always a pleasure to see! You make me want to do some marbled art again... seems all I ever do is large production runs these days, not much fun, but pays the...
thanks for the suggestions. I just ordered and received some airbrush colors from dharma Trading to see if they will work better because they have a finer...
Good morning -- The following query was posted to another list. I asked the writer's permission to send it to this list, since I felt he / she (?) would get a ...
Dear Friends, Some wonderfull historical samples of great master Hatip Mehmed Efendi were uploaded in www.saralart.blogspot.com. with an article in German...
Thank you ebrucu33 for the interesting photos, I need such historical examples in my work, so please whenever you find some send to us thanks again. ...
I wrote awhile ago about some problems I was having with the Methyl Cellulose I had gotten from Volcano Arts. It wouldn't ever get thick, even when I used...
I guess I wasn't very clear on why I was writing in. What are the pros and cons as far as price and usage for the different sources of methyl cellulose. For...
Ahmet, Thanks for these images. Can you tell us more about what collection they come from? Are they taken from endpapers? bookcovers? Pamphlet wrappers?...
Sorry, I meant to say the Tühfe-i Hattatin of Süleiman Sadeddin Mustakimzade contains the account of Hatip Effendi. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11938906 ...
Sue, Your experience that a "thin" methyl cell was used for gluing sounds very unusual to me. Grades like a4m and e4m can be made so thick that you can...
www.volcanoarts.biz sells bookbinding and marbling supplies. I started out with 4 tablespoons to a gallon, stirred it with a whisk in distilled water for...
A design local company has asked me to reproduce a design for a booklet they are preparing. They plan to print 800-1000 copies, and use the marbling for the...
Hello Again, Here is the text from the section on marbling Graphic Artists Guild Handbook : Pricing & Ethical Guidelines, 10th edition (2001). pp 300-302. ...
Sue, Sorry for my delayed reply. What you report sounds very unusual. Did the company send you those instructions for the preparation? I wonder if they...
those were the direction in a couple of books that I have. I have a pound of it, so would like to be able to use it. If you have any suggestions, I would be...
Thanks Jake, I knew she had been very ill, and glad it was peaceful for her at the end. We had some very nice email communications over not just papers, but...
I did promise I'd share my results. The black is definitely running. I really cannot figure out why. In my attempt to get better results, I went extreme and...
From August 2 to Sep. 30, 2008, I will be apprenticing with a very experienced marbling teacher in Urgup/Neveshir. I try to keep a blog/journal of my journey....
For those who'd like to see how Ann's work graced not just books, here is a link: http://www.hamburgerbuntpapier.de/en/galerie034_en.html The box maker,...
Dear All, It really sounds great, good luck! Let me share that it has been great for me too this group. Not only I am learning a lot here, I have also got in...
Hi All, I just found this great collection of marbled and decorated papers hosted by the Manchester Metropolitan Library. The papers are from the Schmoller...
Thanks for the link.... i was surprised to see one of mine there.... one I don't like very much either!! i'd have given them a different one! Oh well!! iris...
Hi John, There is no need to login...Load the link you provided in your message: <http://www.specialcollections.mmu.ac.uk/?page_id=17> then, in the left menu...
Dear Renato, I see the images now. Thanks for your help, I was so blind. Regards John Ang There is no need to login...Load the link you provided in your ...
Dear friends, For those who don`t speak spanish: Please find below three links, the first one is "first person" Diego Ranea, a photograph writing about art...
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