were using fabric panels and decided that was the way to go. There were two different kinds of fabric panels, those that looked like mesh and those that looked like canvas. I decided against the canvas because if I were going to use hooks to hang my paintings, then I would have punctures in my new panels. Mesh is the way to go. I found a couple of companies through on-line research that offered mesh panels but they were kind of pricey also; about $600 if I remember correctly.

I called up a friend of mine who makes boat canvases. I showed him my photos and we talked about how it could be done. He showed me fabric samples of good, sturdy outdoors fabrics and we decided on something called Textaline. Oh, I also wanted the panels in black because I frame all my paintings in gold-leaf Plein Air frames and think this will show them off the best. He ordered the fabric yesterday and should start construction on the panels in the next couple of days. I'll let you know how they come out. I'll also show you photos of the finished panels.