[Aquanet] watercolor collage

[Shantmarie at aol.com]

I only use paper I have made or papers which are archival to start  with such 
as watercolor paper, artist tissue paper or rag papers. I  do not buy off the 
shelf papers as I feel the connection to the work is  stronger if you make 
all the collage materials and many Japanese or  Chinese papers fade over time.
Most papers can be duplicated if there is something you see and wish  to 
include it.
 
Since I only use artist grade paints and papers I see no difference  in how 
they should last.  Some of my collages are given a gloss  or matt medium finish 
which give them some protection. Once again I would  only use mediums which 
are considered archival such as Golden or Liquitex  mediums.
 
The actual collage is usually held together with a combination of  mediums 
depending on what it is that need to be glued.  Tissue  paper is usually just 
glued together with medium mixed with water and  brayed.
 
"Yes" glue is now archival and works well for thick papers and  assemblage.  
Only time will tell.
I  hope this helps.
 
Shanti Marie
 





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