Just a note to readers----Please welcome John as co-moderator on the Marbling list. thanks Jill...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Jul 29, 2000 2:47 am
Greetings friends, I'm John Ang from Singapore. I will be co-moderating the marbling list with Jill Dolphin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper...
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Deirdre Thompson
deirdre_bookbindings@...
Aug 5, 2000 4:29 pm
hello, My name is Deirdre Thompson, I am a bookbinder and live in Newcastle uupon Tyne in the U.K. I used to marble a lot but got frustrated and quit. I really...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 5, 2000 10:46 pm
Welcome Deidre! I certainly hope you will pick up good info here--and for starters --maybe there are British readers on this list who can point you in the...
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sglenn@...
Aug 6, 2000 5:42 pm
Hello, My name is Susa Glenn and I live in Fredericksburg, Texas. I've been marbling for about 3 months now. I'm really glad to have stumbled upon this group! ...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Aug 6, 2000 7:32 pm
Hi Susa...... When my acrylics do that, I water them down a bit. Distilled bottled water is best. It slows down the tendency of acrylic base to...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 6, 2000 11:42 pm
Welcome--glad you found us! Jill...
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Susa Glenn
sglenn@...
Aug 7, 2000 2:57 pm
Hi, Iris, I had trouble with the yorker caps dribbling & not delivering the same size drop consistantly because air leaks into the bottle around the cap screw...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Aug 7, 2000 5:49 pm
Maybe they were a bad batch. Mine are really good for pretty controlled drops, maybe yours are better though. Iris...
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Susa Glenn
sglenn@...
Aug 7, 2000 8:33 pm
Mine were so bad that they would dribble out the side sometimes & when I screwed the tops down really tight to try to stop the mess the top surface of the caps...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:20 am
Dear Susa, You may want to try Golden GAC 100 to increase film integrity for pin holes and GAC 800 to slow the drying process and reduce crazing. Good Luck,...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 4:47 am
Susa, Golden titanium white is more opaque than zinc white. Golden makes there own surfactant called flow release that you may want to try. Best, Laura ... ...
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marble@...
Aug 9, 2000 3:13 pm
Hi all - I'm mostly a lurker, but I've been corresponding with several of you privately. I would like to invite you to our first Open Studio, on Saturday,...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 9, 2000 6:04 pm
Glad to see the announcement! Why don't you make the directions public, too--as that would be a help to readers who get the list in digest form--and possibly...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Aug 9, 2000 10:39 pm
Dear Jill and fellow marblers, In reference to the conference it is coming along. An announcement is going out to the international list soon and an official...
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carylhanc@...
Aug 9, 2000 11:15 pm
YEA! (Shouting for joy!) Please do keep us all posted about the Marbling Event! Thanks! Carrel Hancock...
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marble@...
Aug 10, 2000 3:05 pm
Wow! Thanks, you all!! Your response to just this little blurb about our open studio was wonderful! It once again shows us that when we venture into the "art"...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Aug 11, 2000 2:14 am
hello all, since there is again discussion about the gathering 2002 i thought i would take this opportunity to tell everyone who wishes to be on the mailing...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Aug 11, 2000 2:23 am
hi jill, acrylic paint can be used to marble fabric. it will have to be heat set afterwards either by ironing or using the dryer. follow the instructions on...
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isaac@...
Aug 11, 2000 5:24 pm
Hello, everyone! I've only recently discovered the marbling technique, and am very happy about it. From childhood, I remember being fascinated by marbled end...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 11, 2000 6:27 pm
Someone here is bound to respond to your request--in the meantime--sift through the back emails from the list and see if you can come up with ...
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Sissy Wood
SissyWood@...
Aug 21, 2000 6:58 pm
Hi all, I haven't posted since last February shortly after this group was started. At that time I had signed up to take a marbling class with Nancy Lawrence...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Aug 22, 2000 11:42 pm
Greetings! Everyone, Some of you may have received this, so please forgive my double posting. As of the August 15th I no longer work as a Conservator at the...
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Alejandra Topete
atopete@...
Aug 23, 2000 3:57 pm
Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I last wrote to the group. Linda Hohneke: thanks very much for the information you sent on marbling history. Jake...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 23, 2000 4:01 pm
Wow! A Whole thesis! THIS I hope you will be able to publish here when you are able--if you don't mind! That would be great! Thanks Jill ... From: "Alejandra...
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Sissy Wood
SissyWood@...
Aug 24, 2000 12:49 pm
As I posted a few days ago, last weekend I took a marbling workshop. We used methyl cellulose for our sizing. In the books I have on marbling and from reading...
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iris nevins
irisnevins@...
Aug 24, 2000 1:14 pm
You get a much finer end product with the carragennan.....nicer clarity. Make up just as much as you will use in a day or two.....it is quick and easy to mix...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Aug 25, 2000 11:48 pm
I haven't done acrylic marbling in a while, but I know that Methyl Cellulose stands up to use with the acrylic paints, which tend to degrade the carragheenan....
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Aug 25, 2000 11:54 pm
This is intriguing--mixing the two that is...........I think I will try this the next time thru---as i have some methyl cellulose kicking about. What have I...
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Yehuda Miklaf
mfritz@...
Aug 26, 2000 7:49 pm
And besides what Iris said, MC foams easily, and the last thing a marbler needs is bubbles. Yehuda Miklaf...
