[Aquanet] Painting / Masa paper

[Valerie Kent]

Hope your packing went well Sheila.  That is quite a move.  I will check out the cartoon.  Thanks for that.  Also will try to find it in Toronto first and if can't, will order.  I love and am curious about anything new to me.  Or even just plain new.  If anyone knows of anything I am always excited to hear.  
  By the way have you heard of Magnesiacore which is explained by me on my website or on their own website which I think is www.magnesiacore.com
  What is interesting about it is that it is possible to paint on it on either the smooth or the textured side, in any medium.  Now that is novel.  I like to use it smaller cause I find the big sheets rather heavy.  I am sure they would love to send out samples.  Take care. Valerie Kent

Sheila Sondik <sondik at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
        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  

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