Re: Back-exposing on plastic (was: Re: Gum transfer

From: Katharine Thayer <kthayer_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 09:20:55 -0700
Message-id: <817B3F17-EF17-4AC3-9B78-94EC6A462906@pacifier.com>

On May 2, 2006, at 8:43 AM, Katharine Thayer wrote:
>
> Of course these wouldn't be presented like paper prints; that
> would defeat the purpose, as you say. What baffles me is why you
> would have supposed that anyone would do this. My idea is to
> sandwich them between two pieces of glass with a frame that can be
> seen from both sides, wood that holds the glass securely and
> provides a frame. and then hang them between pedestals so that
> people can walk around them. Kind of the way stained glass pieces
> are displayed.

The question, I suppose, would be why not just print them on glass?
The answer is that my one experiment back-exposing on glass was a
bust because the thickness of the glass made the print really fuzzy.
You wouldn't want to choose a sharp or detailed image for printing on
glass with a back exposure. But perhaps some images might work.
Katharine
Received on 05/02/06-10:21:05 AM Z

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