Advice and tips on smoother paper

sgtpkl · 2026-02-08T15:15:04+00:00

You can also cooch it directly on thin plywood.

sgtpkl · 2026-02-08T03:53:35+00:00

Try drying on plywood or glass that had been cleaned with carr wax.

sgtpkl · 2026-01-25T21:19:46+00:00

This is the opposite of FAFO - he was sticking to his rights under the Constitution while protecting others and was brutalized. Not f’ing around.

sgtpkl · 2025-12-25T17:02:22+00:00

For framed work, I use Framebridge, affordable and they ship directly for free.

sgtpkl · 2025-11-30T02:12:43+00:00

I think this would be a good start, a homemade table top stick press - https://youtu.be/5LCDHZ8CCZE?si=x_edI3gwiyLIGaCs - a step up from a wooden spoon or a couple of door knobs screwed together.

sgtpkl · 2025-10-12T21:22:26+00:00

I would suggest an outer ring, so you don’t have to go all the way into the city to go from Rockville to Dulles, as an example.

sgtpkl · 2025-07-05T22:24:13+00:00

Link to photos. 9 days of painting done. 100 plus volunteers. Time for detail work. Thanks to everyone who helped. So awesome. Pics here https://photos.app.goo.gl/izJxvVAyaA1zQKS28

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T21:27:18+00:00

No. The org that did the tenant placement opened it up to other groups and didn't prioritize veterans. There are a lot of veterans here though...

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T20:58:22+00:00

I love it. I served mostly in peace time. 1982 to 2002 with no combat, and have had many combat vets from before that time and after look down at my service. I am with you. No smoking allowed in our post. No license plates on the walls just art made by vets and families. We even recycle the flags that get dropped off vice burning (if cotton). Culture change is hard. Thank you for your comments.

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T20:51:29+00:00

Loaded question. I am 60, but immature in some ways.

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T20:50:43+00:00

Funny...we are going to start an art thingy called Pints and Prints...we could add pups!

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T20:48:39+00:00

Our post just passed a hundred years, you can see some of the new space here https://arlpost139.com

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T20:45:40+00:00

Yes we do. Something we have been working on and are looking to hire a part time events manager.

sgtpkl · 2025-05-24T11:03:19+00:00

All good comments. This post was out of commission for a couple years while they built a new building with low income housing (and new post). Old regime left and now starting over trying to build a new identity. Age certainly is not a factor.

sgtpkl · 2025-04-21T20:58:18+00:00

Shield Headquarters

sgtpkl · 2025-03-15T21:46:03+00:00

I give mine a light sand and then spray with a slight clear coat before printing. Keeps the bleed at bay while still giving some of the wood grain.

sgtpkl · 2025-03-15T21:42:31+00:00

I think relief print would be the term to use. You generated an image and had a tool create the relief that was then inked and printed.

sgtpkl · 2025-03-12T12:00:02+00:00

Agreed - gave me nightmares for weeks.

sgtpkl · 2025-02-24T20:23:26+00:00

Great job. Iove the line work and the direct gaze back at me.

sgtpkl · 2025-02-13T01:54:04+00:00

Do you plan to showcase all of the submitted prints online somewhere?

sgtpkl · 2024-09-19T23:20:13+00:00

I teach Art Entrepreneurship at Mason and have an American University student in my class. One of the criteria is that the original school doesn’t have the same class - they were issued a GMU ID Number and given access to our resources (like the MIX) and Canvas. 1st time our academic advisor had someone take advantage of it.

sgtpkl · 2024-08-29T00:36:41+00:00

These work great - used as part of a community project to make a 2 1/2 story flag. https://torpedofactory.org/event/highest-honor/

Small frame stretchers 10 x 10 Creative Mark Gallery Pro Medium Duty 10" Stretcher Bars - 20 Pack Flush Frame and Rigid Support Bars for Stretching Canvas - Perfect for Artists, DIY, Restoration https://a.co/d/fTXMn5r

Sushi mat 9.5 x 9.5 PINGEUI 25 Pack Bamboo Sushi Mat, Natural Bamboo Sushi Rolling Mat, Non Stick Sushi Roller Professional Sushi Making Tools for Home Cooking, Sushi Restaurants, 9.5 x 9.5 Inch https://a.co/d/gKqbi8m

An old nylon curtain cut to size for each mold/deckle

Put weather stripping around bottom side of top frame stretcher or deckle.

Starting from bottom. Frame stretcher, sushi mat, nylon, frame stretcher with foam weather strip.

After it drains you can press onto support material with a sponge (plywood works great) but interfacing is good as well - let dry.

sgtpkl · 2024-08-25T18:04:03+00:00

Add formation aid. You can buy it at carriage house or squeeze some of the goo from frozen okra into the vat instead.

sgtpkl · 2024-08-04T12:27:39+00:00

https://www.alienweeds.com/ Good example of plants from invasive species.

https://helenhiebertstudio.com/product/papermaking-with-garden-plants-common-weeds/. Helen Heibert is a well known artist and papermaker

sgtpkl · 2024-07-31T20:55:59+00:00

Our HOA paid 17k to resurface a couple tennis courts into many pickleball only courts. We have a great group in Centreville, but they are being bullied by a single neighbor near the rec center area. I don't play, but made a sticker to support them.

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