From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 05/06/00-02:41:57 PM Z
On Sat, 6 May 2000, Keith Gerling wrote:
> "One fellow said he'd tried gum & failed for 10 years, then his first print
> "by the book" ("Judy's book") was "splendid."
>
> I think I may be that fellow! At least these were my comments. Yes, I've
> read most of what was available on gum printing up to two years ago. Much
> of it is either confusing or hogwash. Judy's P-F#1 has everything you need.
> She certainly put me on the right track, and I've been printing gum almost
> exclusively ever since.
>
My post was getting a bit long to go into it, but the point I'd made
mentally as worth future mention was that Keith (and others of course, but
Keith notably that I knew of) took that as a starting point, and zoomed
off to places I'd never been, made them his own, & if it doesn't sound too
icky to say so, taught me (& the rest of us) a thing or two, & doubtless
will continue. Did I mention that as one of the miracles of gum? It's so
infinite and variable, you just never get to the end of it.
Incidentally, Keith, I remember your finding about the change in
temperature/humidity affecting register... From yesterday to today we had
about a 100% increase in humidity in NYC (and in my 100 years here I do
not recall EVER the streets smelling so strongly of, pardon the
expression, dog piss, as today... Are you there Linda-from-the-country?)
I'm heading up to studio now to put on some layers. Uh oh.
Meanwhile, thank you kind sir.
Judy
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