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Message 1
From: Carol Montgomery
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:27:18 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41842] Re: Printing On Fabric
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What a great idea!

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Message 2
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:28:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41843] Using linen
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Alex, your work is indeed beautiful. The one thing I would wonder
about is how long the linen will last with the pigment printed
directly onto it? I studied oil painting and the reason one primes the
canvas is that it will rot without primer. The inks we use may not
cause this damage as we are not using linseed oil, but I would wonder
about it? There have been oil painters that have painted on unprimed
surfaces knowing the work will have a short live span.

Marilynn

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Message 3
From: Annie Bissett
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:06:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41844] Re: Printing On Fabric
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Wow, Alex, beautiful work! Did you use oil-based ink?

Annie B

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Message 4
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:32:16 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41845] Re: Printing On Fabric
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Fantastic idea. It looks great. How heavy is it? Too heavy to frame?

Ellen

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Message 5
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:46:16 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41846] Re: Using linen
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I am also a little curios about the this but i since we don't prime
our paper it seems like it would be comparable but i really have no
idea.
Alex i love the print and your plans for display will be very
attractive and cost effective. i am jealous of your friends press!
viza

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Message 6
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:15:52 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41847] another white line experiment
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Hi all,
I decided to experiment with white line on linoleum instead of wood
this time. the first thing i learned was watercolor will not work (the
whole oil/water thing). I had a pretty good idea that would be the
case but i wanted to try anyway. so i went back to the water soluble
crayons and they worked just fine. I "painted" the entire piece then
spray misted it and ran it through my small etching press. repeat. I
like the embossing the press is able achieve on the Rives BFK that i
can not do by hand. i also rendered this piece way more then my
previous images the crayons are very easy to blend with your fingers.
this is an image i never would have attempted using multiple books
because i am just not willing to carve 10 or more blocks per image.
here is a link to the image:
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2010/08/hydrangea-white-line-print.html
viza

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Message 7
From: aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:47:54 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41848] Re: Printing On Fabric
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This is fabulous

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Message 8
From: aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:50:41 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41849] Re: another white line experiment
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did you use any special brand of crayons? i wonder if the linen fabric would work with this technique

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Message 9
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2010 20:09:26 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41850] Re: another white line experiment
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My favorite brand is Caran' D'Ache Neocolor II they seem a little
softer and a bit easier to blend but i also have Lyra and Staedtler
Aquarell Crayons which are also very nice really not much different
all work great and i use them together. I don't see why linen wouldn't
work I will have to try that next.
viza

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Message 10
From: Alex Gillies
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:07:47 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41851] Re: Printing On Fabric
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Diane & Georga

The ink I used for printing on linen was Block Print Black oil based ink by
Graphical Chemical & Ink Co.

It's the first time I've ever used that ink so I didn't know what to expect.
Normally I would use Sakura Oil based inks.

When the print was completely dry, I could still rub the cloth and some ink
would come off onto my hand so I got out the Scotch Guard and sprayed some
of the fabric. A few minutes later it was completely sealed and no ink came
off.

I will be honest though, I've been making it up as I go for this whole
process seeing as this is the first time I've tried doing all this.
Alex.

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Message 11
From: aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:17:07 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41852] Re: Printing On Fabric
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its wonderful and im inspired to try it. i love the idea of hanging the prints like scrolls

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Subject: Hydrangea (white line print)
Posted by: Viza Arlington

This item is taken from the blog VIZArt.
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