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Baren Digest               Sunday, 8 August 1999       Volume 08 : Number 654

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@nacs.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 09:26:41 -0400
Subject: [Baren 5195] Re: Baren Digest V8 #653 

Thanks, Gabrielle, for your very clear description of how you do you gradated 
skies.  I tried something interesting yesterday by putting a layer of deep pink 
on the paper first, then a blue which with hand pressure was heaviest at the top
and lighter at the bottom so the pink showed through like the light at the horizon,
and that worked fairly well, too, giving a depth to the sky.  

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I got my package of prints.  Thanks, John, for all you did.  I very much like the
quality of work and I like the small size of the prints.  They are jewels.  I'll 
wait to talk about them--after Dave gets them up for all to see.  

Gayle

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 07:38:12 -0800
Subject: [Baren 5196] Paper. 

To all Bareners and Barenettes

This is the last call for the KOZO paper.
The rest of it will be shipped back in a couple of days.

Again the price  is

Size  55 cm x 71 cm   or   21 5/8" x 27 1/2"

8 momme    heavy weight    ......     $18.25 US$
6 momme    medium weight ......     $14.75 US$

PRICES FOR VOLUME PURCHASES.

50 sheets+
8 momme    heavy weight    ......     $16.43 US$
6 momme    medium weight ......     $13.28 US$

100 sheets+
8 momme    heavy weight    ......     $16.06 US$
6 momme    medium weight ......     $12.98 US$


For those not familiar with the weight, let me explain it.

175 gsm weight BFK rives paper is about equal in weight to 8 momme with a
micrometer reading of .010 to .011  thickness.
The 6 momme paper mic's at .008 to .009 thickness.

Regards,

Graham

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From: Maria Arango <Maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 13:06:22 -0700
Subject: [Baren 5197] Re: Exchange prints 

I know we are not supposed to get up in front of this audience and say:
"me too!" but I cannot resist talking about the prints I received
yesterday. I feel proud to see my print among all the others, makes me
feel a part of something wonderful and special.
I especially liked the background and colors in Dave's print, wow, such
a delicate wood grain texture and mica? dust. The print with the green
background and jungle like feel, wow! what colors and life. The one with
the calm desert road into the distance. Jean and Jeanne's ... James's
beautiful style and imagery. I could go on with all others. Wonderful
work all you talented people.
Thank you,
Maria in LV

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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 16:55:16 EDT
Subject: [Baren 5198] stuff 

I wanted to thank whoever originally posted info on the Charlevoix print 
competition on this forum, as I just received notice that I've been selected 
to be in a 7-person group show from this competition.

Also - I had a chance to view Pete's, Lezle's & Gabrielle's work yesterday - 
each person w/a very different style but all great to look at - thanks!  

Lezle - would be interested to find out more about the wildlife work that you 
do, as this is an interest of mine as well.  
best to all,

Sarah

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From: Elizabeth Atwood <elizuno@midcoast.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 16:57:40 -0400
Subject: [Baren 5199] Exchange #2 

	Just received my package of prints.......have had only a quick
run-thru....and I'm looking forward to a long browse this evening. Great
stuff!

Thanks John A. for all the hard work. The struggle to remove the case from
the slip cover was only a minor problem. We hope your syggestion for a
roomier case and cover will be accepted.

Gabrielle...thank you for the technique explanation.....ElizA

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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 07:32:22 +0900
Subject: [Baren 5200] Re: Exchange prints 

Maria wrote:
> I especially liked the background and colors in Dave's print, wow, such
> a delicate wood grain texture and mica? dust. 

Not mica ... but aluminum powder ...

http://woodblock.com/encyclopedia/topics/000/000_frame.html

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> I know we are not supposed to get up in front of this audience and say:
> "me too!" but I cannot resist talking about the prints I received

Hey gang, don't be too 'paranoid' about the rules.  When I spoke out
against 'me too' postings, I was just trying to help keep down the
number of 'empty' postings.  If you've got something to say - please say
it!

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John R. asked:
> Also could someone tell me, dose the Print exchange #3 have a theme?

To clarify here:
Exchange #1 and #2 had no themes.  #3, which still has room for a few
more people, is also 'open' in theme.  It is #4 (which has not yet
started registration) which will be the 'self-portrait' theme.

http://woodblock.com/forum/exchange_sign-up.html

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Barnaby wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone out there knows
> where to get hold of those beautiful, densely bristled traditional Japanese
> brushes 

> They could be bought at the Art Supplies shop at the Kyoto Seika University, 
> but I don't have the Japanese language skills to initiate an inquiry or order. 

