Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 22:00:11 +0900
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Baren Digest             Tuesday, 21 November 2000     Volume 13 : Number 1221


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From: "jerelee" <jerelee@main.nc.us>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:54:53 -0600
Subject: [Baren 12166] Re: SGC charset="iso-8859-1" 

Barbara and Greg, Thanks for the info concerning the SGC conference. Greg,
you had stated the membership to SGC is $25.00. What does that entail?
Looking at the conference site I realized there's a little bit of everything
for everybody. Too bad it's so far away from my home.

We are located in Asheville, N.C. nestled in the blue ridge mountains where
we have land, horses, and glorious  weather. Asheville is filled with
galleries and artists. Maybe the perfect place for Baren to have an exhibit.

 Is there anyone out there who is involved in Japanese woodblock print
making located in the western mountains of NC?  

***

Can anyone tell me what the postcard exchange is about? Snakes? 

Jerelee-----



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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:25:41 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12168] display of blocks charset="iso-8859-1" 

Hello all,
I have so far sold 3 original blocks from cancelled prints. I had mixed
feelings at first and merely took the blocks with me to art festivals to
show people what the cut woodblock looks like and allow them to gain an
insight into the process. Since I mostly work in reduction, not too many of
my blocks are pretty enough to display, but I do have a few one-state
blocks. Well, some folks loved them and one thing led to another, so I cast
my idiocies aside, overpriced them grossly, dressed them up and took them
out to market. I cancelled the blocks by incising them with the title, year,
and my signature. In two of them I also incised the number of the edition,
thusly:
"Out of the Wood I, Edition of 8, 1998
Original Cancelled Block, November 2000
marango"
Any comments on that would be appreciated, although that was not the focus
of this post.
I am really looking for original ways in which to mount them, frame them,
and otherwise display them. The ones that sold were "matted" in unfinished
birch plywood which I then sealed with gloss lacquer. Shows off the grain
rather nicely.
Any other ideas?
Maria

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Maria Arango, Printmaker
Las Vegas  Nevada  USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria@mariarango.com
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From: Brian Lockyear <brianl@synopsys.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:40:55 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12169] display of blocks 

Last week I visited the Gilkey center and saw blocks cut for Escher's "Angels
and Devils".  Also a block for a "Thistle" print although I am unsure of the
title.  Absolutely amazing.  I don't know what kind of wood the blocks were
made from but it was very hard and the resulting prints were so beautiful.
It certainly demostrated the difference between seeing the real print and
seeing a reproduction in a book.  The Thistle block was printed perfectly in
both relief and intaglio.  The Angels and Devils block was a third of a
circle which was then printed three times to form the complete pattern.  The
blocks were canceled by the use of a hole bored through them.

On ideas for display, Yuji Hiratsuka, a etcher at Oregon State University,
recently took several of his copper plates, cut them into squares and mounted
them into wood frames to make cubes out of them.  The etched lines were
filled with black which was very dramatic against the polished copper.

For wood blocks I've heard it suggested to spraypaint the block white and
then roll black ink across the relief surfaces to give them a dramatic
character.  It hides the wood grain but it gives them the intensity of an
actual print.  Just a different result.

    - Brian -



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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:47:13 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12170] Ashville 

Jerelee,
I don't know of anyone else in Ashville, but so many people on this list
are non posting members, someone might pop up. North Carolina sounds
very nice. With all those artists there are bound to be some water based
printmakers and some doing hanga. You just have to find them. John Amoss
is in Atlanta, that is the closest one I know.
Membership in SGC gets you their newsletter and invitations to jury for
their shows and current printmaking information as well as knowing you
are promoting a good organization.
Barbara

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From: Artsmadis@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:54:58 EST
Subject: [Baren 12171] Re: SGC 

> Can anyone tell me what the postcard exchange is about? Snakes?  

