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Original Message "RE: on whether it is necessary to add cement to the lime and sand mix on the rough coat" Posted by karla on 05-Dec-00 at 08:37 AM Dear Gary, Thanks for your reply, it is really helpful. Mexico, eh? We know some of those problems already since this business I mentioned ships large carved wooden architectural pieces from Nepal and there are indeed so many things to keep on top of....and they are ever changing! As a reference to your comment about the Indian plaster artists I am copying the following for you which is the answer to my question to a Nepalese artist re: if he has ever done fresco....I thought you might get a kick out of it even though it doesn't sound like fresco in the end anyway.... Ist Method "This is most traditional method. It needs black soil, coarse rice bran and cow stool. The mixing ratio is know to the concerned technicians. They have to be mixed together and keep is aside for one week. Then again mix the mixture well, prepare paste of the composition and then paste it on the wall like cement. When it dries, again paste another coat of fine mixure of black soil and cow stool for smooth finishing. When it dries, then paint the wall with white lime. Again when it dries, you can start your painting with stone colour. Alternatively, when the fine coat dries, you can start painting without painting white wash. Such fesco paintings are very very fine and remains for many centuries if they are properly cared. In Nepal, most of the fesco painting is done in this way. Still we can see a lot of such painting. But they are getting detoriated due to lack of proper care and maintenance." Thanks again for your advice, and I am sure I will be asking for more shortly..... By the way, you don't happen to be in the Northwest do you? Karla

Go back     FAQ       Conferences Post form Your Message Name*: Subject*: Message*:   HTML Ok Use [] in place of <> HTML Reference   Images Ok   Click on a smilie to add it to your message.   >Dear Gary, > >Thanks for your reply, it is really helpful. >Mexico, eh? We know some of those problems >already since this business I mentioned ships >large carved wooden architectural pieces from >Nepal and there are indeed so many things to >keep on top of....and they are ever changing! > >As a reference to your comment about the Indian >plaster artists I am copying the following for >you which is the answer to my question to a >Nepalese artist re: if he has ever done >fresco....I thought you might get a kick out of >it even though it doesn't sound like fresco in >the end anyway.... > >Ist Method > >"This is most traditional method. It needs black >soil, coarse rice bran and cow >stool. The mixing ratio is know to the concerned >technicians. They have to be mixed >together and keep is aside for one week. Then >again mix the mixture well, prepare >paste of the composition and then paste it on >the wall like cement. When it dries, >again paste another coat of fine mixure of black >soil and cow stool for smooth >finishing. When it dries, then paint the wall >with white lime. Again when it dries, >you can start your painting with stone colour. >Alternatively, when the fine coat >dries, you can start painting without painting >white wash. Such fesco paintings are >very very fine and remains for many centuries if >they are properly cared. In Nepal, >most of the fesco painting is done in this way. >Still we can see a lot of such >painting. But they are getting detoriated due to >lack of proper care and maintenance." > >Thanks again for your advice, and I am sure I >will be asking for more shortly..... > >By the way, you don't happen to be in the >Northwest do you? > >Karla > Check if you DO NOT wish to use emotion icons in your message

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