A number of [Baren] members have reported success ordering supplies from
Woodlike Matsumura here in Tokyo, sending in their orders via email in
simple English.

His English-language catalogue is not quite ready yet (but getting
closer, it seems), but some contact info is in the Encyclopedia at:

http://woodblock.com/encyclopedia/topics/007/007_frame.html

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John wrote, re the case for the exchange:
> Dave, maybe Toda-san can make them a little deeper to accomodate the
> thicker papers? 

I thought we _had_ done so ... but I obviously miscalculated.  But
considering that each Exchange from now on will have the same number of
prints (nearly, anyway), it shouldn't be too hard to finally establish a
suitable thickness.  When I get mine, I'll take it over to him so that
he can _see_ what we've got, and can thus get it closer next time.

Dave

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 08:19:21 +0900
Subject: [Baren 5201] 

Gabrielle,
      Let me add my welcome to the others'.  I visited your web site and was
just bowled over by the beauty and expressiveness of your prints.  I like
the way you said that the purpose of your prints is to reproduce a moment of
serenity.  I myself strive to create beautiful landscapes, but I have so
much to learn.  I am humble before you and Mary Krieger and Greg Robinson,
among others.]
    Also, I appreciate learning about your techniques.  You must have access
to a very large roller.  Perhaps you do your work at a college or
university?  Those big rollers cost so much.  I have often wondered if I
could make one out of  a large cylinder of some kind.  Perhaps one of the
Bareners has some ideas on that.

Sincerely,
Jean Eger
http://users.lanminds.com/~jeaneger

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From: Barbara Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 17:09:50 -0700
Subject: [Baren 5202] Large Rollers or Small? 

Hi Jean,
I read your post about the rollers and want you to know I did my print
with a roller that is 2" in diameter and 5" long. The trick is to use
almost no pressure when rolling the roller  over your woodblock. Get you
ink rolled out on a slab of glass or whatever you have, then ink up your
roller and then use only the weight of the roller to put the ink on the
woodblock. Go over it as many times as you need to, adding inke again to
the roller as needed. Sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes to lay the ink
down. The light pressure assures you will have no roller marks on your
plate. This is for oil based ink. I learned this from George Johansen, a
locally famous printmaker and painter. He taught at Pacific NW College
of Art for 30 years and is retired now. He is a wonderful instructor and
a great loss to the students, but he wants more time for his own work. I
thought your print was wonderful, so much nicer to see then in person
than to see then on the screen. Keep printing!
My best to you,
Barbara

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From: Barbara Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 17:18:41 -0700
Subject: [Baren 5203] Exchange #2 

Well, this is a treat! 28 prints from all over. Only a printmaker could
be this excited about getting a box in the mail. The mailman brought it
to the door and I ripped it out of his hands, he must have thought I was
a little strange. All the work is wonderful, some more mature than
others, but all wondereful. This exchange is so much fun and as we are
forced to do more woodcuts to keep doing future exchanges we will see
great growth......What an exciting opportunity for us all. Lee always
says "there are no bad pancakes, just different varieties of good ones"
and I sure feel that way about prints. I can never see enough of them
and having them for my own is even better. We printmakers are a little
obsessed. Thanks again John, for all your hard work and expense of
mailing these prints. Were we supposed to send postage for out prints?
If so, I owe you mine as I did not think of it. Best to all you
printers, keep up the good work!
Barbara

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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 1999 09:44:06 +0900
Subject: [Baren 5205] Re: Exchange postage ... 

Barbara wrote:
> Were we supposed to send postage for our prints?
> If so, I owe you mine as I did not think of it.

Barbara - most definitely we are supposed to send John the money for the
postage!  My apologies if this wasn't spelled out more carefully.  

I haven't met John yet, but I think I can guess something about his
personality - and I doubt he will be 'bugging' those who neglected to
include their postage money.  So let me do it for him: would any people
who didn't include money for the return postage when they sent their
prints to John, please send it to him forthwith.

Volunteering to be exchange coordinator will always involve quite an
investment of time - that's part of the job - but it should never
involve money expenses too.  

Thanks

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Philip wrote:
> I don't know anything about the 'exchange',
> who is the coralator and can I participate in the next one?

Info on upcoming exchanges can always be found by going to the
main website at:

http://woodblock.com

... and looking in the section  'Administrative Links'

Dave

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From: Barbara Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 18:52:13 -0700
Subject: [Baren 5206] Money for John.... 

Dave,
I did not scroll down the page far enough as I was a late addition
replacing someone who dropped out of the exchange. I stopped at the size
of the paper and got busy. My appologies to John, who never would say
anything. You are right about this. I will send my check immediately.
The work is great!
Barbara

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