RE: Papers for Argyrotype

I don't know, Gerry, I've never put it through my printer. It certainly is pretty thin, about
70 g/sm, I think. Feels about as thick as a sheet of printer paper. Might work.

Mike

On 22 Mar 2006 at 9:22, Gerry Giliberti wrote:

Date sent: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:22:18 -0500
From: Gerry Giliberti <GGILIBERTI@controlotron.com>
Subject: RE: Papers for Argyrotype
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
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> Mike,
>
> Does this Masa paper hold up while printing through an ink jet printer
> like a Epson 2220? Let me know if you get a chance.
>
> Gerry G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Healy [mailto:emjayhealy@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 9:00 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Papers for Argyrotype
>
>
> Loris, when you get around to playing again, try printing your
> argyrotypes onto something called Masa. It is a Japanese or Japanesque
> paper, very thin. It renders images with a delicacy and precision
> that are really squite tartling. Even pinhole images can pass for film
> when printed on this paper. I found the stuff (very cheap) in
> Utrechts. I can't post samples, because I don't have a webpage; but if
> you're interested I can email you a couple JPGs.
>
> I think I tried Masa with cyanotype, but it all washed off. Maybe I'm
> confusing that with Japon. It was a couple years ago. I'm back in the
> saddle again, having just finished putting together my UV box, so I'll
> be doing some experiements with it. My first project, though, is to
> work out the cyanotype layer for three-color you-know-what. I'm on BFK
> and Japon, but will try the cyano on Masa once I get these papers
> figured out. I'll be getting back into argyrotype, but first this
> other stuff.
>
> Mike
Received on Sun Mar 26 08:58:20 2006