[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Saturday, 6 February 1999 Volume 06 : Number 436 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gayle Wohlken Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 09:11:10 -0500 Subject: [Baren 2945] Re: Baren Digest V6 #435 Hello Baren People, I've been gone for two months, but I hope I'm home to stay now. Jeanne said: > I ordered some Kitataka and wondered about sizing. Jeanne, kitakata is not sized. I use it because it works well with oil based ink and I like the color with black ink. Once I tried using kitakata for a water based print and it turned out a huge mess. There are swatchbooks you can order from places that sell Japanese paper and these books will tell you which papers are sized. Aiko's is where I got mine. I have two months worth of Baren Digests to catch up on. It's nice to know you all are still out there. Gayle Wohlken ------------------------------ From: "Bea Gold" Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:51:22 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2946] Re: Deacidiification spray This is Bea - Lots of good suggestions! I also found acid free tape in Dick Blick catalog www.dickblick.com - Economy Artist's Tape Opaque, white , smooth, acid free...... ------------------------------ From: Mariten@aol.com Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:02:37 EST Subject: [Baren 2947] Re: magic test Jeanne's question: >I ordered some Kitataka and have lots of Rives lightweight, is there some >where that I can find out if the paper is sized, or is there a magic test? There are several sources I use to learn all about the "magic" of paper in general. Daniel Smith catalogs have a fairly complete listing of their selections of paper and occasionally print a "paper reference guide" I have found quite useful. You can call them at 800-4266740 and request a catalog. Other sources are books, of course. Silvie Turner's "The Book of Fine Paper" (Pub: Thames and Hudson) lists of papers and resources section are a good source. Good health to all, Maria ------------------------------ From: "Gregory D. Valentine" Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:32:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Baren 2948] Greetings Hello xylographers! Ive been ghosting around your site for about a week now and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Greg. I learned the Japanese method years ago, but the exingencies of life have prevailed over art. Now the kids are out of the house (at least, for the morning) and so inspired, I found your web site, cleared my table and began work and.... struck the devil's bargin. I accepted a job (not really a bad thing.) So I'm not going to be as active as I'd hoped, but I'll get something together soon. My tastes run to modern prints, abstract and expressive; I really like Munakata and Klee, and sosaku hanga, but my own prints seem to be the antithesis of all that. But I also like-- well just about everything. (I thought I'd use a phrase in here about the four elements: wood, paper, metal and stone, but I realized that left out music, of which I am also very fond.) I've done a little research into printers using the Japanese technique in the west-- there was a flurry of interest in it in the early part of the century. That's about all I can think of at the moment. In the mean time I have a question perhaps one of you can answer. I hope you know the Toshi Yoshida-Rei Yuki book, 'Japanese Print-Making?' Well a few years ago I found 'Varieties of the Japanese Print, Vol. 1' by Mr Yoshida; it is simple prints displaying various techniques keyed to the text on print making. I was of course thrilled to find it. It came out in 1967, and indicates his intention to follow it up, in a few years, with a second volume. My question is, has anyone ever seen such? --Ciao. ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V6 #436 ***************************