concept development: October 2012

Yesterday I called Belindas friend, who Belinda referred me to because she knew about printing on glass. The technique Belindas friend uses to print on glass, she uses a screen printing and firing method. This is a bit costly and you have to have certain materials and equipment, that I dont have.

Looking at web sites that print on glass, Iv found that it is very expensive and a lot of the places dont even deliver to canberra. Even just to have the images printed on acrylic is expensive!

After the convocation and long thought I have decided not to print on glass or acrylic. mainly just because of the pricing and timing issue.

here are some of the websites that I visited that print on glass.

http://imaginked.com.au/about-imagink-printed-glass/

http://printsonglass.com.au/ bloody hell, $525 just to print on glass..... their dreaming....

http://www.glasscapes.com.au/gallery/imagescape---printed-glas/

here are some of the websites that i visited that print on acrylic.

http://www.acrylicphotoblocks.com/pricing.php
http://www.gusha.com.au/Acrylic_Art_Prices_2012.pdf

http://www.harveynormanphotos.com.au/category/acrylic-print/

http://www.acrylicmounting.com.au/acrylic_mounting1

This is a video i found that explanes how they do this process and I have non of the equipment that he has

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZBxJglc5b4

So instead iv decided to print on transparency paper instead. It still has the same concept that we will all disappear with time, because the prints on the transparency disappear after about 10 yrs I was reading. The prints will all still be see through and I will save a bucket load on cash!

I think because of the bendyness of the transparencies I will have to downsize how big I will have my images. This could also work out well to, if the images are small this will reinforce the idea our life's our smaller in the sceme of things.