68 results for 'gummi smooth'
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Gampi: Provenance Matters(Post)
We are excited to have new gampi-fibre papers available for you. Gampi fibre grows in the wild. In all the centuries of papermaking, it has not been cultivated successfully. Preferring to grow at ...
Washi Staples at Student-Friendly Prices(Post)So much back-to-school hype focuses on stationery, back packs, and new shoes, but what about back-to-school for the college and university crowd? Especially the art students! You want to prepare your ...
Baren — Making prints without a press(Post)“I love the smell of ink and paper in the morning” is the statement on a poster in our showroom. Any printmaker will agree. The general perception is that one needs a separate studio space, a large p ...
Suminagashi - Art formed in simplicity(Post)Suminagashi (墨流し) or “floating ink” is the process of creating a marbled design on plain paper with water and sumi ink. It originated in Japan, possibly as a form of meditative practice, and is se ...
Washi and Printmaking(Post)Washi loves ink. That is the first thing you need to know when asked about selecting Japanese paper for printmaking. Printmakers often have very specific demands of the paper they are using and ar ...
Gampi and Mitsumata(Post)Oh gampi, is there anything that matches your elegant sheen and exquisitely smooth surface? Well, maybe not exactly, but if you like gampi, you really owe it to yourself to also give Mitsumata a try ...
Ask the Artists: Washi and Water Media(Post)"Can I use Japanese paper for watercolour?", is one of the most-asked questions we encounter. Well, "Yes, of course, but..." You know how it goes. Japanese paper loves wet media, but it simply does ...