Baren Digest              Monday, 16 October 2000      Volume 13 : Number 1181


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From: Vollmer/Yamaguchi <jy6@columbia.edu>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 11:29:34 -0400
Subject: [Baren 11728] Driving and Riding 

Thanks to the Council for all thier behind-the-scenes hard work. Glad to
hear something about the planning stages. I'm not much of a bus driver, but
let me know if I can help in some small way!

best wishes,

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



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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 10:17:19 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11729] Re: Barens 

Hi Marco and April
.....et al

Good news....

John is back in town and has said that he will make a baren for you.
He is coming over tomorrow evening and we are going to discuss this 
and the necessary modifications for the Barens.

Are you still interested in a baren.

Graham


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From: LEAFRUTH@aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:44:33 EDT
Subject: [Baren 11730] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1179 

Dear Jean,  If you can it's best to have the acid outside.  Inside would 
require a fan in a window over the acid.  In other words lots of ventilation. 
 When the acid is not in use keep it covered.  Don't for goodness sake add 
good acid to old acid you are throwing your money away.  Incidentally the 
acid I'm talking about is nitric.  I've not used ferric chloride because you 
have to put the plate in the acid upside down and I find this not useful.  To 
dispose of the acid put baking soda into it until the acid stops bubbling.  
It's not caustic when the bubbles disappear.  For 35 years I have been 
putting the spent acid down the same drain.  Nothing ever happened to the 
pipes.  I may be in Berkeley at thanksgiveing time so if it's possible we may 
get together.  
Ruth

http://www.ruthleaf.com

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From: Artsmadis@aol.com
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:59:25 EDT
Subject: [Baren 11731] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1179 

In a message dated 10/15/00 12:50:23 PM Central Daylight Time, 
LEAFRUTH@aol.com writes:

<<  I've not used ferric chloride because you 
 have to put the plate in the acid upside down >>

Personally I have never found this necessary.  I may not bite as deep as most 
etchers or something but all I do is rock the tray while etching and I am not 
sure that even  that would be required.  Most of my bites are less than 15 
minutes. 

Is Shina plywood hard or soft--is it birch?

Darrell 


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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?dimitris=20grammatikopulos?= <aenaonartst@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 12:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 11732] Re: Evolution ... 

Never said 'No' to anyone who has already been helpful to me.
Although I'm living outside the U.S. I will honoured and glad to help
ANYWAY I can.
Just let me know,
regards,
Dimitris

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From: "Dr. Rectangle" <dr_rectangle@dr.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 16:11:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Baren 11733] American Print Alliance & Belfast show 

Hello, world, from another lurker...

I'm excited to tell you that a mixed media print of mine, _Room with a View_
(viewable at http:/www.u.arizona.edu/~katherip/rwav.html) has been selected
to be in a travelling show from 2001-2003, sponsored by the American Print
Alliance (http://www.printalliance.org/).  The show is called "On/Off/Over
the Edge," and it has at least four venues set up already (they ask that
printmakers help them seek out more interested galleries for the tour).

I, too, am interested in seeing some humor visit Belfast; just tell me what
I can do to help make it happen.

Love <3 & Lint * !
Kat Pukas
Tucson, AZ
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~katherip/art.html


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From: barebonesart <barebonesart@home.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 13:39:17 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11734] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1180 

From: Sharri LaPierre <barebonesart@home.com>
Date: Sunday Oct. 15
Subject: Acid Experience

Dear Bareners, and in particular Le and Jean,

I have a scary story re/ nitric acid, too. I did a really dumb thing in that
I used what I thought was a steel tray. When I cleaned out my folks house
after my Dad's death I brought home a  perfectly sized tray, so I thought.
However, immediately upon submerging my first plate in it, the acid turned
chrome yellow and the fumes were overwhelming.  Somehow I managed to remove
the plate, pour the acid back into the bottle and drag the bottle out to the
driveway before I lost consciousness. I don't think I was out very long and
when I awoke I felt fine, though a bit rattled after the experience.  I say
it was a really dumb thing to do, because after teaching this process for a
number of years I should have known better than to use a tray that I didn't
know what it's content was absolutely & without a doubt. This is a good
illustration not only of what not to do, but of the danger you can put your
home and family in if you use this stuff at home. Obviously, I strongly
recommend against it.

Now that my studio space is attached to my home I'm using ferric with a
vertical tank and feel much safer.  And, as I said before, I like the bite I
get with it.  But, for the winter months I still prefer to do woodblocks.
There is nothing that is more comforting that working away at a block, in a
warm studio,  when it is raining cats and dogs outside, or better yet, it is
snowing!

