| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| sally_in_wales |
the downside to natural paintsJust been painting an old oak box with an eggyolk and ochre tempera as part of a small project to turn it into a Roman style cupboard for a re-enactment event next week. Am having real problems convincing the cat not to lick the drying paint
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| Frewen |
You're amazing Sally.
Is there anything you can't do 
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| sally_in_wales |
sing or play a musical instrument 
restrain myself around cheese 
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| vanessa |
That is simply beautiful!! WOW 
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| sally_in_wales |
now the cat has stopped licking it and its dry properly, we can put the legs on and a funny shaped top that will allow it to sit in the corner of the tent, and shelves. Will try to post a pic of the finished thing. Have to say I love red ochre tempera, its such an easy paint to make, and it looks so good on wood
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| Slim |
so how do you make it?
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| sally_in_wales |
mix pigment with eggyolk, simple. Add a drop of water if you want it thinner. |
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| Green Rosie |
Yep - stopping her cat licking the paint....... |
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| Slim |
I was wondering about gathering the pigment itself.... have you ever done that? |
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| Jonnyboy |
Indeed, there seems no end to the lovely ladies' talents.
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| sally_in_wales |
now now, its true I'll try my hand at most things, doesnt mean I do them all well, consistently or with any useful end result
Now making a mess, that I do really well
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| Frewen |
If I had half your talent I'd be happy
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| sally_in_wales |
and twice as tidy 
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| dpack |
nice
the ground matters ,plaster etc is ok if there will be no mechanical wear on objects a strong base is needed to hold the tempura im not sure if the romans used gesso grosso,gesso sotile ,white lead under tempura but that was the system by the middle ages iirc rabbit skin glue or similar to fix the gesso to objects |
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| marigold |
That's beautiful Sally .
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| vanessa |
Blimey, you've got a good memory for one so very old Sorry, in silly mode today, and it just read like you remember how they did it "when you were a lad"
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| cab |
Didn't we used to have a natural painty person on here, did we even have someone advertising such things for a bit? | ||||
| vanessa |
Hardworkinghippy used / uses them a lot in her place here in France ... can't remember if she makes them herself though. | ||||
| sean |
We did but he was never around. |
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| cab |
(goes hunting) Ahh, yes, 'naturaldeco'. Shame, he came, he posted, he advertised, he vanished. Heres his site: http://www.naturaldeco.co.uk/ |