Hi all. I've been musing about two differences between the marbling process shown in the Diderot encyc. pictures and what today's books say to do. One thing...
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Marbling@egroups.com
Oct 4, 2000 5:41 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Marbling group. File : /ebru.jpg ...
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ahmet.saral@...
Oct 4, 2000 6:07 pm
Dear Friends, Marbling exhibition was opened in Vienna.It will stay open untill 30th October 2000.If you happen to come to Vienna ,you can visit. With my best...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Oct 4, 2000 8:37 pm
Rinsing.....I don't rinse my papers either. I was intrigued by the old books never mentioning rinsing, and set out to fine tune my paints to the point where...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Oct 5, 2000 5:06 am
Ingird Weimann has related to me that she no longer has copies of "Infinity of Colours" by Hikmet Barutcugil. She still has several copies of "Colors Dancing...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Oct 5, 2000 11:56 am
Once again--Thank you for this information Jake. This list is enriched by your thoughtful posts, that teach us all a little more about marbling and its...
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CARTER ELBON
C2E2_2000@...
Oct 6, 2000 3:18 am
Please add my name to your database as an interested novice. I have taken two short classes from Laura Sims and Nancy Lawrence during my travels in North...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Oct 6, 2000 8:52 pm
The local library had a copy of Wendy Addison Medeiros book "Marbling Techniques". For readers who have this at home, page 64----refering to preparing...
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Jan Walker
jwalker@...
Oct 7, 2000 7:02 pm
... I'm afraid I can't answer the question! But I've seen mention of alcohol a few times in preparing fiber reactive dyes (not pigments). With dyes, I think...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Oct 7, 2000 8:16 pm
Jan, In reference to the kit you saw, if it was Liquetex it may have included "Marbleze"; (spelling?)to help it spread. When I ordered some it seemed to be...
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Laura Sims
indigostone@...
Oct 8, 2000 12:46 pm
Fellow marblers, I just received a virus alert for email. IBM and AOL are warning people to not open anything titled "California" or "Win a Holiday". It will...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Oct 8, 2000 4:52 pm
Alcohol reduces the surface tension of the solution, allowing not only better pigment dipersion, but also I think it works with the gall (in watercolor...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Oct 8, 2000 10:46 pm
jan, in my frustration with the paint companies endless changing of their formulas i have begun a study of paint making. from what i have learned so far, your...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Oct 9, 2000 3:22 pm
Marie's psoting reminds me, that there is a wonderful historical text called the Suminagashi-zome of Tokutaru Yagi (sp?), translated and published by Robin...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Oct 9, 2000 8:47 pm
Just catching up....have been on a long overdue vacation.... My copy of Woolnough's is not a marbled cloth one, and in fact was a very beat up copy I rebound...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Oct 9, 2000 9:03 pm
Yes Jake, I do sell fabric/paper marbling acrylics. Check the web at: www.marblingpaper.50megs.com for the complete listings My acrylics seem very pricey, but...
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John Ang
johnacs@...
Oct 10, 2000 2:16 am
Dear Iris, Is it be possible to let us know how one goes about preparing marbling paints. For example the proportion of pigment to other components of the...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Oct 10, 2000 11:53 am
This always leaves me in a dilemma, since the marbling supply business is part of the way I make my living. I have literally spent a fortune and a lot of time...
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Susan Lightcap
slightcap@...
Oct 10, 2000 1:09 pm
Dear Marvelous Marblers, I have followed Iris', Laura Sims', Patti and Mimi's, Jim Leech's, Galen's, Don Guyot's and others' work for many years, admire the...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Oct 10, 2000 2:52 pm
About preparing paints: Read Halfer's Progress of the Marbling Art. Iris just said a lot in her posting too. Hikmet's new "An Infinity of Colors" book has much...
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Fred Chang
ferrycommuter@...
Oct 10, 2000 3:12 pm
Dear Iris: Thank you for sharing so much of your experience in marbling and paints. I am constantly amazed at how much you are willing to share, I personally...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Oct 10, 2000 3:42 pm
Thanks Iris for your sharing your experience in marbling. ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper Marbling Website:...
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Laura
labb@...
Oct 10, 2000 10:58 pm
Dear Fred, hey, thanks a lot for the advice, especially since I just read Gruenebaum's book AGAIN last night, and decided there was no way I was going to...
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irisnevins
irisnevins@...
Oct 11, 2000 12:09 am
I heard the problem with Gabrielle's book was in the translation from German. Supposedly the German version it was distilled from made sense, though I don't...
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Cecilia Novelli
cecilia.novelli@...
Oct 11, 2000 9:28 pm
Thanks to Marbling group for the opportunity to talk about our dificulties and doubts . I work with acrylics "Liquitex";.Is there anyone with better results? I...
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Fred Chang
ferrycommuter@...
Oct 11, 2000 9:57 pm
Hi. I didn't mean to malign Ms. Gruenebaum (GG) personally, and not even the English translation of her work (I also heard it was originally written in ...
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John Ang Cheng Siew
johnacs@...
Oct 12, 2000 7:08 am
To Jake Benson, Is it alright if the website below is listed in our list's link section? ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . .-P John Ang Cheng Siew My Paper Marbling Website:...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan@...
Oct 12, 2000 2:05 pm
I can't imagine why not. Alparslan Hoca speaks excellent English (educated at Oxford) I have written him last night, no response yet. Benson's Hand Bindery ...
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Marie Palowoda
marie@...
Oct 12, 2000 11:59 pm
john and all, yes, diane's books are good. another excellent one which may be of more use to novice marblers is 'marbling; a complete guide to creating...
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J Dolphin
jdolphin@...
Oct 13, 2000 1:38 am
... From: Marie Palowoda To: Marbling@egroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 8:00 PM Subject: [Marbling] marbling bookss a while back i spoke with a...
