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Meunier

Working in egg tempera with Mark Meunier

Egg tempera artist Mark Meunier has found that working on an absorbent surface, like Ampersand Claybord is best, as the egg needs something to soak into to adhere correctly. Mark has taken the difficulty out of egg tempera and created a technique that anyone can use.

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Claybord Mouting

Mounting canvas to wood panel

Mounting flexible supports like canvas, linen, or paper to an Ampersand wood panel preserves the painting qualities of the canvas or paper while gaining the archival benefits of a panel.

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Old Bones cropped

Printing etchings on Claybord or Aquabord

Claybord inventor, Charles Ewing demonstrates how to print a zinc or copper plate etching onto the clay surface of Claybord or Aquabord.

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