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Baren Digest               Thursday, 1 April 1999       Volume 07 : Number 510

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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:35:44 EST
Subject: [Baren 3788] Hiroshige's "Shoal of Fishes" 

Last night I was clicking around on ebay.com, and I saw that a copy of the
out-of-print book, Hiroshige's "Shoal of Fishes" is up for auction - the bid
was $20. when I looked at it, which is less than I paid for it - it's a
gorgeous book - so just wanted to let folks know in case you're interested
(I'm not sure when this particular auction ends).  Just go to ebay.com, search
for Hiroshige or Japanese prints, and I'm sure you'll find it - good luck - 
Best regards,
Sarah

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From: Michael Schneider <mikasch@t0.or.at>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:41:12 +0200
Subject: [Baren 3790] Re: artist books 

Shireen wrote:
> I'm a little afraid to
> describe how I make my books because I use oil based inks and an etching
> press, which is the wrong subject. But here goes ... 

Thaks for the detailed information, I will visit your site again, with
your description at hand. My wife and I just returned from the bookfair in
Leipzig where a special part of the fair was dedicated to artists books and
other bibliophil editions. It was a wonderful place to visit and meet artists
and editors who share the enthusiasm for book-art.

michael

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@pantek.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 17:30:16 -0500
Subject: [Baren 3791] Re: Baren Digest V6 #509 

Graham wrote:
>  I use rice paste very sparingly if if want texture....it
> works for me.

So I'd like to hear a full description of what you do.  You
go with the pigment and almost no paste?

* * *
Dave the new surimono print of the young girl has me wondering
how you get so deep inbetween such small outlines of the leaves.
Can you explain.

Gayle

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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 10:50:18 +0900
Subject: [Baren 3792] Re: Going deep ... 

Gayle wrote:

> Dave the new surimono print of the young girl has me wondering
> how you get so deep inbetween such small outlines of the leaves.
> Can you explain.

Not quite sure what you mean here Gayle ...  The carving there is
actually not very deep at all.  The centre of most of those leaves is
taken out by two cuts, angled towards each other to make a 'V', thus
releasing the little oval slip of wood from the leaf.

Wider and fatter leaves need an extra stroke with a narrow 'aisuki' to
pop out the waste bit ...

http://woodblock.com/surimono/1999/1999album.html

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Jake wrote:
> I have been off-list for several weeks now and missed the URL. 

Maria's site is at:
http://www.mariarango.com

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Jim Mundie has been busy exploring the web, and has sent in a whole
batch of info for the 'Printmakers on the Web' section of the
Encyclopedia.  Half a dozen 'new' woodblock printmakers ... sure to be
something there you like!

http://woodblock.com/encyclopedia/updates.html

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Exchange update:

The second exchange is now just about half-way subscribed.  May I remind
everybody that the sign-up period for [Baren] members who did not
participate in the previous exchange will end this weekend. [Baren]
membership hit 85 this morning, so there are _lots_ of eligible people.
I hope some of you newer, quieter members will consider joining this
project. Participating provides an excellent stimulus for one's own
work, and it's a great thrill to receive the package of completed
prints! 

Sign-up will be thrown open to the entire [Baren] membership at 10:00
am, Monday April 5th (Tokyo time).   (That's the afternoon/evening of
Sunday April 4th for most members ...)

Dave

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From: mmflavio <mmflavio@slip.net>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:24:14 +0000
Subject: [Baren 3793] Woodblocks Printmaking show in San Francisco 

Hello,
this is Marco Flavio. I just wanted to let you know that my site for the
show I am having in San Francisco just went up. I would appreciate you all
dropping by and letting me know what you think. Constructive criticism is
always appreciated (and so is praise).
Please let me know; should you want more information let me know and should
you be here in june stop by.

Marco Flavio Marinucci
http://www.athomefaraway.com

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From: dean brink <interpoetics@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 19:50:56 -0800
Subject: [Baren 3794] Re: Woodblocks Printmaking show in San Francisco 

Marco,
Excellent prints and idea. They reminds me of Baskin. Noble idea of
exploring the SF community. 

I'd like to see the other prints, since you are building the show around
the idea of community in SF. 

In a city so openly gay (something special one realizes living in Tacoma,
gay purgatory, after living in Chicago and Tokyo - where guys or women can
hold hands without ruffling feathers [except for missionaries, ... good
fun]) I'm sure you have gays, and my question is, what music is associated
with them/us (Village People?). Do you devote a print to drag queens too
(wonderful, complex as well as fun material can be found in many of their
faces)? 

Similarly, how did you arrange the "difference continuum" for the prints?
Was it arbitrary, based on people you happen to know? Was it "one of
everyone" (whatever "one" of ? is)? Was race and ethnic origin in the fore,
or origins in a more general sense (of being from Mississippi etc.).

Anyway, technically and ideawise -- poetically -- a great show. (I'd like
to see more!)
dean
 
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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:20:28 -0800
Subject: [Baren 3795] Re: Woodblocks Printmaking show in San Francisco 

Marco wrote.... ,
>this is Marco Flavio. I just wanted to let you know that my site for the
>show I am having in San Francisco just went up.

Marco
Pretty damn exciting stuff. Most
interesting the random use of line and yet it is all in order. My son, a
sculpture artist calls it 'random order'. Not easily done nor quickly
achieved. But then this art business is not a horse race....
The continuity of marks from portrait into the background (Gauguin like)
gives a sense of atmosphere/space. Colours work well.
Two question....Are they water or oil base pigments. Strength of colour
tells me oil......What size?

Cheers

Graham

Are we gonna have fun here or what!!!!!

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