tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post2344982396975551642..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: A commission underwayFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-74466857274505351512013-08-28T21:47:36.141+10:002013-08-28T21:47:36.141+10:00Thanks Anna - the paper has worked out quite well,...Thanks Anna - the paper has worked out quite well, and yes the commission is pretty exciting! More soon.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26483873995228398232013-08-27T07:04:07.715+10:002013-08-27T07:04:07.715+10:00I too love your embossing, great shapes and patter...I too love your embossing, great shapes and patterns. I'm catching up on a few posts following a holiday; it was interesting reading about the paper you and Lesley use. This commission sounds exciting!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01989624921423448745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-53502056716274925112013-08-25T03:57:47.050+10:002013-08-25T03:57:47.050+10:00Thank you Fiona. I've used Zerkall for lino pr...Thank you Fiona. I've used Zerkall for lino prints many moons ago so will have to find out how easy it is to source some. I do have some lightweight Japanese Masa paper that I bought recently for monoprinting and I might experiment with that first. The old packs of hooks and eyes made some great impressions. The trouble is that I then get a bit gung ho and want to emboss everything in sight. Not very selective - but fun!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-40056261851285114072013-08-23T21:13:13.394+10:002013-08-23T21:13:13.394+10:00Hi Lesley - your embossing sounds like it has much...Hi Lesley - your embossing sounds like it has much more of a sense of play and enjoyment to it than mine - love the idea of hooks and eyes. Because I had to use paper that went thru the inkjet printer beautifully - to write certain things, that also had to be able to take ink and calligraphy (and let me say I had some very ugly moments on the way thru to this final paper), and because I needed to emboss a full page and a half page on another page and put them back to back, I used a lighter weight paper than usual (170gsm) and also didn't soak it at all. Its called Zerkell Smooth and I got it cheap one day in a paper sale, not knowing anything about it at all, but it has literally saved my bacon on these. They went straight thru the press never a worry.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-18098666101868369662013-08-23T21:08:09.651+10:002013-08-23T21:08:09.651+10:00Thanks Lyndell - it does appear quite restful does...Thanks Lyndell - it does appear quite restful doesn't it? Even all together and being different.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-13049371329735926572013-08-23T21:07:07.455+10:002013-08-23T21:07:07.455+10:00Thanks Helen, yes there is plenty on the go to kee...Thanks Helen, yes there is plenty on the go to keep us busy at the moment!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-75153632302573362642013-08-23T17:06:15.403+10:002013-08-23T17:06:15.403+10:00You know how much I love embossing Fiona! I've...You know how much I love embossing Fiona! I've been playing around with scraps of paper and embossing buttons, hooks and eyes this week. As I was using offcuts of printmaking paper it struck me for the first time how the embossing was deeper on some than others despite the press pressure and the soaking time being the same. Your impressions are crisp but not hard edged, perfect details in even the finest strips.I have to ask this - what paper are you using? I've been using Somerset Satin and Rives BFK but your marks are clearer.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-57390532162055553852013-08-22T10:05:12.812+10:002013-08-22T10:05:12.812+10:00Love the embossing - it looks clean and beautiful ...Love the embossing - it looks clean and beautiful and somehow tranquil. Lyndell Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502219390289532553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35065379931951988622013-08-21T17:35:01.591+10:002013-08-21T17:35:01.591+10:00Good luck with your exhibition and this commission...Good luck with your exhibition and this commission Fiona. The embossings are beautiful.Helen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280405082160683429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-58899986396104254152013-08-21T14:55:26.300+10:002013-08-21T14:55:26.300+10:00Thanks Ronnie - pretty yummy I reckon.Thanks Ronnie - pretty yummy I reckon.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-78663284262321347792013-08-21T14:55:00.257+10:002013-08-21T14:55:00.257+10:00Thanks Anna - white embossing nearly always looks ...Thanks Anna - white embossing nearly always looks good doesn't it!?!? Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-82628162326762372792013-08-21T08:29:15.939+10:002013-08-21T08:29:15.939+10:00I'm loving those embossed bits!I'm loving those embossed bits!ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-22106020234672238152013-08-20T21:37:53.491+10:002013-08-20T21:37:53.491+10:00Looks great! Can't wait to see the project com...Looks great! Can't wait to see the project completed.<br />All the best~Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-20128919000218589782013-08-20T20:46:18.478+10:002013-08-20T20:46:18.478+10:00Thanks Jennifer - the marks are so tactile and inv...Thanks Jennifer - the marks are so tactile and inviting aren't they? I have really enjoyed it once I worked out what to do. The rest of it is proving slightly more stressful - minor crisis today, but we continue...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-66520706810134964452013-08-20T20:45:07.706+10:002013-08-20T20:45:07.706+10:00Thanks Jac - all can be revealed in a few weeks. ...Thanks Jac - all can be revealed in a few weeks. It's scary but good.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-61717833979805851802013-08-20T20:44:41.179+10:002013-08-20T20:44:41.179+10:00Thanks Gina - it took a while to work out what to ...Thanks Gina - it took a while to work out what to do and how to do it, but I am happy with them - they are solid yet still playful somehow.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-25341169933584530542013-08-20T19:56:21.126+10:002013-08-20T19:56:21.126+10:00Wonderful! Congratulations to you both on such a g...Wonderful! Congratulations to you both on such a grand commission! Your embossing makes me yearn to reach through cyberspace to feel the papers with all those raised areas. I hope you'll keep us posted along the way. Enjoy!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35496120485037132892013-08-20T19:42:54.308+10:002013-08-20T19:42:54.308+10:00Can't wait to see what the commission as a who...Can't wait to see what the commission as a whole looks likejachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875576384239512399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65836977368846522702013-08-20T19:07:07.402+10:002013-08-20T19:07:07.402+10:00I just love those embossed marks on the paper. So ...I just love those embossed marks on the paper. So simple yet so powerful.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.com