[Baren} the mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking Baren Digest Tuesday, 6 June 2000 Volume 11 : Number1036 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Graham Scholes Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:59:53 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9950] Re: A strategy to sell prints >After a long period of anxiety, they finally call me to discuss the >production of the book that is scheduled to be on the bookstores next >October (I hope!!!!). > Hor=E1cio, Congratulations on your book. There are numerous residuals that will result from the book. It elevates you to a new plateau..... you will enjoy. Don't skimp on the work that may be required to make it 1st class. The opportunity may never present itself again so go for the very best. Regards Graham ------------------------------ From: Jack Reisland Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 19:06:11 -1000 Subject: [Baren 9951] Re: Hasui print Wanda wrote: > If anyone would like to take a look at a digital image of the Hasui > print I was wondering about -- here is the URL: > > http://www.hanga.com/landscape/hasui/travels/yuhi.jpg A very nice one, and look what his contemporary Hiroshi Yoshida could do with water! Here: http://www.hanga.com/landscape/yoshida/images/nakabusa.jpg Jack Aiea, Hawaii ------------------------------ From: Wanda Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 22:07:19 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9952] Re: Subject Matter > Philip Smith wrote: > > I think we've run these last couple of subjects into the ground. Sorry Philip, but I respectfully disagree. I think this subject is evolving into a very interesting discussion. I've really been enjoying the whole thread - from editioning to appropriation & all it's ramifications. I think it has a direct bearing on how all of us make & enjoy & feel about & promote our art. Not run into the ground at all - just thoroughly & very interestingly gone over with a fine toothed comb! My thoughts..... Wanda ------------------------------ From: Artsmadis@aol.com Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 01:09:04 EDT Subject: [Baren 9953] Re: Sacred Tree Admin Stuff In a message dated 6/5/00 8:52:29 PM Central Daylight Time, severn@acay.com.au writes: << Oh, and while I'm here can I ask all of you with websites to check out this page http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/NonAus.htm and check that you are listed. >> Josephine--I thought I was listed there before but now am not. My website is http://members.aol.com/artsmadis/index.htm.htm Thanks, Darrell Madis ------------------------------ From: B Mason Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 21:59:26 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9954] subject matter Phillip, This is an interesting question. I think most artists see something that interests them and they start from there and develop it. I have been passionately interested in archaeology and the work left by prestoric humans for as long as I can remember and this led to my interest in petroglyphs and pictographs. I keep trying to use other images in my work, but I keep being drawn back to these primal images. They are so strong and evoke such a response from all who see them. I have changed them quite a bit, artistic license, but they are still recognizable as cave and rock images. I wish we could know the meanings of them, were they religious, ceremonial, or as one anthropologist thinks, a means to impress an oral message with a sudden imposing picture to encourage memory? We will probably never know but I am sure drawn to them. I used to think I shouldn't be using them, but one day about 10 years ago I had an almost mystical experience (I am a very down to earth person and not given to waking mystical experiences) and I saw the thread of my own life winding back thousands of years connecting to these ancient people. Since that day I have felt very comfortable using the images, almost like I have one foot in both places and can see the relationship between all people and all time. It sounds pretty wierd, but there it is. Other images come to me also, landscapes, birds, etc. We just use what we want and make out own reality out of it, defining our own small worlds in our own way. What a luxury and a joy to be an artist. We all have very private pieces that we never care if we sell, little pieces of our own space for our own amusement or our own mark on the journey of our lives. Best to all, Keep printing, painting, drawing, carving and making your own realities! Barbara ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 22:40:50 -0700 Subject: [Baren 9955] News Release. The Barener has landed...... and gone to bed after being up for 24 hours + Some laughs and good discussion already. More to come. Graham & Marnie ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V11 #1036 *****************************