Baren Digest Monday, 28 August 2000 Volume 12 : Number 1127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: B Mason Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 07:28:27 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11132] Opportunity If you live close to Atlanta or Tallahassee this might be of interest to you: The American Print Alliance invites artists to take part in two events: 1. Printmaking Dialogue Day, October 7 -- a free day of talks and demonstrations, show your portfolio and see our "Common Ground" travelling exhibition. At Florida State University, Tallahassee. 2. Atlanta Print & Paper Fair, December 2-3 -- a great opportunity to sell your prints, paperworks and artists' books. At the Spruill Center for the Arts. More information and how to RSVP at www.PrintAlliance.org Please forward this message to friends and colleagues, and forgive us if you receive multiple copies since we are using several mailing lists. ------------------------------ From: "Daniel L. Dew" Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:37:41 -0400 Subject: [Baren 11133] Atlanta fun Back from Atlanta, what a blast! Went to the IWF (international Woodworkers Fair), over 20,000 ditributors,dealers, etc.... Came back with some really cool wood samples. Some "sandalwood" from Brazil. "alder" from Canada, tons of Maple, Cherry and lots more. Saw some awesome tools (HUGE machines also) and came back with bunches of ideas. Quick question. When would you recommend using a soft brayer? dan dew Tired, but home. ------------------------------ From: B Mason Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:09:23 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11134] soft brayer Dan, You use a soft brayer when you want ink to drop down into a lower area, like in a viscosity print where you are using ink with different amounts of oil in it. Or on a plate with a lot of uneven surfaces (like a collograph), as it will drop down to the uneven lower areas easier while a harder brayer will just get the top even if you push harder when rolling it. Barbara ------------------------------ From: baikal Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 03:37:25 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11135] Re: Would? Thanks for your opinions on our Birch stuff. It wasn't actually our own idea to provide the Russian Birch plywood blocks on a market. Our company Forest Machines Wood Production sponsors Russian art in U.S. and American art in Russia. That's how we met a lot of artists and galleries owners. Some of the Oregonian printmakers told us that they tried Baltic Birch plywood, and they loved it. Sometimes, they had a chance to find it in stores in sheets 5' x 5' ( European standart, 1,5 m x 1,5m). Those stores usually make first 2-3 cuts for free, but then, if you need smaller pieces, you have to pay $1 per cut. So, we've been asked to get some of this material if possible in smaller pieces. It was a challenge because our company's main business is to export logging equipment to Siberia, and to import Russian lumber, especially Siberian Red Pine ( Pinus Sylvestris, known here also as Scots Pine ), to U.S. market. We never dealt with plywood before. Thanks to our reliable connections in Russia, we've got a shipment in about a month after we ordered it. People here couldn't believe it, but things are changing a lot in Russia lately. The material we received is really good and ideal for printmaking. It was produced in Siberia, but feels and looks like top-grade Baltic. Even Yuri's daughters, 14 and 16 years old, easily produced some nice stuff with those blocks. Our friends printmakers confirmed that they got exactly what they needed. Our first two shipments were oriented mostly toward schools and colleges. That's why we ordered small blocks , 4"x6", 5"x7", 8'x10" . We'll get larger blocks a little bit later if there's such a demand. We offer low prices. Honestly, sometimes loosing money. ( We cover losses from other sales). Do not think that all lumber men are greedy, and they want to destroy forests just to make their purses thicker. Many of us love wood as much as you do. Some of us even love Art as much as you do. We were not "lurking" around your forum as it was said. There is nothing wrong in trying to satisfy customer's needs. We think that this is one the best and the most friendliest forums on a Web. We learned a lot about prinmaking, and recommended to subscribe to woodblock.com to many printmakers who never heard about it before. We are happy that our logging practices in Russia do not threaten forest . Actually, it's much easier over there than here in U.S. First of all, there are no private lands in Russia. Eventhough, we have a country house not far from the Lake Baikal, we don't own that piece of land . Maybe, it's not very nice for us and some other people, but good for the Mother-Nature. Secondly, all forests are mixed in Siberia. That's why there is no need in clear - cutting if you log just one specie. Sorry if we touched some of the commercial aspects again . Hope that the Censor will do his job properly. We will be glad to answer any question. Sincerely, Mark and Yuri ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V12 #1127 *****************************