hope this helps,
Joe Portale
At 04:20 PM 6/17/1998 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I am looking for a gift idea where I can put a photograph of something using
>alt. photo. process. Since the receipient of the gift is not a
photographer, I
>prefer the gift to be something usable rather than just photographic.
>
>Right now I am thinking about putting a photograph on a mug (but not with
>those dye-sub transfer type). Is photoceramic something very difficult
>(assuming I can make reasonable gum print)? How does it work in principle (I
>have read a little in the past but can't remembre any detail)? Do you mix the
>glaze with dichromate and process as in gum and then fire it? Or do you
make a
>negative version of gum, process, and then paint the glaze on and fire it?
>
>I don't do ceramic myself. I am thinking of buying a mug from the ceramic
>craft store, put the image on, and then bring it back for firing.
>
>Any input on simple photoceramic (not intending to do anything
complicated) or
>other gift idea utilizing alt. photo would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Dave
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