RE: Gesso sizing (Katharine) Ooops Gelatine Mold

And certainly, most glass in common use stops the transmission of those wave
lengths.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:04 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Gesso sizing (Katharine) Ooops Gelatine Mold
>
>
> On Jan 19, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Ender100@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Katherine,
> >
> > I have a nice floral gelatine mold that my mother used to
> make
> > holiday salads with... oooops wrong topic!
>
> Yeah, I used to make jello molds like that too, back probably
> before
> your time, with cream cheese and pineapple and whatnot in the
> jello.
> Yetch!
>
>
> >
> > But seriously,,,,
> >
> > 1. What is the base or carrier for the gesso? Is it an
> acrylic?
> > That would seem to help with sizing, wouldn't it?
>
> Yes, it is acrylic.
>
> >
> > 2. Since the print is being exposed to UV light, would that
> not
> > kill off the mold spores, or at least make them a little
> retarded?
> > UV light is used in water supply systems and air filters to
> kill
> > mold spores, bacteria, etc, and I would think the heavy dose
> given
> > during printing should help...except where the negative is
> very
> > dense... maybe flashing the gelatine without dichromate
> prior to
> > coating & printing?
>
> Interesting point.
>
> kt
Received on Thu Jan 19 15:42:11 2006