[Making Gesso Panel]

Name: Yuan Yi and Marjolijn Bol
Date and Time:

2015. 10. 5, 2:00 PM

Location: Chandler 260
Subject: Making gesso panel

• prepare rabbit skin glue solution and keep it constant at 40-60 degrees F
• add champagne chalk to the solution. keep it warm on the burner

• apply glue on both sides of the board to prevent warping

• when it is dry, sand it lightly

• Marjolijn showing us how to apply gesso layers--not to thick, evenly, no overlapping
• I watched her carefully and tried to imitate her movement

• and my first layer at 3:05 PM. a bit thicker than Marjolijn's

• second layer at 4:13 PM
• it took almost 45 min for the first layer to dry
• before applying every new layer, I sanded the dry gesso layers lightly and applied water on the other side to prevent warping
• need to alternate vertical and horizontal layers

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Name: Yuan Yi and Marjolijn Bol
Date and Time:

2015. 10. 6. 10:10 AM

Location: Chandler 260
Subject: Applying Gesso Layers

• third layer at 10:03 AM
• I still see the brown color of the board beneath the gesso. a bit concerned about this.

• fourth layer at 11:35 AM
• beginning with this layer, the ground color of the board is hardly seen

• fifth layer at 3:05 PM

• sixth layer 3: 45 PM

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Name: Yuan Yi and Marjolijn Bol
Date and Time:

2015. 10.12. 10:10 AM

Location: Chandler 260
Subject: Sanding gesso penal

• sanded the board for almost 2 hours. began with 150 grit sand paper and ended with 1000 grit.
• worked in the fume hood.
• learned that it is important to make each layer as thin as possible. otherwise a lot of sanding

• applied glue solution on the half of the board

• made small squares with tape for testing various pigments

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[Gilding]

Name: Yuan Yi and Marjolijn Bol
Date and Time:

2015. 10. 12. 2:00 PM

Location: Chandler 260
Subject: Applying Gesso Layers

• applied first layer of red bole

• applied second layer
• the density of the pigment was quite high. Marjolijn allowed me to sand it without adding further layers

• sanded it with1000 grit sand paper for 20 min.
• can see the change of color (from left to right below)
• when most of the surface turns into red-brown, it is ready to proceed with burnishing

• burnished the surface with agate burnisher carefully but with sufficient pressure
• I was extremely careful because I knew that the burnisher was very expensive but Marjolijn told me I should press the surface a bit more when burnishing

• prepare gold leaf
• put it on pillow and cut to size with knife

• gold leaf is lifted with brush. before using the brush, it is better to add some oil by brushing wrist, forehead, or any oily bodily part.

• the landing was not quite successful.
• the gold leaf is hard too handle. vulnerable to even a light wind generated by the fume hood.

• Marjolijn helped to fill in the holes and cracks with small gold leaf pieces

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ASPECTS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN MAKING FIELD NOTES

• note time
• note (changing) conditions in the room
• note temperature of ingredients to be processed (e.g. cold from fridge, room temperature etc.)
• document materials, equipment, and processes in writing and with photographs
• notes on ingredients and equipment (where did you get them? issues of authenticity)
• note precisely the scales and temperatures you used (please indicate how you interpreted imprecise recipe instruction)
• see also our informal template for recipe reconstructions

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