[Aquanet] Painting / Masa paper

[Sheila Sondik]

I've used the crinkled masa technique extensively for some years now. 
It is 2-sided as Carol described. I had a piece disintegrate when I 
first started. I had soaked it too long in its water bath (I use a 
photo developing tray). I only leave it in for 10 seconds at a time 
now - it could take more on the first soak, when the sizing is still 
intact. I do open it out and paint on a piece of old blanket - I 
think that helps it hold together. On my website, there's access to a 
cartoon my daughter did of my method: 
http://www.sheilasondik.com/technique.html

I don't find the masa paper interesting for direct painting without 
the crinkling technique.

I've bought the masa from many different suppliers, and its always 
been the same stuff. Cheap Joe's, ASW, Jerry's Art-a-Rama (does 
anyone know the relationship, if any, between those last two?), 
Blick, Utrecht, Asian paper stores, etc.

We are in the process of moving from Berkeley, CA to Bellingham, WA, 
so I have to go back and pack.

Sheila




At 9:35 AM -0500 4/21/08, Carol Wickenhiser-Schaudt wrote:
>I bought MASA paper from Texas Art Supply (also known on-line as Mr. 
>Art).  I crumbled it after dampening it and tried to open it back 
>up.  It disintegrated like wet toilet paper.  I also tried to paint 
>on it dry and it did the same thing.  I feel it wasn't really MASA 
>paper.  One side of this off white paper had a definite finished 
>side and the other side had a slight fuzziness to it.
>
>I would be interested in knowing where people who have had success 
>with it, buy their MASA paper.
>
>Carol Schaudt
>
>
>
>At 08:47 AM 4/21/2008, Valerie Kent wrote:
>
>>Hi Hi
>>I have not actually seen or used Masa paper.  Any info.  Thanks 
>>much.  Valerie Kent
>>
>><http://valeriekent.com/> http://valeriekent.com
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