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Comment by Jen on April 14, 2011 at 12:38pm -
Thank you Kay. You are always so positive and I appreciate it. Jen
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Comment by Kay Graham on April 14, 2011 at 11:42am -
Absolutely Gorgeous!!! Beautiful
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Comment by Dalia Bar-Dror on April 6, 2011 at 8:52am -
oh, well, in that case...phew!...the shock element is reduced back to zero...
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Comment by Jen on April 6, 2011 at 8:39am
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Dalia, they can cost that much but the ones I use cost very little. Approx $5. Of course, we all lust after the most beautiful tools, I do also, but this does the job. Best Jen
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Comment by Dalia Bar-Dror on April 6, 2011 at 8:34am
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thanks for the link. now i understand. :-)
(forgive me if i might sound a little shocked, but: from this link i learned that this japanese tool u use, as amazing as it is, costs a $1,000 and upwards, and u say a simple wooden spoon would do pretty much the same job)?
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Comment by Jen on April 5, 2011 at 10:23am
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A baren is a traditional Japanese printmaking tool used for relief printing i.e. woodcut, linocut etc. It is a round disc with banana leaves wrapped around it. By rubbing over the back of the paper it helps in the transfer of ink. A wooden spoon does much the same job.http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://www.imcclains.com/ima...
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Comment by Dalia Bar-Dror on April 5, 2011 at 9:07am
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thanks for the explanation! i never tried encaustic before, but it sounds and looks very rich in texture and posibilities.
sorry: what is that baren u mentioned u used? is it the iron, or yet another tool?
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Comment by Jen on April 5, 2011 at 9:00am
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Thanks Tammy.
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Comment by Tammy Seaman on April 5, 2011 at 8:52am -
This is fantastic Jen - LOVE it!
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Comment by Jen on April 5, 2011 at 8:45am
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Thanks for commenting. Process: Encaustic paints onto hotplate and image worked up. Hosho paper smooth side down and pulled image after using baren. Cooled. Drawing into the waxed surface with charcoal and smudging. White paint and medium mixed on hotplate. Design worked up. Paper placed down reverse side which fixes the charcoal. That's it. Jen.
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HERE ARE 2 LINKS to TWO of my youtube videos talking and demonstrating about this amazing product:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIc02QBihJQ&feature=share&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAPZn5TEyM&list=UUM6N5AOYoyg6eAkbcDWpNFg&index=41
So once i have my image printed onto transparency film, I take my Ezscreen silk screen which has been coated in light sensitive emulsion (These sheets come pre-coated so they are ready to use). Place it onto a black board, then place the transparency image on top (this part needs to be done in a dark room with no direct sunlight). I take it outside and expose it for 1 minute and 40 seconds (but time varies depending on time of day and strength of sunlight). After i have exposed the image i place it into a tub of water for around 5 - 8 minutes. Then i rinse the screen out under fast running water until the unexposed area (the black) washes away. I then expose the screen to the sun for a further 20mins to completely harden the light sensitive emulsion.
And this is the completed screen ready for printing. I simply use an old credit card to spread the ink over the screen making sure i do one complete full stroke across the screen (holding the credit card at a 45 degree angle). I immediately wash the screen out under fast flowing water and pat dry. I use fabric screen printing ink which washes out in water (which makes the process easy).
I love this product, their website is http://ezscreenprint.com/ (for full instructions and details on how to purchase this awesome product).
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