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Baren Digest              Sunday, 10 October 1999      Volume 09 : Number 736

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From: judy mensch <mensch@interport.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 09:21:51 -0400
Subject: [Baren 6171] Re: NYC Show 

Ray, Thank you for your kind words. It was great to have you at the
Graphics Center.  I'm so glad you liked the show and thank you for your
help putting up the last finishing touches. I also want to thank April
and Sarah for all the work they did to make this show happen. The
opening is tonight. I hope we get a good turn out.  Judy

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From: amoss@mindspring.com (John Amoss)
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 09:41:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Baren 6172] Manhattan show 

Judy, Sarah, April and Ray-
I'm sure I echo many of the exchange #1 participants in my wishing that I
was nearer to Manhattan and to thank so each one of you for your work and
initiative!

Hope that there is a comments book at the show.
I for one would like to hear what the viewers think.

Thanks again!
- -John A.

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From: Shimizu <shimizu@mail1.nai.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 09:59:04 -0400
Subject: [Baren 6173] Matt and Dave in NH 

I sometimes explain my over-excited behavior to friends and family by
describing it as a "hanga high" ...you know, those floating feelings you
get when you look at the first proof, and like it?  ... or when you
stare at 30 prints you just completed... or get a great idea?  Well I
think yesterday's time spent with Dave and Matt will keep me up there
for a long time.

The morning started with the family sheep dog herding my car into a
parking space in front of the pink barn/studio that Matt built.  The
studio is terrific; the first floor is the woodworking area with frames,
letter presses and all sorts of goodies, then up stairs, across  a
gallery balcony into the print studio, a space bursting with
creativity.  The next three or four hours were spent talking shop... and
of course the big treat, watching Dave print five copies of his
Gakutei's exchange print.  Cameras were busy so I imagine Dave will post
some photos when he finds computer time.

It was reassuring to find that the Dave we are meeting through the Baren
Forum, and seeing in the video, is the same Dave that I was privileged
to meet in person yesterday. I hope he doesn't mind if I share something
he said, something that I've already written down and tacked onto my
bulletin board.
Dave's three points to being successful are: "To be good at what you do,
to be passionate about what you do, and to share that passion".

There was both sharing and passion in Matt's studio yesterday.  Aren't
we all fortunate to be in this world making woodblock prints!

I left New Hampshire as Matt was leading Dave and company into the
mountains for an autumn hike.  (Hope we hear from them soon.)

Have fun at the Opening tonight!

Lynita, back in Connecticut

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From: Gary Luedtke <GLuedtke@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 10:48:39 -0400
Subject: [Baren 6174] Matt and Dave in NH 

Lynita,
Thanks for sharing some of that experience with us.   I look forward
to hearing more detail about it, as you teased us with so little.  

Gary

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From: Ruth Leaf <leafr@ecom.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 08:01:13 -0700
Subject: [Baren 6175] Re: Baren Digest V9 #735 

Thank you all for your nice comments.  Appreciation from fellow artists
is better than chocolate.  Coming from a chocoholic that's really
great.  Ruth

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From: Shimizu <shimizu@mail1.nai.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 14:26:10 -0400
Subject: [Baren 6176] Re: Matt and Dave in NH 

Gee, Gary, considering how rarely I  contribute to these great
discussions, I thought my message this morning was rather verbose.  So
what do you want to hear, Matt's New England luncheon recipe or Dave's
opinion of Matt's Rives paper?   (The opened-faced, cheese, fresh tomato
and relish? on hearty bread sandwich was delicious and the paper, which
looks wonderful for Matt's prints wasn't so marvelous for Dave's.)

One observation that struck both Matt and me was that although Dave
wasted little time mixing pigments and printing, he patiently waited for
the block to be moistened and the brushes primed before he started
printing.  Patience... that elusive trait I'm forever trying to achieve!

Another new bit of information for me was that if one is printing a
series and makes a mistake on a print in that series, that print should
be left in sequence and should be printed for all following colors.
When I mess up a print, I usually either toss it or pull it from the
series and put it in the front to use when  starting a new color,
thinking that it is useful as a trial print.  Not so smart!  As the
printing progresses, the block absorbs water and the prints actually get
larger.  If I were to pull a print out of sequence (and if my prints
were as refined as Dave's) the registration, size, everything would be
off.  As my prints are not yet technical masterpieces,  I doubt if I'll
notice any difference if I continue my bad habits, however, just in
case, I plan to change my ways.

I hesitated to mention this earlier as I hate to add a somber note to
our festive weekend, but our day was saddened yesterday by the news that
Gayle's mother passed away.  We had looked forward to meeting Gayle and
her husband and missed their presence.   Our thoughts are with you
Gayle.

Lynita

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From: Gary Luedtke <GLuedtke@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:15:28 -0400
Subject: [Baren 6177] Re: Matt and Dave in NH 

Lynita wrote,
>Gee, Gary, considering how rarely I  contribute to these great
>discussions, I thought my message this morning was rather verbose.  So 
>what do you want to hear....?"

