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Baren Digest               Monday, 27 March 2000       Volume 10 : Number 950


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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 08:25:02 EST
Subject: [Baren 8988] meeting Baren member 

Hi folks, just wanted to let you know that April & I had the pleasure of 
meeting Lynita and her husband yesterday.  They are completely delightful 
people, and Lynita also brought some photos of her beautiful prints (not to 
mention photos of her lovely family and home in Connecticut) -- I would love 
to see more of her work "in person"!  Lynita studied printmaking in Japan 
with Tomikichiro Tokuriki -- I happen to have one of his books, and Lynita 
said that he was every bit as charming as he comes across in the book.  He's 
apparently still alive, around 97 yrs old.  
Thanks for telling us you were coming into NYC, Lynita - lovely meeting you 
folks!
Best wishes
Sarah

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From: Vollmer/Yamaguchi <jy6@columbia.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 12:28:21 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Baren 8989] Hard day at the salt mines 

Dear all,

Just wanted to report on my hard day yesterday! Another long day at the
salt mines, partially courtesy of BAREN.

I have been taking a hanga woodcut class with Yasu Shibata, a master
printer from Tyler Print Studio. I've been teaching workshops myself
(there's a list on my website), but I am still finding areas where the
experience of a master printer helps a lot. And Yasu is very helpful, just
smiles when I stir up things in his class.  I provided a big distraction
with my wintergreen transfer... he was very nice about it and let me go on
explaining how to do it.

Then yesterday, I invited Lynita Shimuzu as another distraction for class.
Yasu is a serious teacher and was showing everyone how to do bokashi. But
we managed to pry him away for a short introduction to Lynita, fellow
barenette, who learned moku hanga in Kyoto, where Yasu lived, too.

Then I cut class early to go out for coffee with Lynita and her delightful
husband. Boy, am I a bad student!

It was great comparing notes with Lynita, sharing information about paper,
pigments, etc. [For those of you who weren't able to be there, I
recommended Guerra Paint and Pigment for pigment dispersions 212-529-0628,
Susan Rostow for ready made color 212-473-4670, and Hiromi for paper
310-998-0098.]

Thank you, baren for introducing us!

April Vollmer
174 Eldridge St, NYC 10002, 212-677-5691
http://www.aprilvollmer.com


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From: Wanda <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 10:45:33 -0800
Subject: [Baren 8990] Re: Hard day at the salt mines 

April and Sarah,

Thanks for inviting us along (cyber-space wise) to your visit with
Lynita & her husband, and some insights into the classes you are taking,
April.

I love this aspect of Baren & the 'net - when you do get to meet the
people of Baren, they are every bit as nice as they are in e-mail. If
not nicer!

So, April, what does Yasu think of your wintergreen transfer method? He
sounds like an excellent teacher.

Wanda


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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 09:44:29 -1000
Subject: [Baren 8991] Re: Jack's dragon 

Well thank you! Yes, it is my first woodcut, but please don't throw those tools
out! If you had any idea how many hours it took to carve , and re-carve those
blocks, and how many hours and sheets of paper I went through to get that one good
print for your show... Anyway, details are eight blocks, nine colors, one
gradation, and a little embossing. All the product of a compulsive nature, I wanted
to try everything. The lines didn't come out as fine as I wanted, but with basswood
it was about as fine as I could go. I think that if I figure out how to print the
keyblock properly, they could come out a little finer. But you should see the lines
on the Yoshitoshi print I have here! Not just much finer, but full of energy! The
carver and printer were able to transfer the energy of the brush perfectly! Now
that's the linework I envy!
   Anyway, now I have to figure out how to print 30 more of the dragon guys for the
rest of the exchange...

Jack

Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com wrote:

> Hey Jack, your dragon-kite got here Friday. Now, you got to tell me that this is
> not your first woodcut
> print ever....because if it is....I am throwing all my stuff out...... tools,
> inks and eveything and moving to Hawaii
> to take some lessons from you....this is quite a nice piece of work. I can't
> carve lines anywhere as fine as yours.
> Send me some details when you get a chance...I counted about eight colors, at
> least one gradation.... plus some embossing....right ?
>
> Well worth waiting for !!!!!!!
>
> Julio


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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 12:54:32 -0800
Subject: [Baren 8992] Re: Jack's dragon 

Where can we see this beast....!!!!

Graham


>Well thank you! Yes, it is my first woodcut, but please don't throw 
>those tools
>out! If you had any idea how many hours it took to carve , and re-carve those
>blocks, and how many hours and sheets of paper I went through to get 
>that one good
>print for your show... Anyway, details are eight blocks, nine colors, one
>gradation, and a little embossing. All the product of a compulsive 
>nature, I wanted
>to try everything. The lines didn't come out as fine as I wanted, 
>but with basswood
>it was about as fine as I could go. I think that if I figure out how 
>to print the
>keyblock properly, they could come out a little finer. But you 
>should see the lines
>on the Yoshitoshi print I have here! Not just much finer, but full 
>of energy! The
>carver and printer were able to transfer the energy of the brush 
>perfectly! Now
>that's the linework I envy!

