All day yesterday and again today whenever I try to get into the group for the collage show Dale and Krishanna are organizing, I get this message: Group Not...
I would like to share with others. There is this on-line gallery now that has a collage exhibit going on for one month. June 1st to July 1st. Some really...
hi james michael.... a suggestion to remove the marbled end papers...not sure if it will work but it may be worth a try.....steam is a great thing to detack...
Jude: Thanks, I'll give it a try in the next couple of days and reply back here. And, a good idea about the trial run. I'll override my usual need for ...
Laura - This is a great online gallery. Congrats on getting in! Like the NY gallery mentioned elsewhere, and not to be forgotten -- the Bakers' Dozen, it's...
Cecil - If you were in a graduate art history course right now, you would be earning an "A" - thanks for this information about decollage. Gretchen ... From:...
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Jun 2, 2005 11:57 pm
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Wow, these are great. I try not to look at too much art when I am on a roll at making my own. I feel by looking at others art I jade my own minds eye. And my...
I've gotten used to the acrylic paints I use being quite safe and OK to manipulate by hand. The safety ratings are mostly AP and occasionally CL for cadmium...
Cecil: What a wonderful eye you have.Traveling with you would be a real treat! Loved the ones of Paris. Also thank you for the info on decollage. As much as I...
Hello Stephen, If you go to your home hardware store and look in the spray paint section, they usually have clear varnishes in a spray can that work well for...
I'm glad this subject has come up. I'm doing more straight collages now, having worked out at least one good alternative to framing them, and a protective...
James, You might want to check out the prices of www.misterart.com. I buy Creative Edge canvas from them and the prices are better than the one you mentioned....
Hi James. I've got some of the small gallery wrapped canvases I'm working on right now, too. Mine are not the ones without the staples on the back but they...
Linda..........are you in Santa Fe? I'll be there the week of the 13th for a monotype workshop out at the Indian Arts Institute south of town. It would be nice...
Sheree: Yes, that is a better price, although they appear not to be EXACTLY the same Creative Edge canvases. Apparently they come in two thicknesses: your...
James, I thought of that after writing the last email. Misterart does carry the thicker ones, but I didn't see any 11 X 14 listed. Here is the link for the...
James, There is a canvas manufacturer here in Longview I buy from (Sunbelt Manufacturing, Inc.). They have the "Contempo-gallery wraps" in size 11x 14" listed...
I don't know if canvas weight matters, James, but I use these deeper canvases as well and I found the Creative Edge brand uses slightly heavier canvas than...
Clear wood varnish in the spray can works awesome. I cover ALL of my collages with it before I use any other product. It keeps the paper from warping. And it's...
Careful, Tamara. It's when you're so accustomed to a smell you don't notice it that it's probably doing you harm. dale ... -- Dale Copeland outofsight...
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Jun 5, 2005 6:03 am
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I just recently read an article in The Artist's Magazine (November 2004) about mounting watercolors on canvas and varnishing them, so that you don't need to...
Is there a special fixative for oil pastels that would keep them from smudging? Can you put medium over them? I am interested because I have added some ...
Dale you have a point. I really do try and use it outside. Now that it's summer I can keep a window open. After I thought about it, He was looking for...
Lahra, Fran Larsen in Santa Fe has been coating her watercolors for years with fine coats of varnish. I don't remember all the particulars but there are many...
I don't know about canvas, but I did try it on a painting on 300# paper and it looks good to me. (it isn't one I'd ever hang)! I sprayed it with Krylon Matte...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the collage group. File : /Teri...
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Jun 5, 2005 7:21 pm
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I haven't seen much in the way of digital collage here, but thought I would share my latest with the group. I am involved in a collaborative effort paying...
