[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Wednesday, 10 June 1998 Volume 03 : Number 179 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Graham Scholes Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:27:11 -0700 Subject: [Baren 913] Pigments I heard from Mike Turner.. the pigment guy....and he tells me he working on the pricing of the pigments in 2 oz jars He said this week .... I will post them sap Graham ------------------------------ From: Jean Eger Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 09:40:51 -0700 Subject: [Baren 914] Re: Baren Digest V3 #178 Dave wrote: > I've seen woodblocks from China, Taiwan, Tibet/Nepal ... and now > Vietnam. Anybody else know of any others? Dear Dave, It is heart-warming to see you guys looking for Danny Pierce. Good work. You might consider the Mexican prints of Posada as part of your multicultural page. In Africa there is a tradition of printing on cloth with woodblocks. I think it is called adinkra cloth, from Ghana? There is an artist who died recently in Namibia (next to South Africa), called John Muafangejo, who printed very dramatic black and white prints about the struggles there. In the middle ages before the Europeans had paper, they printed on cloth with glue and then sprinkled short fibers on the glue to make it fuzzy. This may have been called fuzzy printmaking, different from the kind of printmaking I do, which is called fuzzy-headed printmaking. I had a complete hard drive crash, and now it's up and running again, although I still have to reinstall the big programs. I saved some pictures and documents, but I lost most of my correspondence and addresses. Oh, well. Sincerely, Jean Eger ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 09:28:06 -0700 Subject: [Baren 915] Re: Traditional woodblock printmaking >I've seen woodblocks from China, Taiwan, Tibet/Nepal ... and now >Vietnam. Anybody else know of any others? Since woodblock printing originated in Egypt 2000 BC maybe there is something there. I have not seen or heard of anything being done now but..... you never know. Graham If your parents didn't have children, chances are you won't either. ------------------------------ From: jimandkatemundie@juno.com (James G Mundie) Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 13:14:18 -0400 Subject: [Baren 916] Re: the works of Danny Peirce -Reply -Reply More Danny Pierce information from Mr. Yela: - --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 11:54:43 -0500 Mr. Mundie: I visited the archive of the Baren Forum discussions. It appears that you have an active and lively discussion group. I also found the Encyclopedia to be a useful source--I look forward to watching it grow. I would appreciate if you would post this message about Danny to the Baren Forum for those interested: A 1996 retrospective of Danny Pierce's book work is on view at the following web address: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special/exhibits/danny/danhome.htm The last page of the exhibit includes the following information: ****************************************************************** CONTACTING DANNY Except for a few titles, including "Little No Name," "The Bear that Woke too Soon," "Little Ezukvuk," and "Joe Friebert," most of Danny's books are still in print and available for purchase. If you are interested in acquiring Danny Pierce's work, or simply wish to drop him a line, please contact the artist directly at: Red Door Studio 330 Summit Avenue North Kent, Washington 98031 ****************************************************************** I would add that Danny's limited edition artist's books run between $400 and $700, which for some may sound high, but they are really a great value (if you're a Danny collector) for the number of woodblock prints in each book. For example, Danny's most recent book, "The Trek," is available for $600 and includes 34 mostly multi-color woodblock prints (I believe there are also about four or five b&w images in this book). All of his available books are editioned in portfolio, and are issued in uniquely-designed, hand-made, and well-crafted boxes. Perhaps I should also add that neither I nor Special Collections at UW-Milwaukee receive any benefit by making this announcement or having readers visit our website (except, perhaps, the gratitude of the artist, and the interest of readers who may someday use our collections for research). We serve as an archive for Danny's book work and make it available at UWM, along with many other artist's books, solely for study and teaching. Danny is a very nice guy, and a fine artist, teacher and craftsman who puts his heart into his work. It's just a pleasure to see him get wider exposure. I've enjoyed being introduced to the Baren Forum and to Woodblock.com. Thanks, MAX. Max Yela Head, Special Collections Golda Meir Library UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI Email: my1@gml.lib.uwm.edu www: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Library/special End forwarded message ------------------------------ From: Ray Esposito Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 15:26:16 -0400 Subject: [Baren 917] video Hey Folks Where is the video on Dave? By my calculations I should have had it by now. Is someone making copies to sell on the black market? (After all, who wouldn't want to own such a treasure about our fearless leader?) Anyone got the news? Cheers Ray Esposito ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V3 #179 ***************************