The rolls of canvas finally arrived and I had to stretch it. Each roll was 63″ wide and 9 yards long. I lay the canvas on the floor, reminded myself to measure twice, cut once, and cut the panels. I used a staple gun to attach them to the canvas. After three of the 8 foot panels were stretched, nice and tightly, my hands were hurting a lot. I took lots of little breaks, tried wearing gloves, but there was nothing to do but carry on. Robin helped me with the smaller canvasses when she got in since it looked like my fingertips were going to start bleeding from the rough texture of the canvas. All were done after midnight and I did a little dance and tried to clap, but ouch, no clapping. I woke up early today with my hands swollen to twice their normal size, unable to move my fingers and my right forearm enlarged and tight. After about an hour of massaging my arm and icing my hands a bit, I can type, but even that hurts. I need to invest in a power staple/nail gun before I take on another painting on this scale. The panels look great and I am eager to paint but my hands cannot do it today.
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