After hoping for a week or so that I wouldn't have to restretch the canvases, after doing lots of research and asking loads of people for advice, after experimenting and re-experimenting and traveling down half the county for a miracle product that didn't cut it, I went ahead and restretched one of the canvases. And so far (I haven't done the corners yet) it has worked, re-establishing a satisfactory level of tension, something I can actually paint on. My knuckles are a little abraided and I used 3 times the amount of staples as before (a half-inch to an inch apart, versus 3 to 4 inches apart; thank you Goldenpaints for the tip!) but I can live with sore knuckles and buying more staples. I just have to give it time to see if it'll loosen back up again or not, I should know by the morning. When I put another coat of gesso on it, I think I'll do that when it's propped up, and not give the canvas a chance to dip down in the middle from its own weight. Only five more to go... Thanks guys for the help!
No pictures this time, just imagine my digital self sleeping soundly, knowing that there's a possibility it'll all work out now.
Quatinus is Latin for, "to what extent." I chose this because I am in the spirit of trying to see how far I can go, how hard I can push myself, what I might have to endure to achieve my dreams.
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