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

[Keith Gerling <keith.gerling@gmail.com>]

Hey, Loris - Welcome back!   I'm glad you survived the rigors of
military life - and hoping your superiors kept your aging reflexes
away from the ammunition :)

I never had any success with silane, but I never went to the lengths
mentioned in this thread.  I've never seen the need for it - gelatin
coats very nicely on clean glass.

I'm not sure you were present on the list when I was issuing praises
of masa paper for gum, but if not,  then here is a big THANK YOU for
turning me onto it.  I love it and it has totally changed my approach
to gum printing.

Welcome back!

Keith

On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name> 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!
>
>