RE: [pinhole-discussion] new list moderator

2001-09-25 Thread Andy Schmitt
Congratulations Guy! Great Choice guys... andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Gregg Kemp Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 7:39 PM To: Pinhole Discussion List Subject: [pinhole-discussion] new list

Re: [pinhole-discussion] cheap press for relief printing

2001-09-25 Thread Colin Talcroft
Yes, water-based inks work, but in that case you have to use a block made of something slightly absorbent that will hold the ink. In Japan, cherry wood was traditional (very expensive today), but any good wood will do. Surely there are other things that would be suitable, but metal plates (copper,

Re: [pinhole-discussion] new list moderator

2001-09-25 Thread Ana Maria Schultze
Great choice, Gregg. > I'm very pleased to announce that Guy Glorieux will be joining James Kellar > and myself as a list moderator. ... > Welcome, Guy! good luck, Guy! regards from Brazil Ana Maria Schultze Sao Paulo - SP - Brasil - arte-educar-ow...@egr

Re: [pinhole-discussion] "pinhole camera" in any lang

2001-09-25 Thread Kosinski Family
muchas gracias, Guillermo! Jim - Original Message - From: "Guillermo" To: Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] "pinhole camera" in any lang > > - Original Message - > From: "Kosinski Family" > > > > How do you write "pinhole camera" a

[pinhole-discussion] new list moderator

2001-09-25 Thread Gregg Kemp
Hi all, I'm very pleased to announce that Guy Glorieux will be joining James Kellar and myself as a list moderator. Guy has provided a strong presence on the list for some time and is known by many of you in both on- and off-list discussion. I met Guy in Toronto a few years ago at a pinhole

[pinhole-discussion] Intaglio Pinhole printing Using Solar plates

2001-09-25 Thread Me
>No (oddly, perhaps) it doesn't. The paper is used just >moist enough to soften the fibers. The pressure of the >press is more than enough to force the ink into the >paper despite the water. > >Colin Colin! Is there any inexpensive ways to do at least small Intaglio? I would like to try printin

Re: [pinhole-discussion] "pinhole camera" in any lang

2001-09-25 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: "Kosinski Family" > How do you write "pinhole camera" and "natural camera" in Spanish? Pinhole camera would be: "Camara Estenopeica" and the literal translation for natural camera would be "Camara Natural". Finally a question I can answer cathegorically! (I

Re: [pinhole-discussion] cheap press for relief printing

2001-09-25 Thread Gregory Parkinson
I love printing off of photo plates, but what I couldn't get into the was the prep and cleanup time for each print. Inking the plate - and then cleaning it for the next print - was a time-consuming and messy job that involved the use of lots of solvents. I didn't like breathing that stuff for so

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Colin Talcroft
No (oddly, perhaps) it doesn't. The paper is used just moist enough to soften the fibers. The pressure of the press is more than enough to force the ink into the paper despite the water. Colin > I have a question. If Paper is dampened w/ water, > wouldn't that repel oil > based ink? > > Thanks

[pinhole-discussion] RE: oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread aaron
somehow i missed the post about an oven cleaner emulsion. i'd be curious to know what this is all about. /aaron

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Gregory Parkinson
At 12:01 PM -0700 9/25/01, Me wrote: [...] I have a question. If Paper is dampened w/ water, wouldn't that repel oil based ink? I think that the water makes the paper more pliable, and the pressure of the press forces the paper into the recessed areas of the plate so that the ink is taken up by

Re: [pinhole-discussion] self-intro/printmaking

2001-09-25 Thread Guillermo
- Original Message - From: "Eric S. Theise" >> I'm a sysadmin and web designer and yes I use vi Here is for all of you VI lovers: (will never do it again Gregg, I promise!) ADICTED TO VI You press the keys with no effect, Your mode is not correct. The screen blurs, your fingers sha

[pinhole-discussion] Robert Mann exhibition in London

2001-09-25 Thread Guy Glorieux
Hi all, For those interested in Robert Mann's work, he has a show in London at The Special Photographers Company gallery. The show is titled "One off" and you can see some of this work at: http://www.specialphotographers.com/gallery/exhibitions/robert_mann/robert_mann.html Very surreal, egnigmat

RE: [pinhole-discussion] mouth pinholes / pinhole advice

2001-09-25 Thread Andy Schmitt
Our very own Guillermo is a producer of fine pinholes for sale. I'm sure you'll be hearing from him shortly andy -Original Message- From: pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ??? [mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@p at ???]On Behalf Of Nefets E Sogg Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 1:17 PM

[pinhole-discussion] "pinhole camera" in any lang

2001-09-25 Thread Kosinski Family
Por favor, please refresh my memory. How do you write "pinhole camera" and "natural camera" in Spanish? How about some other languages? I'd like to share this information with my photo classes and my wife's elementary school students. Many Thanks, Jim K

AW: [pinhole-discussion] mouth pinholes / pinhole advice

2001-09-25 Thread Markus Birsfelder
Stephen wrote < does anyone have, or know of, a reliable and accurate source of pre drilled < pinholes? i did get some from www.pinholeformat.com but these may be < too large for my needs. or perhaps common items to use with accurate < sizing? Hi Stephen About two years ago I bought a

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Me
>Sorry, Gordon > >Missed one part of your question. Yes, any block that >can be intaglio printed can also be relief printed. >It's simply a matter of where you put the ink. In >fact, a single etched plate can simltaneously be >relief and intaglio printed. In relief printing you >would use hand roll

[pinhole-discussion] self-intro/printmaking

2001-09-25 Thread Eric S. Theise
Hi everyone, First there was that burst of intros, now there's the discussion on printmaking. With the recent Internet worm knocking two days off my schedule -- I'm a sysadmin and web designer and yes I use vi -- I haven't had a lot of spare writing time but I should pop in now while the context

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Colin Talcroft
Sorry, Gordon Missed one part of your question. Yes, any block that can be intaglio printed can also be relief printed. It's simply a matter of where you put the ink. In fact, a single etched plate can simltaneously be relief and intaglio printed. In relief printing you would use hand rollers usua

[pinhole-discussion] mouth pinholes / pinhole advice

2001-09-25 Thread Nefets E Sogg
hello some info on ann hamiltons mouth pinholes are here... http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/hamilton/clip2.html i caught a few of the episodes of art 21 and it has some great artists and fascinating concepts. does anyone have, or know of, a reliable and accurate source of pre drilled pinholes?

[pinhole-discussion] cheap press for relief printing

2001-09-25 Thread gina
Dick Blick Art Supplies sells an old fashioned "wringer" type press for less than $200. Actually, I think it really is just a clothes wringer that they sell as a press. I bought mine about 10 years ago and it works great for relief printing, drypoint, monoprints, or anything else you would use an e

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Colin Talcroft
With apologies to listmembers, as this is not pinhole, the Japanese tool called a baren is traditionally a coil of tightly braided or wound rice husks (looking rather like a coiled trivet) covered in large bamboo leaves with a handle on the back to form a flat, smooth disc that can be grasped from

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner

2001-09-25 Thread Gordon J. Holtslander
Hi: Thanks! My printmaking experience is limited to one photo etching workshop taken over 10 years ago. I made one plate and printed a set of just gorgeous prints. Ever since then I've had a fascination with printmaking - but limited access to resources - namely a press. I don't know what a Jap