Keith Schreiber (jkschreiber@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 03:56:53 -0700
Tom,
Have you tried Gampi??? It is kind of expensive but all I can say is WOW.
Use it with one drop of 10% Tween 20 per 2ml coating solution for an
incredibly smooth and rich tonal scale. As Jewelia has explained in detail,
*Gampi* is the name of one of the fibers used in Japanese papermaking. There
are many Japanese papers with the word Gampi in the name. The one that I
refer to is available from Daniel Smith as just plain Gampi and from New
York Central as Gampi Torinoko. I have used both and they are the same. One
catalog lists it as 95 gsm and the other as 96 gsm, and it is available in
white and cream. Sheet size is 20 x 30 inches with 4 deckled edges. It coats
easily with rod or brush and does not need additional sizing.
I have also had some recent success with a sheet called Wahon that I got
locally a couple years ago and never got around to trying. Unfortunately the
shop doesn't have any more and I have not found it anywhere else.
Hope this helps.
Keith
Keith Schreiber
jkschreiber@worldnet.att.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Ferguson <tomf2468@pipeline.com>
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: paper language
>I have one direct question (for jewelia or anyone else) and few comments to
>jewelia's posting on paper / hand made paper. My hand made paper
>experience is, admittedly, limited.
>
>My question is in using "Washi" or "Kozo" paper in alt work. I have only
>tried the samples available through local art stores. They are all (I
>believe this is typical for these papers) very light weight. No more than
>typing paper. About 24lbs (or 90g/meter square). We have to keep Luis
>happy and metric you know ;-)
>
>When I've tried to coat and print anything larger than 4x5 on these papers,
>they distort (become "wavy"). A dry mount press will not flatten large
>print to a usable (by me) degree.
>
>Last weekend I was at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica California. A
>Japanese paper company now has an outlet there. They had much heavier
>paper for sale. Something (poverty??) stopped me from buying. I want to
>be able to print at least 11x14 inch. Is heavier Washi the answer. Or, am
>I doing something wrong with the more standard light weight material?
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