http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/ NPS Mail Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:22 GMT octoprinter http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/419 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/419 Katie came to my studio yesterday - wonderful to meet another NPS member in person! - armed with a can crusher and a box of Skulpey. We found some tiny bits of Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:21:03 GMT Sharron Huffman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/418 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/418 VERY cool. Thank you, Katie! Sharron Milwaukie, Oregon Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:34:21 GMT NPS SiteAdmin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/417 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/417 Katie, Wonderful idea, using polymer clay to do an etching plate-type surface for pressing and printing natural material. Thanks! We now have both relief and Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:16:29 GMT parthenocissus_henryana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/416 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/416 Found some pictures of the press and some prints, but not of the polymer clay plate, unfortunately. Put them up on Flickr. Here's the link. Questions welcome. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:07 GMT parthenocissus_henryana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/415 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/415 Someone asked about options for making more durable small format plates from natural materials. I did some experimenting with the use of polymer clay for that Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:48:01 GMT rbbrfish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/414 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/414 Jill, Depending on the specific of the original image and output style, the possibilities are many. Using foilographic methods (as mentioned by Chares Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:45:35 GMT NPS SiteAdmin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/413 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/413 Jill, Depending on the specific of the original image and output style, the possibilities are many. Using foilographic methods (as mentioned by Chares Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:03:57 GMT polardolly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/412 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/412 HI Sharron, Yes, I would like to be able to make multiples of the same image. Therefore the image needs to be made more durable, or transferred to another Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:38:38 GMT Charles Morgan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/411 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/411 Jill, I just sent you a private email with an attachment about foilography, which may be the sort of thing you are looking for. Cheers ....... Charles Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:01:24 GMT Sharron Huffman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/410 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/410 Hi Jill, What do you mean by "printing plates?" A plate that can be used to make multiple prints of the same image? Sharron Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:24:42 GMT polardolly http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/409 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/409 I just obtained a tabletop platen letterpress (5" x 8" image size)and would like to make my own printing plates using plants or nature prints. I'd appreciate Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:18:42 GMT blakkbyrd http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/408 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/408 Dear Readers Print Australia's latest website has now exceeded 370,000 visits, which combined with its sister site's hits of 82,000 brings it close to half a Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:53:03 GMT Lynda Goldberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/407 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/407 Charles, THANK YOU!!! I'll try it. I have alcohol and I have glycerin. Lynda To: NPSmail@yahoogroups.com From: charlesgmorgan@... Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:33:20 GMT Charles Morgan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/406 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/406 I am sure others have more experience than I. To split the body, I find cuticle scissors to be very handy. But in a pinch, I have used a good, sharp scalpel. Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:40:55 GMT Lynda Goldberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/405 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NPSmail/message/405 Hi All, Looking forward to Wild Acres. Is there an article(s) on how to prepare bugs for printing? I took Charles Morgan's class in Bar Harbor on foilography