Hi Jan...... Yes....different binders...though both dilute with water. Yes, different surfactants Water color uses ox-gall usually and acrylics tend to need...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jun 9, 2000 3:48 am
........My question is more about the paints---I have some from out west---have had Nothing but trouble with them---they settle to the bottom--i stir until my...
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Dolores Guffey
guffeyd@...
Jun 9, 2000 3:14 pm
In response to "water based marbling paints" and acrylics. I have been using acrylics for about 15 years with very good results. I have been using Liquidtex...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jun 10, 2000 12:26 am
Yes....most acrylics float on their own, so the main reason for a dispersant is to only adjust some to others. I am constantly amazed though how marbling works...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
Jun 14, 2000 5:12 pm
I was trying to adjust some size the other day to match my colors (I know, it is supposed to go the other way around but hey). The size was too thick and I...
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Fred Chang
ferrycommuter@...
Jun 14, 2000 6:17 pm
Jan: Have you contacted Irisnevins@...? I think she lives in New Jersey. If she offers classes, they would be well worth the trip! I have found...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jun 14, 2000 8:43 pm
Hi Jan (and thanks for the kind words, Fred!) First of all, I would like to let the list know that my Peters Valley workshop for 2000 is probably on for the...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jun 18, 2000 12:39 am
For those of you trying to marble in 95 degree heat these days (and for those of you with year round heat), you know the size breaks down rapidly and loses...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Jun 26, 2000 8:03 pm
Hello Jan, I hope you are fairing well with paints and bath. It sounds like you've begun your initiation process of research and development...variables ...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Jun 26, 2000 8:03 pm
Hello Jan, I hope you are fairing well with paints and bath. It sounds like you've begun your initiation process of research and development...variables ...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jun 26, 2000 8:24 pm
Laura, do you teach this course every summer? Or more than once a year? Thanks Jill...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jun 26, 2000 8:33 pm
Here is the glorious season of sun and vacation for so many. Let me remind the professional marblers here--all of you who are doing workshops and...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jun 26, 2000 10:19 pm
Just a reminder to try and book early. Peters Valley classes generally fill up early, and we are limiting to about 10 students. This is for the 3rd weekend in...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jun 29, 2000 12:12 am
This has come in........Am forwarding it to the list. Jill ... of...
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Evi Parissi
evibol@...
Jun 29, 2000 11:50 am
Here is a message for all the professionals on the list. I can't undertake any marbling comissions at the momment so you are welcome to contact John ... ...
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atopete@...
Jul 6, 2000 3:34 pm
Hello everyone! I'm a new member of the group and I'm a book and art restorer. I'm writing my tesis about conservation of decorated paper and I was wondering...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
Jul 14, 2000 1:18 am
Hi all. I have been having a lovely time making little patches of marbled paper!! Endlessly fascinating! But now what? What kinds of folks buy marbled paper...
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thomas fuhrman
tfuhrman@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:00 am
jan, bookbinders would use it for covers or to wrap signatures with. there is alot of people who use it in card making as a background paper or as a collage ...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Jul 14, 2000 2:27 am
Jill, I apologize for taking so long to reply. I've been marbling madly to get ready for a show. I will be at the Folk School in 2001 May 4-6 and July 29- ...
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Scottie Lover
iluvscotties@...
Jul 14, 2000 3:03 am
... All kinds of things ... Marbled paper makes exquisite end pages for handmade books, beautiful covers for other handmade books, beautiful stationery (glued...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Jul 14, 2000 5:40 am
I cover blank books with marbled paper and make stationery sets with them. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper Marbling Website:...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Jul 27, 2000 8:40 pm
Hello All..... Just wanted to let you know that there is a new marbling tip on my site (www.marblingpaper.50megs.com), but more exciting is a new link to an ...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Jul 29, 2000 1:37 am
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...
