[alt-photo] Re: acid paper

[Diana Bloomfield]

Hi Judy,

Your comments certainly resonate with me.  I used Buxton, some years  
ago, and thought it was really a spectacular paper-- seemed to just  
respond so beautifully to both platinum and cyanotype-- but even back  
then, the cost was fairly prohibitive.  I typically made small prints  
with it, so I could stretch the paper as far as it would go.  I'm  
pretty sure I have a couple of sheets left, too-- in the drawer with  
the platinum I have left.

And, in fact, it has not gone down in price.  A couple of places in NY  
(Talas and NY Central Art Supply) still sell it, I believe-- or at  
least they did several months ago-- and the price has actually gone up  
substantially-- if you can believe that.  The last time I saw it  
listed, one sheet was well over $20.  And, yeah, if the paper is the  
most expensive part of your process, it doesn't leave much room for  
experimentation, or-- heaven forbid-- mistakes.  I assumed they raised  
the price so much, because of the shipping costs and the relatively  
small market??  I'm guessing they just don't want to make it anymore.

Chris, as far as I know, Buxton has always been called Ruscombe Mills  
Buxton here, not Ashton-- unless that's a different paper they also  
make.  I've never seen it listed like that anywhere.

Diana

On Mar 30, 2010, at 7:22 PM, Judy Seigel wrote:

>
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2010, Christina Anderson wrote:
>
>> Well, I know that Buxton is one of Ware's favorites, and Arches  
>> Platine used to be sized with a more acid size (rosapina or  
>> something?).
>>
>> But Buxton is called something like Ashton in the States, and is a  
>> bit expensive for my tastes. Chris
>>
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>
> I bought some Buxton in the long long ago, probably when Mike Ware  
> was still on the list and, um, praised it. I may suffer from a  
> character flaw (or three), but I couldn't get used to working on a  
> paper that was worth more per cubic inch than I am... It made me so  
> uptight nothing worked... My feeling, nowadays is that one's paper  
> and other materials should be like trash, expendable, not to give a  
> damn about... My time and effort and inspiration should rule. (And  
> now that you mention it, I probably still have a couple of sheets of  
> Buxton in a folder somewhere.... they were so precious I could never  
> mess them up with paint.)
>
> I suspect, BTW, that the price has come down somewhat.... or those 6  
> by 6 inch prints mentioned recently might be the rule.
>
> J.
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