Materials?

I have been wondering what people are using for adhesives and as sealants for their collages. Any ideas are very welcome.

Just by way of introduction I will post a few works here, as I am new.

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Permalink Reply by felicia Belair-Rigdon on August 19, 2013 at 11:10am

Jade 409 from Talas-NYC. Archival-

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Permalink Reply by THIERRY JONNAERT on August 26, 2013 at 1:36pm

I like to start with wood, but I'm using different materials ( and glue ): Sometimes it are feathers, stones, pieces of a tree, or objects I found ( metallic pieces etc. ). Ik like to paint some pieces...so it's also becoming a Collage-painting.

Thierry Jonnaert

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Permalink Reply by C. Mehrl Bennett on August 26, 2013 at 6:40pm

EK Tools Decoupage Glue

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Permalink Reply by Sally Herman on November 9, 2013 at 9:38am

I've been using Krylon spray adhesive. I'm working with material too thin for traditional glue. Is anyone else using spray adhesive? Open tack-time is important to me. BTW- lovely work Kanchan Mahon.

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Permalink Reply by Paola Borghignoli on November 10, 2013 at 4:30am

I Sally, What do you think about stick glue as that used at school?

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Permalink Reply by Sally Herman on November 10, 2013 at 7:54am

The stick glue is easy to handle, but it dries a bit too fast for how I'm working right now. It sometimes warps the paper I'm using, as I use a lot of magazine source. PS- Love your chairs Paola!

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Permalink Reply by Kanchan Mahon on November 13, 2013 at 7:52am

Thanks for your info Sally!

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Permalink Reply by Catherine Weber on November 18, 2013 at 11:37pm

I use acrylic matte medium.

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Permalink Reply by Kanchan Mahon on November 27, 2013 at 11:23am

Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Marie Lyon on February 27, 2014 at 8:28pm

I use Golden products, matte and gloss mediums for adhesives, and gel topcoat with UVL for a finishing coat. No problem over many years. Marie Lyon

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Permalink Reply by Laurie Vanina on March 4, 2014 at 3:13pm

I use Mod Podge and have had great success with it. I think that it's basically like Elmers.

Just a tip here for all the Assemblage artists... have you tried E600o? It is fantastic. It will glue anything to anything!

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Permalink Reply by Jen Worden on March 18, 2014 at 2:53pm

Jumping in with both feet here (as I just joined :) )... my.02cents on adhesives varies on medium to be attached.

If it's fairly porous paper, I like to use fairly wet glue and weight down until dry as I find it penetrates the surface and really grabs onto whatever it's being applied to. If it's anything 3-dimensional however, I always find at least one other way of attaching it 'mechanically'. I've had just about every glue let me down at some point. Wire, dowelling, soldering rarely does. But I'll often use No More Nails additionally. Moldable, relatively quick drying and paintable.