From: Richard Sullivan (richsul@earthlink.net)
Date: 03/14/03-09:31:07 AM Z
He is supposed to be writing his book. But he seems to want to "finish" his
research first. Good l u c k!
--Dick
At 09:50 PM 3/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Thanks for the follow up Dick.
>
>It doesn't look like my work schedule will allow attending APIS. :'-(
>Hopefully Stuart will publish his findings.
>
>Best regards,
>Dave in Wyoming
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Richard Sullivan" <richsul@earthlink.net>
>To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:18 PM
>Subject: Re: "New" Gum Process?
>
>
> > Stuart has made significant inroads into gum printing in the last 18
> > months. I am not at liberty to discuss exactly what he has discovered
>since
> > that will be the punch line of his APIS presentation this July in Santa
>Fe.
> > I can say that there are significant changes to what his procedure is now
> > versus then.
> >
> > I can say he is one of those rare persons who can sniff out the
>significant
> > variables in an alt process. Of course he has also dedicated virtually
>full
> > time to this project. This is his life's work thanks to his wife Rosey's
> > dedicated support.
> >
> >
> >
> > --Dick Sullivan
> >
> > At 04:06 PM 3/13/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> > >After re-reading Stuart Melvin's article in the July/August 2001 issue of
> > >View Camera magazine, I don't understand why it's considered "new ground
> > >work". His gum printing procedure is about as straightforward and
> > >'traditional' as any I've ever seen. Gum over platinum is hardly a novel
> > >idea. It was done many, many years ago. Edward Steichen's "The
>Flatiron",
> > >1905, is a good example of an early gum over platinum.
> > >
> > >Am I unaware of radical new discoveries in gum or combination
>gum/platinum
> > >printing that Melvin has made since 2001?
> > >
> > >My comments are in no way intended to diminish or dismiss Mr. Melvin's
>work.
> > >Based on the reproductions in View Camera, he's clearly producing some
> > >exciting and beautiful work. I just don't see how his printing procedure
>is
> > >new or different enough to warrant consideration of a new name.
> > >
> > >Best regards,
> > >Dave Rose
> > >Big Wonderful Wyoming
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Richard Sullivan" <richsul@earthlink.net>
> > >To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:43 AM
> > >Subject: The Holy Grail
> > >
> > >(snip)
> > >"I find it exciting that people like you Pete, are developing new
>processes.
> > >Yours is really a "gum" based process but sufficiently different enough
>to
> > >have a new name. The new ground work Melvin is doing is also phenomenal
>and
> > >though it is traditional "gum" in the basics, it too may deserve a new
> > >name."
> >
> >
> >
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