Re: I'm back! Hi to all + Silane?

[Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>]

Hi Loris,
Welcome back!

I've tried silane and not had good luck with it, but there's a  
guy.... unfortunately I can't remember his name. .... who has  
perfected printing gum on glass using silane as a sub.  He and I  
corresponded for a while several years ago on the subject but I've  
changed computers since then and don't have any of that  
correspondence now.  But I'm sure the people who frequent the Bostick  
and Sullivan forum, if it still exists, will know who I'm talking  
about, and for all I know, he may well still post there himself, if  
it does still exist.  And maybe someone here knows who I'm talking  
about.  William something, I think... maybe.   I'd recommend looking  
him up, and to do that, I'd recommend starting with the Bostick and  
Sullivan forum.    Good luck.
Katharine


On Jun 15, 2008, at 10:46 AM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Hi to all,
>
> I'm (finally) back home after 6 months of military service.
>
> As you can easily understand, I'm craving for taking photographs and
> making alt prints. My current priority is working with glass; during
> summer, I want to make cyanotypes and gum prints on glass.
>
> Browsing the internet, I came across with compounds with the  
> generic name
> "silane". What I understand is that silane compounds can be used as
> intermediate material, to help alt process emulsions (or gelatin  
> primers)
> adhering to glass.
>
> Is there anyone using silane for such purposes? What is your  
> procedure?
>
> (My plan is to silanize the glass - which is a self-assembly  
> process as I
> understand it - then coat it with hardened gelatine and then put  
> the alt
> process emulsion on top of this sandwitch...)
>
> What are your suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Loris.
>
> P.S. I'm very happy for being around again!