Re: gum question
That print is a beauty!
(But sorry that I have to remind you that no one is supposed to
include attachments. Let's hope the list police is asleep)
I would definitely take gallery owners' words with a grain of salt!
And curators. And critics! Trust your own instinct! If you were doing
it solely to sell, and sell in just that one gallery, then you would
need to listen to the person. Otherwise, absolutely not!
Sam
On Jun 7, 2008, at 8:39 PM, Diana Bloomfield wrote:
Oh, I bet that made for a beautiful portrait. I guess I didn't know
clay came in anything but brick red. That's all I've ever seen. I
have, indeed, heard of pregnant women eating clay and dirt-- is that
only in the South?
This particular image I've been working with today is from a Diana
camera. Of course, it's not sharp to begin with, but I was
surprised at how well it did with that one coat. I'll take a
picture of it and post when it dries. I added a yellow layer (after
sizing it after that first coat). I wish I'd left it alone, but the
yellow layer looks okay.
I did make a few gum images from zone plates. Most were a
disappointment--and, as you say, got kind of muddy or mush-like
after a few layers-- but I'll attach one I really liked. A few
people from the list have seen this already. I really loved it, but
my gallery owner here saw it and said he was "underwhelmed." Worse
yet, he was dismayed because it "didn't look like a photograph."
I don't know. Maybe my standards have gone down, but after a lot of
failures, this one seemed really successful, in comparison. I just
liked the way the colors transitioned so smoothly, and my whites
stayed white. Don't know how well this will come across on your
screen. I took the photo of the print itself by window light with
my digital camera, so take it for what it's worth. It really is
pretty (in real life)-- or, at least, I like to think it is. This
was with your zone plate cap, Sam, on my Canon 5D. I printed this
on sized (w/gelatin and glut for hardener) Fabriano Artistico.
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