Re: Keith Gerling method of gum on metal

The post below reflects what most, certainly including me, think that this
list should be about,making work, helping others and learning.

I do not know if all the people mentioned below are on this list, but there
are many whose work and expertise I. for one, respect, but we very rarely hear
from them. What we do hear, it seems far too often, is the arguments over and
testing of insignificant details or irrelevant theories that do not figure
in the making of prints and very likely never will. Unfortunately this list
has such a bad reputation for this sort of thing that many who do have such
expertise leave very quickly. it is worthwhile asking why this should be. That
is why I was asking.

Taking points in the list below, i had a student who had acquired a load of
white glazed ceramic tiles. I got him to coat them with gelatine and pumice
powder on which he produced a wall with alternate tiles in cyanotype and VDB
showing designs from the Silver collection and the plants from which they had been
derived. It looked gorgeous in his degree show. I made reference to it on
this list some years ago.

Another point which I found surprising that anyone should still be
questioning the ability of gum to provide as fine gradation and range of tone as other
processes when it is needed. When one has the craftsmanship one can decide when
or when not to use it. it is not just a matter of self glorification but the
method I developed for gum printing has produced some glorious results from
students, amateurs and top professional printers. I want to help other people do
the same,that is why I rejoined the list but I still get sniping from those
who caused me to leave.

Terry

In a message dated 12/4/06 2:21:23 pm, zphoto@montana.net writes:

> Thanks to Keith Gerling's expertise, a student subbed some metal with
> glutaraldehyde hardened gelatin, added a tsp of pumice to the gelatin per
> 1/2 cup, and then did gum layers on top.  It is amazing the detail he got.
> So much for gum not printing halftones.  He is doing a final project in
> this, on brass and copper.
>
> Thanks a BUNCH Keith!
>
> Gees, one student doing a gorgeous Dan Burkholder project, another student
> quoting Kerik Kouklis' website as being an inspiration for his final
> project, me doing Sam Wang method gums subbed with Ryuji Suzuki
> glutaraldehyde hardened gelatin with Mark Nelson negs, Judy Seigel's PF
> Journals in our library and my office, someone walking down the hall with a
> Jill Enfield book....I could go on but you all get the picture, this list is
> super with networking and expertise.  If we could only keep the goading and
> sniping down to a bare minimum and get back to actually MAKING work....
>
>
>

Terry King FRPS

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Received on Wed Apr 12 08:19:31 2006