First, and most importantly, let me add to the condolences for Gayle's
mother.   My deepest sympathy   Gayle, on this saddest of occasions.    I
hope when you come to read your back mail,  you know we were all thinking
of you and this tragic news that has saddened us as well.

Lynita,  you do indeed contribute rarely to these discussions, therefore
you have quite a lot to make up! I no more than got a taste of your Friday
morning with Dave and Matt, and I presume Sadako and Matt's wife, whom I
never have had the honor of hearing mentioned by name.    This last posting
was just a bit short on detail as well, Lynita, geez, what do we have to do
to pry this information out of you???? :)

O.K. perhaps a few questions to get you started.   When did you get there? 
What was going on when you arrived?   What happened then?  It sounds as if
Dave brought some work along to demonstrate?   Did Matt demonstrate his
techniques in turn?   If Matt's prints work fine on Rives paper, how come
Dave's don't?  What is inherent in their respective techniques that causes
this to be so?   How do they print differently? 
Describe Matt's studio and the locale you found it in.  Was Dave pretty
much as we've seen him in the video, how tall is the lanky fellow?   Are
the materials, aside from the paper, pretty much alike that both Dave and
Matt use?   How long has Matt been doing woodblock prints?   Where'd he
learn?   Is this Matt's sole livelihood, doing woodblock prints?   What
other common things do you see between Dave and Matt in their working
habits?   How long were you able to visit?   After having had the
opportunity to observe both Dave and Matt working, how do their workstyles
compare to your earlier experience in the Japanese studio of Tokuriki?

This ought to keep you busy for awhile, Lynita.   Let's not be too short on
the detail now!  You are our camera's eye on the event, please develop all
the pictures on your roll of memory for us in living color!   

Gary

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From: Barbara Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 17:29:07 -0700
Subject: [Baren 6178] Meeting Phillip 

I had the pleasure of meeting Phillip Smith at the demo part of the NW
Print council meeting today, what a nice person. These printmakers truly
are the greatest! Graham, I saw several of your prints in the bins at
the NWPC office and it reminded me of our great workshop. This internet
thing is so fun.....
Barbara

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From: "Philip Smith" <smithart@pacifier.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 01:02:07 -0700
Subject: [none]

Barbara Mason invited me over to the art school in Portland to see a 
demo on lithography with waterbased inks,....she was a delight to
meet,...if anyone needs to know anything about the art scene in
Portland, ask Barbara,...she knows whats what,....we had a pleasant
afternoon, there were about 30 people there and the Portland Art
Institute has a very fine location and gallery space to show ones
work,....thank God the weather was perfect as I had a 2 1/2 hour drive
each way, but well worth it.
Thanks again Barbara,....Philip

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From: Matthew.W.Brown@VALLEY.NET (Matthew W Brown)
Date: 10 Oct 99 04:59:18 EDT
Subject: [Baren 6180] Lunch 

Lynita,
	It was great to see you on Friday! And thank you so much more all of
the treasures you brought!

You left behind your little cooler with drinks, etc.! Will send along the
cooler promptly (the drinks  were  enjoyed by me at the Craft Fair!)

Matt

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From: Matthew.W.Brown@VALLEY.NET (Matthew W Brown)
Date: 10 Oct 99 05:00:40 EDT
Subject: [Baren 6181] Paper 

Graham,
	Dave mentionned you have some Yamaguchi-san paper that had been cut you
might like to sell. I am interested. Any chance of sending on a sheet each of
the two weights you have. (Send along a little invoice for ship and the two
sheets,a nd some idea of how much you want to sell and for how much?)

	Matt

I think Dave and Sadako are having a good time up here. Don't know whether
he'll be taking time to get onto this machine or not. 

Matt Brown
23 Washburn Hill Rd.
Lyme, NH 03768

(You could halve and or quarter these two sheets for ease of mailing.)

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From: Matthew.W.Brown@VALLEY.NET (Matthew W Brown)
Date: 10 Oct 99 05:11:20 EDT
Subject: [Baren 6182] Dave's Visit 

Early Sun am and trying to catch up on a few tasks . . . apologies for posting
two personal notes to the list! 

It has been a busy time for everyone these past few days. Lynita had written "I
imagine Dave will post some photos when he finds computer time". 
We were going to do a little computer
work last night but got talking and looking at prints  (many real gems that
Dave had brought with him) and never got to it. Maybe tonight. We've still got
quite a list of 'tasks', stuff to talk about, etc. 

	I think Dave and Sadako are both having a good visit. Unfortunately the
leaf colors are not as brilliant this year . . . something to do with this
summer's drought, etc., but they are happily set up in a house that Dave says
is many times the size of his digs back in Tokyo, and we are having good
weather.

Matt

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