Comments on: Collagraph Plates http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/ an artist's cloud of thoughts Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:03:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: marion http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1296 marion Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:54:18 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1296 Nice work thelma...btw, I've just tagged you...you'll see it on my blog...sorry...love you really...!! Nice work thelma…btw, I’ve just tagged you…you’ll see it on my blog…sorry…love you really…!!

]]> By: thelma http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1292 thelma Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:13:48 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1292 Sonji, I wish I knew. I have both white and unbleached muslin pressed and rolled. I have peruvian pima cotton sateen left from the Left Turn Lane. I also have a padded board so that I can print by hand. The big press at school has a bed 30" x 50". I'll print on Rives BFK for now. I had sam put the paper cutter up on the work table and chopped the bamboo into three. Leaves the main one to fit the school press. Then two long, narrow, interesting pieces with tissue, cheese cloth, and tyvek in place. There are more plates ready for construction, i.e. three coats of gesso each side. Now, where did I put that thirty hour day? Sonji, I wish I knew. I have both white and unbleached muslin pressed and rolled. I have peruvian pima cotton sateen left from the Left Turn Lane.

I also have a padded board so that I can print by hand. The big press at school has a bed 30″ x 50″.

I’ll print on Rives BFK for now.

I had sam put the paper cutter up on the work table and chopped the bamboo into three. Leaves the main one to fit the school press. Then two long, narrow, interesting pieces with tissue, cheese cloth, and tyvek in place.

There are more plates ready for construction, i.e. three coats of gesso each side.

Now, where did I put that thirty hour day?

]]> By: sonji hunt http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 sonji hunt Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:26:30 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1291 Thelma, what sort of fabric are you going to print on? Will you use some of your already dyed fabric or plain fabric (silk, muslin, canvas, what huh?) Thelma, what sort of fabric are you going to print on? Will you use some of your already dyed fabric or plain fabric (silk, muslin, canvas, what huh?)

]]> By: thelma http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 thelma Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:12:29 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1283 Here is a good diagram. Sorry for the long hotlink. I apparently can not bury it in the comments. http://books.google.com/books?id=d8qkEub3-3kC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=bench hook printing&source=web&ots=fS0O_pqYhr&sig=O_Ss9kttuMEp8Zd38JIaZixERZk Here is a good diagram. Sorry for the long hotlink. I apparently can not bury it in the comments.

http://books.google.com/books?id=d8qkEub3-3kC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=bench hook printing&source=web&ots=fS0O_pqYhr&sig=O_Ss9kttuMEp8Zd38JIaZixERZk

]]> By: thelma http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 thelma Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:10:40 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1282 Karoda, lay the linoleum in the sun; it will help a lot. You also need a bench hook. You can make one with a piece of plywood. You want a thin slat on top at one end and on the underneath on the other. Then one slat fits against the lip of your table. It gives you a place to push your cutters against. If the cutter skips it will hit the thin board that is holding the linoleum in place. Some people cut a triangle in the top, thin, board. This gives a place for the corner of the linoleum to push against. Karoda, lay the linoleum in the sun; it will help a lot. You also need a bench hook. You can make one with a piece of plywood. You want a thin slat on top at one end and on the underneath on the other. Then one slat fits against the lip of your table. It gives you a place to push your cutters against. If the cutter skips it will hit the thin board that is holding the linoleum in place.

Some people cut a triangle in the top, thin, board. This gives a place for the corner of the linoleum to push against.

]]> By: Karoda http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Karoda Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:26:59 +0000 http://www.thelmasmith.com/blog/2007/10/09/collagraph-plates/#comment-1281 what a great class you're in...i have some linoleum and my one attempt at carving it almost cost me a finger...i was told to try heating it up first to make it easier to carve into but I haven't attempted it again. what a great class you’re in…i have some linoleum and my one attempt at carving it almost cost me a finger…i was told to try heating it up first to make it easier to carve into but I haven’t attempted it again.

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