From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 09/26/03-10:00:46 PM Z
On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Robert W. Schramm wrote:
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> Cloth is used to achieve a certain look and texture unlike that of paper or
> any other surface. Also it is very flexable and can be mounted various ways.
> By saving material I assume you mean sensitizer. Saving sensitizer is not
> the point here. Effeciency and cost are very minor factors in this form of
> art if indeed they are considered at all.
But Bob, it's only 5 years, how could you forget? I remembered that I
asked you the same question, about why paper towels, why not glass -- and
I checked the issue: You said, "the paper towels soak up the excess and
keep it from spreading past the lines or soaking through to pool
underneath & make blobs -- as I learned by experience."
OK?
Judy
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> Bob Schramm
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> >From: Ender100@aol.com
> >Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> >Subject: Re: Vandyke brown
> >Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:06:14 -0400 (EDT)
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> >This is interesting, since I want to do some work on cloth one of these
> >days
> >when I catch my breath... I am curious as to why people put the cloth on
> >something that is going to soak up MORE coating rather than put in on glass
> >or
> >something like that which will soak up less coating, thus saving you
> >materials?
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> >Mark Nelson
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> >In a message dated 9/26/03 5:56:05 PM, jseigel@panix.com writes:
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> > > It was Post-Factory #1, page 22, & IMO particularly interesting because
> > > rather than the fine sheeting or delicate materials usually used for
> > > platinum or VDB, it was a heavy rough cotton duck... and included
> > > details about the coating -- he used a hake brush and laid the canvas
> >on
> > > a piece of flat plywood covered with "three layers of Bounty towels."
> >He
> > > stressed that Bounty works better than the cheapo towels because more
> > > absorbent.
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