[alt-photo] Re: pigments for gum

[Diana Bloomfield]

Haha.  Thanks, Peter.  I don't actually need (or want) your "A List" or your palette.  Why would I?  

I just find odd that someone gives out information-- well, sort of-- and then not. I'm not sure I get the point-- except to be able to post and say that you did a bunch of tests.  I don't know; I guess that doesn't impress me much (wait-- maybe I should put that to music). 

I already have pigments I like to use and that work well for me. Sometimes I try others, and I'll no doubt look at the list Chris provided and maybe I'll try a few of those, or maybe not.  I do plenty of work and tests myself (as I'm quite sure others here do as well).  But if I chose to post about how many tests I performed, etc, and then someone asked for more information, I would not be uncomfortable telling them.  Again, I feel like this sort of information is part and parcel of teaching and just sharing-- and also just as a useful guideline (part of why people write 'how-to' books, I suspect).  

I come from Southern stock myself.  And you know what they say about Southern women . . .

Diana


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> Hi Diana and Trevor—
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> Oh, anyone is free to "steal" my palate and use the pigments I use—that is, if they find them on their own. What's wrong with doing your own testing, research, and labor? I did. Didn't hurt me one bit and I learned sooooooooooo much that I probably wouldn't have otherwise. I think I've made it clear how I found my pigments, which I believe is fair enough. Sorry, spoon feeding every detail to grown up, perfectly capable adults is not my forte. I come from Scottish stock. Maybe that explains it.
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> What's the saying— " Give someone a fish, eat for a day. Teach them to fish and . . ." well, you know the rest.
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> By the way, Trevor, my daughter knows all of my printing techniques so I'm not THAT stingy. Not sure she understands it all, though (she's only 16 and cyanotype is more to her liking). This is all great discussion and I appreciate the interaction. Cheers!
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> Peter J. Blackburn