Got a call from Stan at Au Papier Japonais [
Link here] that my paper is in, so off to Montreal tomorrow; meanwhile I have been seeing what happens as I play with the images. Sometimes it really helps me to see where I want to go next, but this time I want to print them . And as I have been unhappy with the results on my regular paper, [Epson Somerset Velvet] of these works, I have been doing some research and Awagami makes a Kozo thin for ink jet printers and apparently Epson have also just brought out a Kozo Paper Thin. Has anyone any experience with these papers?
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'ready to weave' is stunning--can't wait to see what comes next! I must confess my own current preoccupation in the studio: black and white work on paper.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tamar, black and white on paper is a great place to be, endless fascination and possibility. Can't wait to see what you've been up to.
DeleteNo, certainly no experience ... but Kozo for inkjet papers sound very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI think I am going to try some of this paper in the printer, now that I have a roll I can experiment, and if it doesn't work well, friends have offered all sorts of suggestions. Love the exchange of information.
DeleteHi Liz - Awagami Kozo-based inkjet papers (including kozo thin) are truly lovely and highly recommended - the coating is lighter than western papers allowing for the image and paper to 'unite'...The Epson paper (as with all Epson papers) is made by an outside mill w/a far less % of real kozo and not really for fine art.
ReplyDeleteThanks so very much anczelowitz for this info, really appreciate it. Awagami is now top of the list!
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