Jake, I spray only the side of the paper which is to be alumed and marbled. Because the Indian cotton papers were so difficult, I gave them a good coat of...
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irisnevins
idn17
Sep 30, 2005 5:32 pm
Good luck Jake....wish I could make it but can't, iris nevins ... From: Jake Benson<mailto:handbindery@...> To:...
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james tapley
jthandbook
Sep 30, 2005 5:14 pm
Mea Culpa for the public posting in error. Best, James...
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james tapley
jthandbook
Sep 30, 2005 5:08 pm
Hello Jake and break a leg! Just wish that I could attend. Thanks for your letter. I know that I'll be pleased to have the ANTIKA; not sure why there wasn't...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 30, 2005 4:13 pm
*Please forgive any cross-posting of the following announcement* Gardens of the Imagination: Traditions of Paper Marbling in Asia and the Islamic World A free...
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Luiseach@...
luannesews2001
Sep 30, 2005 3:23 pm
Hi flowers, Can you get sumi ink? I've tried Pelikan and it worked, sometimes, but sumi was the most consistent for me. Also, if your ink is sinking, you may...
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flower_gurl4eva
Sep 29, 2005 9:18 pm
Hi, My name is flowers, or at least thats what I go by online and off. No, my mom didn't name me flowers, my sons named me flowergurl4eva, because of my...
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Gail MacKenzie
gail95585
Sep 29, 2005 7:34 pm
... Hi, There are many factors and none of them the same for everyone! But, I do think the temperature is your problem. My tray has a cold corner which no...
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Judi Doud
lcquilting
Sep 29, 2005 5:14 pm
Hi....I am a beginning marbler of fabric. I have mixed my carageenan size abt.five times up to now. That was in the summer. I few days ago, I mixed it like a...
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katherine coddington
kncoddington
Sep 29, 2005 3:47 pm
Thank you so much for the link to this fascinating site. I too, am new to this art, and believe that even if we don't do things in the traditional way, it is...
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Aygul Ucar
aygucar
Sep 29, 2005 8:36 am
Hi everyone, I am a new member of this group. I am interested in marbling. Last year I took a course for 8 months on marbling and I realized that marbling (or...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 28, 2005 2:25 pm
Joan thanks for telling us about this. We have a products here made by DOW called Krylon. It is an acrylic resin very similar to a product called B-72 that...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 28, 2005 2:18 pm
Tomas, There is no one single book that is really "up to date", as various people are still continually exploring evidence from different regions. Our recent...
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Luiseach@...
luannesews2001
Sep 28, 2005 1:40 pm
I put together a presentation on the history of marbling a few years ago and most of my information came from Ink & Gall magazine (sigh, miss it so much) and...
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tomas viavant
tomasaquinas...
Sep 28, 2005 1:25 am
to all marblers. I am trying to get general information on marbling history in order to make a lecture on marbling. I have books by patty schlicker and...
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sixshort
Sep 26, 2005 1:50 pm
Oops! I made a very bad mistake, saying that I use repositioning spray for handmade papers! That would make a terrible mess. I meant to say an artists'...
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irisnevins
idn17
Sep 26, 2005 12:36 am
oops...Joan, I thought I was replying to you in a personal email!! Whew...didn't say anything bad at least! Sorry everyone!! iris ... From:...
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James M Mahoney
monitamahoney
Sep 26, 2005 12:33 am
Just an additional comment from another papermaker - I, too, marble my own handmade papers and have never had any problems like that (I use mainly Golden Fluid...
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irisnevins
idn17
Sep 26, 2005 12:32 am
thanks.... sigh...I wish I had more time to play with marbling. My efforts have been going into completing the solo mostly Celtic guitar CD. I think it's about...
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sixshort
Sep 25, 2005 10:23 pm
Dear Tom, Good to hear from you. What type of paint do you use? I have only tried watercolours from Colophon and from Iris Nevins, as well as gouache....
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sixshort
Sep 25, 2005 10:18 pm
Hi Iris, You are amazing. You answer every email or message on the spot. I am impressed. The spray I use is a repositioning adhesive spray. The two brands ...
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ShiksaOy@...
shiksaoy
Sep 25, 2005 7:55 pm
A local art supply store here in Santa Fe is closing it's doors >> which one please? Not The Artisan, I hope! I'll be making a trip there the end of...
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leech541@...
Sep 24, 2005 5:04 pm
Dear Joan - A local art supply store here in Santa Fe is closing it's doors and had a sale on papers.I just bought some Indian handmades to try to figure out...
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irisnevins
idn17
Sep 24, 2005 11:57 am
Thanks.....what is the spray and who makes it? Is it an Australian brand? nice of you to share that. I get students who bring in these papers they made...they...
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sixshort
Sep 24, 2005 2:25 am
Hello fellow paper decorators, Some years back we had much discussion about marbling handmade papers, with much input from Jake Benson and Tom Leech. After...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 23, 2005 8:20 pm
Hello everyone, I have posted an extra copy of Antika Magazine up for auction on eBay. The issue is Number 14, May 1986 and it features an article on Turkish...
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jthandbook
Sep 14, 2005 9:02 pm
Hello all... as it turns out the marbled Loan Notes produced by Franklin at Passy and held by the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia are part of...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 10, 2005 6:02 pm
Hi Jim, It turns out that we don't have Vol. 30 of the Papers of Benjamin Franklin here at USC. Hence I have to order it through ILL. Yet I think you are...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Sep 10, 2005 2:49 pm
Roycroft Book-Arts Weekend When: Friday - Sunday Oct 14 - 16, 2005 Where: Roycroft Campus Coppershop South Grove at Main Street East Aurora NY About: The...
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irisnevins
idn17
Sep 9, 2005 3:01 pm
try this link: http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an07/an07-4/an07-401.html<http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/an07/an07-4/an07-401.html>...
