Works perfectly, thanks Jake. I remember the ad, and that the child I was then wondered whey a typewriter could have the same size as an egg! Susanne Krause ...
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Erik Haagensen
permtilperm
Apr 4, 2008 12:16 pm
After some time of trials with the CMC-based size I have experienced that it caused some problems - or at least some unwanted effects. Of course - I can't tell...
4603
irisnevins
idn17
Apr 4, 2008 1:02 pm
Reading all this talk of MC varieties and their problems, really makes carrageenan look like child's play. Is anyone using it anymore or am I an old timer? It...
4604
pktmarble
Apr 4, 2008 2:13 pm
Iris, I totally agree with your preference for carragheenan for marbling (with the possible exception of a variant spelling). Use it for paper, fabric,...
4605
Erik Haagensen
permtilperm
Apr 4, 2008 4:05 pm
A very stong opinion in this respons from Iris. I like that. Carraghenan is great with water colours! Even with my very modest experience I will say that there...
4606
momo
zozo7bra
Apr 5, 2008 10:20 pm
I started marbling in Haiti in 1959-65. My teacher had studied and apprenticed France. We made the size with water and cow bone marrow (messy process, used oil...
4607
momo
zozo7bra
Apr 5, 2008 10:26 pm
I started marbling in Haiti in 1959-61. My teacher had studied and apprenticed France. We made the size with water and cow bone marrow (messy process, used oil...
4608
Cris C Takacs
cris.takacs
Apr 6, 2008 3:52 pm
Thanks for sharing your story and your photos, momo. I also have "stuck" with carrageenan. I have some really old (I mean really old) podwer which has always...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 6, 2008 7:07 pm
My 2 cents: I tried using a carragheenan and surface treated cold-water dispersible HPMC 50-50 mix SPECIFICALLY for marbling with arcylic colors and I really...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 6, 2008 7:20 pm
I've just learned that Uur Derman's Turkish language book Trk Sanatnda Ebr has been scanned and uploaded to Rapidshare. It is...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 6, 2008 8:13 pm
Greetings everyone, I've just uploaded a PDF version of Francis Bacon's account of marbling from his Sylva Sylvarum. The images were made available courtesy...
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Susanne Krause
hamburgerbun...
Apr 7, 2008 2:29 pm
Hi Elinor and Jake, today I received my copy of the book, it has the printing error on p. 70 you mentioned, Elinor, so it seems to be an overall-thing. I have ...
4613
carylhanc@...
cherry_hill_...
Apr 7, 2008 3:34 pm
... Hi, Jake, Once again, thank you for all your information. Your comments about using the 50-50 solution of methylcel and caragheenan are interesting - I...
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pktmarble
Apr 7, 2008 3:36 pm
Jake- The 50/50 mixture sounds like an experiment I'd like to try. I use Golden acrylics pretty much exclusively anyway for paper & fabric. But please...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Apr 7, 2008 6:08 pm
I'm a newbie here, so maybe others already know, but could you tell us where you obtained the HPMC? I use Golden Fluid Acrylics with acrylic flow release and...
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Renato
renatorenata...
Apr 7, 2008 6:16 pm
Thank you Jake and Elinor for posting that! I just want let you know that Francis Bacon's 'Sylva Sylvarum' images (the whole book) can be viewed with great...
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Antonio Vlez Cele...
avcelemin
Apr 7, 2008 7:33 pm
Thanks to Jake and Elinor to post this links. And to Renato, for the interesting ECHO web. I have a spanish translation of the text by Kircher. With the help...
4618
bookartscenter
Apr 7, 2008 8:07 pm
We hope you will reserve the evening of April 17th to join us in welcoming Martin Antonetti, Curator of Rare Books in the Mortimer Rare Book Room at Smith...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 7, 2008 9:04 pm
Many people use the term "Methyl Cellulose" to refer to a wide range of cellulose ethers and it is something of a misnomer. The kind of cellulose ether...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 7, 2008 9:32 pm
... Would you please say more about the above copied paragraph - what size - the caragheenan? What wax? And while I understand the burnishing process, I...
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Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 7, 2008 9:59 pm
Thanks for posting this valuable resource, Renato! Unfortunately your direct links didn;t come through. I find taht for very long links, you must use the...
4622
Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 7, 2008 10:09 pm
Thanks for posting this valuable resource, Renato! Unfortunately your direct links didn;t come through. I find taht for very long links, you must use the...
4623
Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 7, 2008 10:16 pm
Well, so much for "Fixed Links"! 'm not sure how I did it, but I see that I somehow managed to paste the link to Bacon's account three times. Well, at least...
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Sue Cole
artsycole
Apr 8, 2008 11:53 pm
you can get a burnishing stone at Iris Nevins website: <http://www.marblingpaper.com/marbling3.html> Also, Peggy Skycraft sells MicroGlaze, another type of wax...
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Susanne Krause
hamburgerbun...
Apr 9, 2008 5:05 am
I have written to Hope Mayo of Houghton Library about the missing text on page 70. She sent me this link to download it: ...
4626
Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 12, 2008 9:16 pm
Greetings Everone, Antonio Velez kindly sent me images for the article "Some Notes on Marbling in the Seventeenth Century" by Charles Adams. These have been ...
4627
Jake Benson
jemiljan
Apr 12, 2008 10:24 pm
Thanks Susanne, The addition of a period at the end of this link results in an error message. Here is the corrected link: ...
4628
avcelemin
Apr 13, 2008 7:04 pm
Hi all: Yesterday I had a marbling day and I have arrange an album with the papers I marbled. I'm joking...I spent the whole week. Seriously, I hope you enjoy...
4629
onemarbler
Apr 13, 2008 7:47 pm
I very much enjoyed your work, Antonio. It's wonderful! Thanks for posting it. I like your sense of humor, too. : -) Lavinia...
4630
irisnevins
idn17
Apr 13, 2008 11:55 pm
are these on the site in an album? ...ha... almost wrote ALUM.... can you send the direct link if they are? Iris Nevins www.marblingpaper.com ... From:...
