rubber cement

[Guest guest]

Gretchen,

Unfortunately there aren't to many options to rubber cement, though

depending on what your pasting down I have found that Liqutex Gel

Medium is great . It is archival, sticks forever,though it does need

to be applied with a brush and requires more trying time, just be

careful it doesn't seep out along edges, thin layer, it doesn't

clean up as easily as rubber cement. A useful tool is a vinyl roller

foe application. It works with almost all materials and dries clear.

what was your reaction to the oil paints? Did you try a turp

substitute, clove oil?

[Guest guest]

,

Always nice to hear from another artist! One series of projects we

have are custom scrapbooks - we do it all, cover to cover...the

customer gives us the " raw material " (souvenirs, papers, tix, photos,

shreds of wine labels, dried flowers, etc., and it it put together in

a one of a kind specialized scrapbook. I did try Liquitex Gel Medium

at one point - was experimenting, but I had trouble with thin papers

(like rice paper/tissue got ruined and colors bled. So, for now

Rubber Cement is my friend. Also, when a client doesn't " like "

something, (lol) I can casually " peel " it away and place where client

prefers, oh they are so impressed...lol

Rubber Cement isn't actually archival, matter of fact, nothing I use

is, since what clients give me has to be sorted, sifted, cut,

sometimes stained, burned, etc. But the insides of the scrapbook are

all covered in a plastic type sheeting (non-glue)for protection. I do

use a polyacrylic sealer when the project is all done which acts as a

protecterant and holds the colors.

Oh tools, lol again, I must be an artistic dinosaur, I use the back

of large spoons, rolling pins, and more from my kitchen drawers. I

will have to look into the roller you mentioned.

As for me and oil paints - I used them constantly about 3 1/2 years -

not really noticing the headaches I had (thought it was just a milld

hangover). At that time the Cadmium Red danger notice came out and

things started to change. I also left the studio (with models) and

started painting landscapes, so a jar of water was less to carry. But

with the oil paints, sometimes I'd develop a rash on my hands and

arms (this is my high allergy zone anyway) I never tried a turp

substitute either. This summer I was redesigning a 50's patio table

and chairs plus repainted it. Accidentally got black spilled on the

patio - even soaked through the tarp. But, it cleaned up nicely with

a steel brush and vinegar, believe it or not.

Painting with acrylics gave me a chance to overpaint

and " fix " " errors " lol, which made me feel better. I enjoy being

outdoors painting from nature. From there it was on to watercolors, a

whole new world. Now, I am just mixing all water based materials in

painting, both inside, outside, on walls, canvass, etc. My favorites

are those German watercolor crayons - wow, what rich color they have

and hold layers.

Anyway, I'm careful with the Rubber Cement (no huffing for me!) and I

really love its properties.

Any other artists with CMT out there?

Gretchen