Need More Support? Try Ampersand's Cradled Panels
Your favorite painting surfaces, Claybord Smooth, Gessobord and Hardbord, are all available with our innovative and elegant cradles that provide extra support and presentation all in one. The Deep Cradle panels come with 2" birch plywood strips that are attached flush with the back edge of the panel. Our original cradled panels come with the thinner 3/4" birch plywood strips and can be framed like a standard size canvas or can be hung directly on the wall without additional framing. The plywood sides can be stained, painted, gessoed, waxed or left unfinished to customize and enhance your work. Both cradle versions can either be used to paint on directly or as supports on which to mount watercolor papers, photographs, fabrics and prints. The cradled panels will save you valuable painting time, as well as framing and carpentry costs! Check the product pages for available sizes in your favorite surface. Larger and custom size cradled panels can be made to order up to 42"x 90".
New DEEP Cradle Sizes for Multiples & Diptychs!
Ampersand now has a full spectrum of new sizes of Deep Cradle panels in the Claybord Smooth and Gessobord surfaces. Now, you are free to choose from an abundance of different sizes that can be bolted together, stacked, rearranged, and more. For example, New York artist Marylyn Dintenfass www.marylyndintenfass.com fastens together four 24"x 24" Deep Gessobord panels to make a four-foot square. She also does this with 30"x30" panels to make a super size 60"x 60" panel! Another artist, Rebecca Crowell (studio shown above) www.rebeccacrowell.com of Wisconsin, prefers to stack multiple 12"x12" panels vertically in order to make paintings as high as seven feet! Check the Claybord Smooth and Gessobord product pages for a list of available sizes.