>Does anyone have any words of wisdom about what to use when signing a print
>on the mat or when signing on the border of the print.
My words are always of wisdom, of course!
I have strong feelings on this. First, I can't imagine why people bother
signing on a mat. You might as well stick a post-it on the back, or send a
letter. If you sign, sign the work.
I print, or have printed, everything with a white border, and sign there. I use
a fine point drafting pen, the ones like a felt tip from the craft stores, on
color (RC paper), and pencil on fiberbase. this is as an artist would sign a
print or watercolor.
Some people sign on the back. This is becoming more common with painters,
although it often seems false modesty. On the back, I would use a sharpie on RC
or pencil on fiber.
There are some painters that do not sign at all now. A bit silly, I think.
Of course, I also consider our (I include myself here) obsession with archival
things perhaps a bit overreaching. Lasting a hundred years would be nice, but
really, keeping things out of estate sales or the trash in the future is the
big concern.
Bill Pearce
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