Sharri




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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 14:26:17 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11735] snow and print sale 

Sharri,
We never have snow here, well, almost never. Was that wishful thinking?
Good thing you managed to remove that acid before it blew up, no wonder
we are all going to non-toxic and block prints. Whew, what a scary
story.

We had our meeitng of the NW Print Council, of which Sharri is
president, yesterday, as usual she did a great job. We got some nice
exchange prints, made 10 and got 8 back so had two portfolios to sell.
As usual we are out of money, sounds like a non-profit, no money. Any
printmakers in WA, OR, ID, MT, HI, AK, BC or Alberta are welcome to jury
for artist membership in Ferbruary, we need more artists. We have
national and international venues and rotate the artists in shows.
Anyone geographically challenged by not living in the NW is invited to
join as an associate member. $50 gets you the newsletter and a free
print, worth much more than the price of joining. Also gives you 10%
discount on any purchases for a year. We will be having out annual open
house and print sale Nov 11 and 12, please come and see us at:
NW Print Council
922 SW Main
Portland, OR 97205
In the north wing of the Portland Art Museum.

Sorry for the plug, but this is print related and a very good cause!

Barbara


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From: barbara patera <b.patera@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 100 14:51:56 Pacific Daylight Time
Subject: [Baren 11736] Re: Acid Experiences 

Well, you all have convinced me that I don't want to fool around with  nitric acid at home. Guess I'll continue to 
go to the community center that has an acid room and press.... though they tend to take few precautions.... there 
are only two of us who use safety goggles and rubber gloves. 

Barbara P.

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From: Legreenart@cs.com
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:58:55 EDT
Subject: [Baren 11737] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1180 

Well, I have a set up a non-profit. Not as hard at it seems, a little like 
playing Red Rover.
Also, am in position to offer help as "umbrella Organization" if needed.

Yours, 
Le Green
Stonemetal Press
Email: legreenart@cs.com
Website:  www.stonemetalpress.homepage.com

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 15:47:03 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11738] reorganization charset="iso-8859-1" 

Thanks for the information about etching problems.  Has anyone else had
etching accidents?  A couple of times I felt like I had the flu after
etching in the kitchen, but maybe it was the flu.

It would have been interesting reading for me as an observer, to follow the
council's deliberations about reorganization, but maybe that is too much to
ask.  I went to a workshop at Bay Area Lawyers For The Arts to find out
about non-profit orgs regulations, because I was on the CSP board and I
wanted to find out more about what my obligations to the organization were.
You may not need a lawyer to set up the organization.  I am not a lawyer and
I don't know enough about it to advise.  We had been practicing the
just-in-time method of cash flow to the CSP journal, which was very
unsatisfactory in my view.  It was supposed to be a organization of
volunteers, which it was, for the most part.  If you surf on over to
Washington Area Lawyers For the Arts, http://www.atmar.com/wala/ you can
probably find someone who will help you.

Thanks,
Jean


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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:35:56 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11739] Re: Evolution ... charset="iso-8859-1" 

Hi Dave and council folks,  I was founder and Executive Director of a
non-profit agency from 1978 to 1994 - so if  I can help, I'll be happy to do
what I can.  We started out in my house with very little money but the
agency is still in existence with a $10M annual budget, and still doing
basically the same work, so I guess I did something right.  When we first
started one of our board members was an attorney so he did the incorporation
papers.  Where are you all in the process?  I'm not sure about being a 'bus
driver' but have knowledge and some time I'd be happy to give (that's if I
don't break myself again).

Bea Gold
2206 Micheltorena Street
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 660-0106
bnj50@earthlink.net
http//www.beagold.com/



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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 21:01:58 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11740] Portland Symposium Oct 2001 

Hello friends,
I just came from a little kick off party for the Crossing Boundries
Symposium in Portland, Oregon in October of 2001. Saw so many people I
knew, it really is a small printmaking world. I am hopeful I will find a
venue for a baren show during this time. The coordinator of the
symposium will look for a space for us. We will show as many prints as
there is room for. The were quite interested as it is an internet
exchange, seems they are looking for internet stuff to show, so we may
get a gallery space  here somewhere for a show. I will keep pushing
them. It would be great to have a case to show brushes, blocks etc. in
for educational purposes like the Skokie show.

The whole idea of the symposium is that art is universal communication,
especially printmaking done in multiples. They hope to involve the city
from the top down. There will be a vendor fair, but no workshops or
demos, just the symposiums and speakers. A slant on the philosophy of
art more than the technique.  No two things will run at the same time,
so we will be able to see everything. At least 25 galleries in the city
will showcase prints as well as all the Universities. It should be quite
a wonderful international get together, so if you want to put this on
your calander, please do so. I will post more info as it becomes
available.
Barbara


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