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Message 1
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:08:48 -0700
Subject: [Baren 25330] Re: Hanga hang ups
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Aha, thanks Bette. That is where I cut a corner and only let the paper sit
a brief time as it is what I use to proof my plate. I use this paper to
check for high spots, see if everything is lined up right and if my colors
are right. Now I am ready to tear paper and get to the good stuff, that
will sit overnight and be the proper damp. Interesting how every little
part has to be done just right or the prints do not work. But this is good to
know because when things do not go right, then one can spot the reason; that
comes from experience. So thank you for your experience.
Marilynn

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Message 2
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:48:39 -0700
Subject: [Baren 25331] Re: Embossing on dry paper
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Gayle,

I doubt that kitakata has enough body to take an embossment. I could
be wrong, but I think it is too soft & thin to do very well. It would
probably work better on something with a harder finish, like torinoko,
or one of the heavier mulberry papers.

Marilynn, I think you're right! The studio gods sometimes decide a
print should do a certain thing and whoosh, there goes the knife and
you have a new image you weren't counting on. They also do strange
things with overlying colors - usually happy surprises, like they are
rewarding you for having been a good girl in Baja - or, in my case,
just for having been good at all, anywhere. That's why I love
printmaking, just one surprise after another! I hope I never
completely master this process and it gets thoroughly predictable. At
the rate I'm going, that is not a problem.

TO ALL THE LPE II PEOPLE: I am off to the Post Office as we speak.
Yes, your portfolios are about to be on their way.

Cheers,
Sharri

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Message 3
From: FurryPressII # aol.com
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:50:43 EDT
Subject: [Baren 25332] Re: Embossing on dry paper
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good i was looking forward for the lpeII gives me something to go to
the post office for.

john c.

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Message 4
From: Bette Norcross Wappner
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 12:49:53 -0400
Subject: [Baren 25333] Re: Hanga hang ups
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hi marilynn

good luck on your printing with the good stuff. however, i would be
careful with the possibility of mold growing on your expensive paper if
it sits overnite. i put my plastic bag of dampened blotting boards with
my printing paper sandwiched between them in the freezer if it sits for
a long length of time. then when you're ready to use it, it only takes
an hour or so for it to thaw and relax. just a suggestion. i've only
been doing hanga for 1.5 years, so maybe the more experienced will reply
with their suggestions as well. i'd just hate for your expensive paper
to get ruined!

bette :)

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Message 5
From: "Mary Ann Brooks-Mueller"
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:11:58 -0500
Subject: [Baren 25334] Re: Embossing on dry paper
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Gayle,
I don't know if I'd give up on the Kitikata. In my bookmaking experience I
have often brushed on a layer of starch to the back of thinner paper, let it
dry and then pressed an image into the starched area. Just an idea.
Mary Ann
Mexico

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