Re: Glut AND job

Hi Chris,

Thank you for the comments about glut. I used about 5ml per liter of
a 3% gelatin solution and the gelatin hardened sufficiently for
carbon printing by the next day. I applied three light coats.

Congratulations about the job. Montana State is incredibly lucky to
have someone with your creativity and work habits.

Best,

Sandy

>Hi Sandy,
>I'm back from Florida and my daughter's wedding. What a nice break
>because afterwards I got a week to sun n' fun!
>
>Hope this question was answered, but as far as albumen, no tries for me there.
>
>I use 6ml 2.5% per liter. I have notes that Ryuji uses 1 ml per
>gram of dry gelatin in the solution, which would make that up to
>30ml per liter. I have yet to try it that high, but thought I would
>next batch of sized paper. I have never felt the gelatin to be
>slimy, though, with the 6ml which has always been sufficient through
>hundreds of sheets of paper. And I KNOW glut is doing the job
>because the paper I did not harden with it was hopelessly stained.
>
>You know the Formulary is now carrying glut?
>
>I wanted to announce to the list--that Montana State University
>conducted a national search for the position I am currently
>occupying, and after narrowing down and interviews and campus visits
>from all candidates I got the job!!! I found out as I was boarding
>the plane for FL. I am now an assistant professor.
>
>I just have to say that part of the reason I got the job was the
>incredible community here on the alt list--my first alt class I
>taught at MSU this semester was a 100% success (except for one
>student who moved, forgot to withdraw, and therefore flunked). The
>work coming out of that class was so astonishing that at our final
>critique I had 4 or 5 other people not in the class that stayed the
>entire crit and said it was a crit like "none other". Could've been
>the beer...
>
>...I will be teaching alternative processes every year as well as
>Experimental Photography, Non-Fiction
>(theory/documentary/photojournalism class) and Senior Thesis. I'm
>excited to finally be STABLE.
>Chris
>
>>Some weeks ago Ryuji sent me a small quantity of glut and I am
>>about to start experimenting with it. What I have is a 2.5%
>>solution, and Ryuji's directions are to add about 5-10ml of this
>>solution to each liter of gelatin solution.
>>
>>Is the hardening immediate when one sizes paper with glut?
>>
>>Also, anyone have any information of how the glut might work in
>>sizing papers with an albumen type coating, i.e. egg white solution?
>>
>>Sandy
Received on 05/14/06-08:43:01 AM Z