Baren Digest             Tuesday, 14 November 2000     Volume 13 : Number 1214


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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 18:55:54 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12078] christmas cards 

Jean,
I would recommend using printmaking paper and buying envelopes. I think
you will like the resluts a lot better. The ones in the catalog probably
won't work well, although I have not tried them. I have seen woodblocks
done on very thin paper and then attached at just the top or glued to
the sub paper for cards. this might be a way to go as you could still
get a nice looking card with real paper. Maybe someone else has actually
tried these cards and can be of more help.
Barbara

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From: barbara patera <b.patera@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 100 19:05:56 Pacific Daylight Time
Subject: [Baren 12079] re: cards 

Jean,

I've always cut my own paper up for cards....much less expensive.... and gives you a really wide variety ofpapers to choose from. Just keep in mind envelope sizes.... you can buy envelopes by the box at most stationaryor office supply stores.... here in this area I patronize "The Paper Zone".  You don't have to use envelopesthough, for years sent cards on heavy paper with the print folded to the inside, then addressed and held closedwith a couple of gold seals. Worked like a charm.

Barbara P. 

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From: "Jean Eger" <jeaneger@LanMinds.Com>
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 21:35:50 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12081] Re:   Baren Digest V13 #1212 charset="iso-8859-1" 

Regarding African-American printmaking

Yvonne Brown (http://www.fddesigns.com/bigp11.gif,
http://users.lanminds.com/~jeaneger/boka.html) Casper
Banjo(http://vsarts.org/gallery/exhibits/disability/Content.html, Elizabeth
Catlett, Charles White (dead, I think), Romaire Beardon, Robert Colescott,
Bob Blackburn, Jacob Lawrence (dead) are
just a few of the names of African American printmakers, that I can think of
off the top of my head.  Sometimes you may see a work of art and not know
that the artist is African-American: it's not obvious from the work.  A
couple of good books on contemporary printmaking that show African-American
prints are THINKING PRINT, by Deborah Wye, published by Museum of Modern
Art, New York, 1996, and GRAPHIC AGITATION by Liz McQuiston, Phaidon,
London, 1993.

Talk of "primitivism" is very controversial in the art world.  However,
there is no doubt that Picasso was influenced by African masks.

Regarding white-line printmaking,

COLOR IN AMERICAN PRINTMAKING 1890-1960, by David Acton, W.W. Norton
Company, New York, 1990, shows white line prints by Ada Chafee, Blance
Lazzell, Agnes Weinrich, Cora Boone, Boris Margo, and BJO Nordfeldt.  It's
quite a beautiful book

Jean Eger-Womack
http://users.lanminds.com/~jeaneger







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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:24:08 EST
Subject: [Baren 12082] cards 

Hi, I'm not sure whether you're printing oily or waterbased, but Strathmore 
makes blank cards (some of them smooth, some w/a cold pressed watercolor type 
paper, some w/colored and/or deckled edges, etc), and I've found these to be 
good.  Sometimes I print stuff on whatever type paper I like and then glue 
them to the card w/rice paste.  I'm not sure if Daniel smith carries these 
types of cards but they probably do.
Sarah
Jean J wrote:
<< Am wanting to order some Cards & envelopes to print an image on from a 
 woodblock for Christmas mailings. Hoping to have the finished card be
 suitable for framing so deckle edges of some sort is a plus.  >>

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From: Ruth Oprean-Cardillo <ruthonly@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 06:40:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 12083] Re: Anyone in  S.F.? 

Hello..and greetings directly from San Francisco...!!!
 I am originally from  outside Rochester, NY and have
lived in the city with spouse since....1987, now
raising two urban children... very diferrent life from
my rural roots in Scottsville, NY.  Will you be
visiting? 

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From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:56:52 EST
Subject: [Baren 12084] Re: cards 

I use the Strathmore cards too . I print  on  printing paper and then use 
plastic see-through corners to afix them.   Works well

CaroL Lyons




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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:43:36 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12085] Re: cards charset="iso-8859-1" 

The cheapest I've found the blank Strathmore cards are from Cheap Joe's -
there are two kinds - a frame for you to slide your print into or one you
might try printing on that has an embossed border.  I use photos of my work
in these blank cards.  You can see them on my site under cards.

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


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From: barebonesart <barebonesart@home.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:44:33 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12087] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1213 

Dear Jean,

I, too, make all my holiday cards, though I gave up trying to do hand pulled
prints long ago, and do reproductions of a drawing. One year I did a four
color woodblock and my sister-in-law asked me if I could do something more
"Christmasy" for her. Aaaaaack. I had done a Native American woman with her
child sitting beside a stream with mountains behind. Granted it was
abstracted, and pink, purple and green, but geeeez, it was an original. I
decided right then that too many people don't appreciate an original print
for what it is, plus I hate just "giving" my work away  when I'm trying to
sell it to earn a living!  Anyway, I get envelopes by the box from a paper
supply place, then I use regular printmaking/drawing (archival) paper and
tear it to 7 x 10 strips. I end up with a 5 x 7 card and A-7 (5 1/4" x 7
1/4") envelopes. It works.  I find a lot of people frame the little
reproductions - amazingly enough.

Different subject: to see some great African prints visit
www.worldprintmakers.com

Sharri LaPierre





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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:55:22 -0600
Subject: [Baren 12088] Re: new website 

For a closeup look at a very innovative artist with 40 years of experience visit
barener Bill Ritchie Jr. new website
at:

http://www.myartpatron.com

For anyone in the Seattle area, looks like Bill is also doing some teaching in a
variety of art related subjects, including
lessons aimed at beginners.


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