[Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium

[francis schanberger]

The link goes to Photography Gallery International. The pages are in
Japanese but can be translated through Google or Bing. The page also has
videos of Nishimaru-san working with the paper as well as video on the
making of the paper.

https://www.pgi.ac/cart/product/p-1435.html

-francis


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:33 PM, andy schmitt <aschmitt at aandy.org> wrote:

> I hope I didn't miss it but I'd love the link to see Nashimaru-san coat &
> process..... thank you
> Ps.. is the paper available for purchase?
>
>
> Regards
>
> Andy Schmitt
>
> Head of The New & Improved Photography Dept,
>  Peters Valley School of Craft
> http://www.petersvalley.org/html/Photography.cfm
>
>
>
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> Of
> francis schanberger
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:58 PM
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> Subject: [Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium
>
> Just to put this out there. The wonderful papermakers in Ino Town, Japan
> with the help of platinum printer Masayuki Nishimaru and photographer
> Satoru
> Yoshioka (as well as his wife Ayako) have created a new paper specifically
> for printing platinum and palladium which they are calling Tosahakkinshi
> aka
> Tosa Washi.
>
> It is extremely light weight (30 gsm) which requires a different approach
> to
> coating (brush, no coating rod). There is a video of Nishimaru-san coating
> and processing the paper of which I can send a link.
>
> I am organizing a June workshop near Roswell, New Mexico in which I will
> demonstrate how to handle this amazing yet challenging paper.
>
> An exhibition of work made on this paper just concluded at the Japanese
> Paper Museum in Ino, Japan but should be traveling to Kyotographie (the
> international Kyoto Photography Festival).
>
> -francis
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Diana Bloomfield
> <dlhbloomfield at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Hey Laura,
> >
> > The Fabriano soft-press does have texture to it (not smooth like the
> > hot-press), but not nearly as textured as the cold-press.  But the
> > soft-press is the only Fabriano that I was able to use with no
> > additional sizing or pre-shrinking.  The others (in my experience)
> required that.
> >
> > Also, Talas has that Rives heavyweight in 300 gsm, but I've not seen
> > it at 400.  Maybe there's not much difference between 300 and 400
> > (well, you know, except or 100). :)
> >
> > Diana
> >
> > On Nov 6, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Laura V wrote:
> >
> > > Oh that's great to know! I had already ordered the paper (from
> > > Daniel
> > Smith)...the Rives is 280 gsm (called heavyweight), because I didn't
> > realize it was available in 400 weight until I saw Chia's post after I
> > had ordered. I used to draw on it, and remember it as nice paper. I
> > got the Fabriano hot press - 640 gsm! - which I've used before and
> > loved. I didn't like the cold press, but the soft press sounds
> > interesting, perhaps I'll give it a try sometime.
> > >
> > > Laura
> > >
> > >
> >
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