Re: Seeking photo-graveurre and embossing techniques and resources

Re: Seeking photo-graveurre and embossing techniques and resourcesJack,
This sounds like the best lead I've had so far. Would you either put me in touch with your friend or forward this on to him? I'd like to ask some questions about suppliers, processes, costs, timelines, etc.

Thanks
Barry Kleider
Photographer. Arts Educator.
612.722.9701
email: bkleider@sihope.com
Web: www.barryphotography.com

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Jack Brubaker
  To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
  Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 12:17 PM
  Subject: Re: Seeking photo-graveurre and embossing techniques and resources

  Barry,

  I have a friend who designs signs for elevaters and such for the handicapped. He has mentioned that some of the signs for limited production (an architest wants the signage in his building to be HIS, unique, not off the shelf) are made using a thick photo-polymer exposed, developed and hardened by reexposure. I have seen mention of this use of photo-polymer on the web sights of a polymer distributer somewhere. That should make a photo image relief for your purpose.

  Jack

    From: Barry Kleider <bkleider@sihope.com>
    Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
    Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:53:16 -0600
    To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
    Subject: Seeking photo-graveurre and embossing techniques and resources

    I'm doing a project for a school of blind kids.
    Ideally, I'm thinking of getting some copper plates,
    coating these plates with the same emulsion used when burning plates for offset press work,
    burning the plates,
    and getting them embossed for display.

    Do you have ANY experience with any of these processes which might be helpful?

    Part of my question is how to bring the visual medium up off the flat page so it can be understood by a non-visual audience.

    I've considered making paper embossings, but the finished piece needs to be durable enough to withstand heavy "viewing."

    Thanks,

    Barry Kleider
    Photographer. Arts Educator.
    612.722.9701
    email: bkleider@sihope.com
    Web: www.barryphotography.com <http://www.barryphotography.com>
Received on Mon Dec 22 12:23:04 2003