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Baren Digest               Friday, 13 August 1999       Volume 08 : Number 659

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@nacs.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:22:11 -0400
Subject: [Baren 5244] Re: Baren Digest V8 #658 

Georga!  Finally we get to see you and your work.
Very nice, indeed.  I like the skeleton, too, since some
of my woodcuts are of skeletons.  I did one of a lady dancing
out the door with one, and also another skeleton in meditation.
Medusa and the Lady of Perpetual Guilt are both strong pieces.
I'm partial to black and white.

Gayle

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@nacs.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:28:53 -0400
Subject: [Baren 5245] Re: Baren Digest V8 #658 

Just grabbed a look at Bea's entries on "Who Is Baren".  I very
much like the loose quality of your knife strokes.  The gesture
of your figures is especially attractive, Bea.  Good work

Gayle

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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 09:32:59 EDT
Subject: [Baren 5246] florida festival 

I got a brochure about this yesterday, but it's really more for folks who 
live in the Florida area (or plan to travel there) - so here's the info in 
case anyone's interested:  the Boca Raton Museum of Art is putting out a call 
for entries for an outdoor exhibition of paintings, graphics (I assume this 
encompasses prints), crafts, sculpture, etc etc - the type of thing where 
you'd have a booth, but this sounds a little more fancy than some - anyway, 
if anyone wants more info, the contact is:
Boca Raton Museum of Art
801 Palmetto Park Road
Boca Raton, FL  33486
tel: 561-392-2500

best to all,
Sarah

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From: Aqua4tis@aol.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:12:11 EDT
Subject: [Baren 5247] Re: Baren Digest V8 #658 

thank you for the kind words gayle      the skeleton on my site was done for 
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS     DAY OF THE DEAD   this is a big celebration here in 
los angeles    its a day to honor those that have passed away    sort of a 
day of rememberance     its also a day to remind ourselves that death is a 
natural part of life     notice the skeleton is holding a scales and a 
prescription bottle    the idea being that no matter what strides we make in 
medicine   death will still take place
    on that happy note.......
                  georga

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:53:01 -0700
Subject: [Baren 5248] 

Dear Baren friends,
In honor of April Vollmer's visit to the west coat, I am hosting a portfolio
party for her at my house, 7-10 pm, Saturday evening, September 4 (that's
labor day weekend in this country).  I'd love to have any Baren members, who
will be in the area, to attend.  You can bring a portfolio or not, to show
the assorted guests.  So send me some e-mail if you think you might want to
come, to jeaneger@lanminds.com and I'll send you my address.  I am sure it
will be fun and I'd love to meet you!!
Jean Eger

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 05:12:34 +0900
Subject: [Baren 5249] 

Bea, I love your print "Rest Time" (on http://woodblock.com/forum/who.html
bottom row, third from left).  It gives the wonderful feeling of resting in
a hammock on a hot summer day.  I wonder, did you ink it with open color?  I
mean, you did not use separate color blocks for each color, did you?  The
depth is wonderful.  (Another artist who is good at depth is Greg.)
Jean Eger

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From: Michelle Morrell <jmorrell@ptialaska.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:10:51 -0800
Subject: [Baren 5250] Exchange Techniques 

    I was so delighted to get the 2nd exchange prints and have shared them
with a friend who has been making prints for years and years.  Neither of us
came up with satisfactory guesses of how the following two pieces where
done.  If the artists should read this, maybe they will clue us in?

Ray Hudson-- How did you get that wounderful varied-hue background on "Lilac
Sail?"  We thought maybe you had bruised the wood and done a melded pigment
roll on a background plank--is that anywhere in the ballpark?  Love the
effect.

David Afsah-Mohallatee--Is the black paper glued to the white paper in
"Chamber" or it is sticking with its own sizing?  And did you use any ink at
all in printing the heart or is it just the pressure  of the heart block on
the black paper  that smishes through to the white paper and makes a
white/grey tone pattern?   You have achieved some wonderful texture here!

Among other things, I loved the smell of the exchange--had forgotten the
exciting odor of oil-based relief ink on "rice" paper.

Michelle Morrell

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From: Gayle Wohlken <blueman@nacs.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:57:05 -0400
Subject: [Baren 5252] Re: Baren Digest V8 #658 

Hi, I forgot to tell you the Hound of the Baskervilles is up now on
"Who Is Baren" if you want to see what all summer has brought
about.  Thanks Gabrielle and all the rest of you who told me how
to make the sky with variation.  

Gayle

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