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From: Roxanne Sexauer <woodcuts@csulb.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 16:38:07 -0800
Subject: [Baren 8993] Re: question 

Dear fellow xylographers -

I was contacted yesterday to teach a one day workshop in the Hanga
method towards the end of July. This would be at a retreat like setting
in beautiful Lake Arrowhead, CA.  The class would be made up of fellow
printmakers, who have been juried into the Los Angeles Printmaking
Society, so that the quality of their work is uniformly quite high. The
remuneratory fee was not discussed, but I can find out more information.
 As one dedicated to the oiler side of things, I am not really what they
are searching for. My query to you all then is - know anyone in Southern
California with an extensive exhibition record/teaching experience who
would qualify?  Ruth?  I'm scratching my head on this end. 

Dimitris - loved your identification of that rare genus of wood -
Linoleum Easycutus - may have to borrow that!

If anyone is interested in getting a prospectus for the upcoming LAPS
National, let me know & I'll forward it on to the NEW Exhibition Chair.
Whew, am I glad not to be putting that one together again.

Waiting for them to give out an Oscar for best print in the woodcut
category  (who knows...3 of them are still missing)  - Roxanne

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From: David Bull <davebull@w.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 09:58:15 +0900
Subject: [Baren 8994] Re: 'best print' ... 

Roxanne wrote:
> Waiting for them to give out an Oscar for best print in the woodcut
> category  (who knows...3 of them are still missing)  

Maybe it's time for the 'Barens' ... awarded each spring to winners in a
few categories:

- - best woodblock print ('hanga' style)
- - best woodblock print (oil-base)
- - technical excellence
- - most promising new technique

'Entries' would be all the prints submitted to the Exchanges and
SwapShop during the previous calendar year.  Judging would be by a panel
of non-Bareners, including a couple of 'experts' in the field, and a
couple of laymen.

Not sure about the name 'Barens' though.  To outsiders it's just too
close to the word 'barren' ... an unfortunate similarity ...   And it
wouldn't really be appropriate to award somebody a little statuette in a
baren shape for making an oil-based, press-pulled print ...  

Any bright ideas?

Dave


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From: "Daniel L. Dew" <ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:47:14 -0500
Subject: [Baren 8995] Awards 

I got it! "The Relief" awards, unless Rolaids has a problem........
Or "Cut-Ups" (sounds funny to me,ha ha).
"Blockheads", "Barenites", (Don't forget all the oily's, brayers and spoon
folks now)
We already have "Oscars", "Tony's", how about a ladies name?

Come now,  I hear you saying, let's CUT,PRINT, deadlines are fast
approaching!

Dan Dew
Bored in Tampa

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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 20:01:49 -1000
Subject: [Baren 8996] Re: Jack's dragon <200003261940.EAA10906@ml.xx.or.jp> <200003262051.FAA24826@ml.xx.or.jp> 

Graham Scholes wrote:

> Where can we see this beast....!!!!
>

Well...at this point Julio has the only passable copy...

Jack


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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?andy=20english?= <andyengraver@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 04:04:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 8997] Printmaking and the new tea ceremony 

Several people on the list are waiting patiently (I
hope) to hear from me about various matters and so it
is easier for me to ask through the list for a few
more days as my mother is gravely ill. It is strange
how printing, usually a meditation, becomes a
comforting distraction with its set sequence of
events. 

Before returning to the hospital last night I was
printing a part edition from a new block. I was
printing with oil based inks on dry paper to get the
grainy greyish black that I prefer for this image.
Nothing was going right and everything I printed was
being discarded when my wife came in with a steaming
cup of tea - always a comfort in trying times. 

As the cup sat there, a possibility dawned. I was
already gently moistening part of each sheet by
breathing on it. Instead, I held the part of the next
sheet that would recieve the most ink over my tea. The
additional moisture from the steam gave me exactly the
grainy black that I wanted. Bingo! Three cups of tea
later and the drying line above my head was full of
perfect prints.

The next time that your dry paper print isn't giving
you the result you choose, try putting the kettle on!

Cut... boil... print...


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From: shimizu@mail1.nai.net
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 07:40:36 -0500
Subject: [Baren 8998] Re: meeting Baren member 

It was such a treat to meet Sarah and April on Saturday!   (Crashing
their hanga class was quite fun, too.)  It is amazing how well
personalities come across "on-line"  so that when we do meet, it's  like
meeting old friends.   Sarah and April are working hard to prepare for
an exhibit together in April and May, and from what I saw, it will be a
wonderful show.

After talking with April about pigments, I remembered that in Japan
(gulp, 20 years ago), I printed with a tube paint that is used for
Japanese paintings.  At that time I never thought about what it actually
was, but now I'm wondering ... was it gouache?   Anyone know?

Best wishes to all!

Lynita


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