I understand the marketing trick yahoo just pulled on all subscribers hasn't been metioned on this forum yet. Anyone who has a yahoo account should learn about...
The image of the nag has already sold, I wasn't looking carefully at it. I guess at 17,750 UK sterling, it was the most paid for a marbling to date. Sorry...
Hello again everyone, I wanted to let all of you know that a previously unknown example of 17th century Deccani marbled painting has appeared for sale at...
HEllo everyone, Ingrid Weimann has brought to my attention that work by Turkish marbler Beki Almaleh is now up on the web. http://www.lebrizshop.com Search...
Del: BRAVO! Well written. I have been marbling since 1982, with wood since 1991 (not often now). My work had been in collaboration with a wood turner like...
2 questions, 1 comment: Milena - where I can learn more about carcinogenic factors with methyls (and other solvents) that you spoke of? Also - there was a...
Dear Del and Mary, I was interested in you question about critiquing your own work. There seem to be 2 main components to consider: technical skill and the...
To All- Be very careful with meth. spirits- it's a cancer causing agent which accumulates in the body. Even just a bit is too much! Why not use a plastic drop...
Thanks Linda - I will try this and email what results I have. I'm anxious to try it....something that never occurred to me to try. I thought I would pass...
Mary-- 1. Cut approximately 6 x 6 piece of the top, denser knit section of the panty hose or a larger section of the leg area. It will be wrapped up into a...
Where to marble? I did it in my laundry room last year, knowing that the place would have to be painted before moving. Paint everywhere. Had to paint with...
For David, et al: I have been marbling for over twenty years. Liquitex is my least favorite brand as it contains too much binder and very little pigment. My...
Mary -- I have applied polyurethanes and varnishes for years on furniture using a chunk of nylon hose and in the manner you would apply tung oils. Using this...
Dear Jill, I have had several people say they had trouble logging on to the community e-mail. Please e-mail me privately or post specific instructions so that...
I'm wondering if anyone knows of any marbling workshops offered here in the midwest. I live in Illinois and so far cannot find any. Please e-mail me at...
Does anyone know of any classes being taught on the west coast either privately or at a workshop? I would appreciate any information. Is there anyone on the...
Mary- (Yes, Jake I'm reading...) I've varnished wood with water-bourne varnishes and have had success with a professional grade sander sealer. However, it can...
Hi there Mary, Regarding a coating for your wood turned pieces, I think that you had better use a polyurethane. The albumin, alum mixture , known as aher in...
Hi - Does anyone out there have any knowledge of the egg white and alum mix that can be used as a 'protective' coat over marbling? ......or something...
I first wanted to mention that the suggestions we received regarding marbling space and paint splatters have given us some good ideas for setting up more...
Thanks to Milena Hughes and Sandra Thomas for your comments and advice. Well I've been searching for a medium which is both challenging and equally rewarding...
Hi all, well I've just embarked on this fasinating discovery of colour pattern and shape, and am trying to limit my trials by hopefully avoiding the 'error'...
Hi Gail, Can you please tell me about the marbling conference in September? Where is it? How much is it? Can I get a packet of information mailed to me if I...
Interesting that this subject would come up. I have been using the 'space' question as my excuse for not marbling for several years. Not only that I didn't...
Dear Friends, Magical Marbling Mystery Tour - continues and gave birth ! Left over Ikat silk cloth and waste coccoons melanged with mulberry bark , along with...
Hello all, Another way to keep from splatters is to use eye droppers instead of whisks (pigment flickers). Baby food jars of paint can be placed in a...
Even though I don't think one is supposed to be able to respond to a digest, but Yahoo is letting me--that is really messing up another Group I belong to!. ...
