Gravure Pigment Tissue was Fwd: RE: Klaus Pollmeier
Hello list,
While the community that makes gravure prints may be small, the loss of a
supplier for gravure pigment tissue is horrific, and in my case,
financially catastrophic. Over the years I have wanted to explore
photogravure but was never able to attend a workshop.
So, I decided to teach myself the process. Heck, I did it successfully
with many of the other alt processes, so I figured I could do it with
photogravure. Over the last year, at great expense, I purchased a etching
press, etching hot plate, the needed supplies, sans ferric chloride and
gravure tissue. My inquiry of about 2 months ago to Autotype indicated
they had no intention of discontinuing the product, both on their website
and over a phone call to confirm the availability and pricing. Last
night, Mr. Sullivan's post sent me into a tailspin and I called Autotype
this morning to find out the last incoming shipment is sold out! All
other sources for the tissue indicated a big run on the material and
could not supply any. Yikes, this in no uncertain terms
sucks, not only for me, but for the entire
photogravure community. I have personally made a huge financial
commitment to learning the process and fulfilling a long desire to make
gravure prints now to find out the key material is no longer
available!!!!
Now that I am done crying out loud is there anyone out there that might
be willing to sell me 6-12 feet of tissue? I would be be most
grateful. Does anyone think there will ever be a commercial source for
the material again? Is it at all a possibility to make the tissue from
scratch in an average darkroom, or is a major production facility
needed?
Sorry if this post sounds a bit unorganized and frenzied, but it
certainly reflects my frame of mind and disappointment.
Thanks for reading,
Marty
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Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:22:39 -0600
From: Richsul Sullivan <richsul@earthlink.net>
Subject: RE: Klaus Pollmeier
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Thanks Judy. I've gotten his address, or at least what some think it
is,
it's a university email so likely correct. I have an inquiry in to him
now.
I don't know why my Google didn't pop him up.
I anyone here has any information on the making of gravure tissue, I and
a
lot of other folks would appreciate having it forwarded.
Thanks again Judy,
--Dick
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From: Judy Seigel
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Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 8:01 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Klaus Pollmeier
My system seems to have eaten Sullivan's recent query, tho for what it's
worth I note the following 11-year old info (from Post-Factory
#2):
There's an article by Pollmeier about reprinting Drtikol.... He
(Pollmeier) thus sort of re-invented carbon after it had sunk into
total
desuetude...
Klaus Pollmeier's data as of October 1998:
address:
Muehlenfeld 43 S-45470, Muelheim-Ruhr, Germany
[Is that the Muelheim that's just across the field from Basel
Switzerland?
I seem to recall something like that... they called it "drei lande
ecke."]
Telephone +49-208-431051, Fax: +49-208-433937
e-mail kpollmeier@compuserve.com
(I think, however, compuserve is no more ?)
He worked with Czech artists Jan Splichal and Vaclave Kirasek, who might
still be around & have some suggestions. Also at the time he
was teaching
photograpy at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in the Dessau School
of Design. And owned Fine Print Studios, mail order source of alternative
photog. materials.
One of the above might provide a clue, if not the ding an sich.
J.
J.
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