Re: gum arabic

[Laura Valentino <laura@this.is>]

That's right :) Although it's not necessarily cheaper for me to order 
from the UK, rather than the US. Just a bit quicker. And I only found 
liquid gum arabic in my searches.

Laura


Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> Ohhh, that's right, you don't live in the US, but Iceland, correct?
>
> Get the Kordofan.
>
> Chris
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> Christina Z. Anderson
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Valentino" <laura@this.is>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:23 AM
> Subject: Re: gum arabic
>
>
> Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> > Laura,
> > What company, and what prices?
> L. Cornelissen & Son (www.cornelissen.com)
> Prices in GBP for 100g; 250g; 500g; 1kg:
>
> Gum Arabic (Kordofan) No. 1 — — 4.25 6.70 11.10 19.95 — —
> Gum Arabic (Nigerian) No. 3 — — 4.10 6.45 10.30 18.35 — —
>
> I have used already mixed gum from Bostick and Sullivan, and it's fine,
> but too expensive to ship the liquid stuff. I've also tried a powdered
> gum that was given to me and I have no idea the origin of, and it was
> fine too. So I'm not really being picky! I believe the stuff from
> Cornelissen is "lumps". I'm assuming it should be a high quality grade,
> since this is intended for fine art pigments.
>
> Laura
>
>
> > Kordofan was historically thought to be the best, though many said the 
> > gum didn't make a dif where it came from (Africa, Sudan, Sengal, East 
> > India, Alexandria).  Kuehn preferred Kordofan, and then Ghenziri, and 
> > said Senegal gum did not print well, lifting off more readily and 
> > leaving a residue.
> >
> > Since I have never had much choice in location of gum I never gave it 
> > much thought, actually, but I much prefer the gum Daniel Smith sells 
> > that is very light in color. But I do wonder how much difference gum 
> > makes from the different places....
> > Chris
> > __________________
> >
> > Christina Z. Anderson
> > http://christinaZanderson.com/
> > __________________
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Valentino" <laura@this.is>
> > To: "Alt Photo Process" <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 9:20 AM
> > Subject: gum arabic
> >
> >
> > > The company I order my art paper from has gum arabic in 2 varieties: 
> > > Gum Arabic (Kordofan) No. 1  and Gum Arabic (Nigerian) No. 3. Any 
> > > idea what the difference is? Would either be fine for gum bichromate?
> > >
> > > The woman I talked to told me these were for mixing with pigments, 
> > > and the Kordofan was favored for watercolor pigments. Thanks!
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Laura