You can find the info and sign up page at:    
http://www.geocities.com/pedrobot2000/snake.html

2001 Year of the Snake Print Exchange

Darrell 



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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 17:51:45 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12172] SGC again sorry! charset="iso-8859-1" 

Okay fellow printmakers, Barbara and I are plotting reservations and would
like to know whether anyone is thinking ahead enough to warrant reserving
several rooms, heretofore referred to as the Baren-Block (ha!)
SO! Speak now or forever stay in a campground; we will be at the Sheraton
downtown. Figured it was the closest walking distance to the conference and
it lets people have the freedom to move about on their own. We kind of need
some committed folks so that we can stay together, save money, bond
(sniff!), and all that mushy stuff.
Anyone out there planning on going for sure?
By the way, anyone in my room gets treated to fresh-brewed espresso coffee
and a morning walking partner (no push-ups or anything radical). Takers?
Maria

PS reminder that the conference is March 7-11, 2001
info here: http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/a_ah/sgc/index.html

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Maria Arango, Printmaker
Las Vegas  Nevada  USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria@mariarango.com
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From: Legreenart@cs.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:56:35 EST
Subject: [Baren 12173] Re: Baren Digest V13 #1220/ juried shows 

Dear Barbara,
    Well, sometimes I question our sanity, because I feel like Kathleen and I 
are Henny Penny and San Antonio Artists are the neighbors willing to eat the 
bread but not to help bake it. We keep thinking that persistance will develop 
participation, membership, and volunteerism, but have never been at maximum 
capacity. We often do Hand-Pulled prints with less than 20 hours of volunteer 
help besides our own, and the members don't assist with running the space. If 
we ever fill our membership spaces, we may ask more of them! Artists come in 
and ask to exhibit their work, but don't want to become volunteers or 
members. 
    In defense of local artists, organizing membership and volunteer progarms 
take more time than Kathleen and I have had in the last few years.
    We have acouple of new artists working with us that are willing to 
contribute time and talent, I hope that the new decade will bring more 
artists like them into the press.
Yours, 
Le Green
Stonemetal Press
Email: legreenart@cs.com
Website:  www.stonemetalpress.homepage.com

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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:43:40 EST
Subject: [Baren 12174] teaching, etc 

Julio, I'm tremendously honored that you would include my name among these 
wonderful folks, by the way, I've picked up some great tips from you too (as 
well as many others on this forum)!
and for those of you in the snake exchange, my snakes will be winding your 
way soon!
best wishes all
Sarah

Julio said: 
<<The "teaching" staff here at Baren is unsurpassed anywhere else....we are 
forever indebted to people like April, Graham, Roxanne, Bea, Ruth, James, 
Carol,  Sarah, Dave and all the many others who willingly give
ofthemselves and help pass on this wonderful art form. Thanks.>>





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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 22:26:49 EST
Subject: [Baren 12175] Cate's tiger 

Just had a chance to look at Cate's tiger - WOW!  I love it!  the way you put 
the colors & textures together... it really jumps out at you - what can I 
say, it looks great!
best wishes
Sarah

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:29:34 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12176] Re: John Root's baren 

>I also am interested  in these new John Root barens - I couldn't find a
>reference to cost though - Graham?

Hi Bea, Marco, April, Lynita
and All Bareners.

Just came back from John Root where we were discussing his barens....
He has been scrabbling to solved some problems.....
As it stands now the hand sewing of the unit is taking a long time 
and he is endeavouring to find a way to do this by machine.  The coil 
needs to be secure and sewing and glueing is the answer.  He has 
research several different glues and plywood discs for the backing or 
ategawa.

He has prefected the unit and they are now available.

As I mentioned previously I have been using a unit that he made for 
me some months back and it is an excellent substitution for the real 
unit.  I was looking at McClain's catalogue and notice that the 
Yoshida barens are priced at 100.40  These consist of a simple vacuum 
form plastic disc fitted over a plywood disc and comes with a bamboo 
husk tied in place.

John Baren comes with the bamboo husk tied in place and the complete 
unit sells for $95.00US

We... that's the royal We.... Marnie has offered to use our Visa 
and/or Mastercard account for you to easily pay for your barens. 
There is always problems with Bank Draft and Postal Orders so this is 
by far the best way to make it simple for you guys and John.

Please handle all transaction of the listserver....  at gscholes@home.com

Graham on behalf of John Root.


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From: Carolyn Pflederer <pfledere@northnet.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 21:59:12 -0600
Subject: [Baren 12177] searching for info 

Ina all the books, etc... I have looked in I have not found any
defiinitive answer to this question:  what is the minimum number of
inches of unprinted paper to leave aroung your woodcut print?  Just
enough to get it to stay under the mat...or a certain amount more?
The next question is about hand coloring woodcut prints with watercolors
after the print has been made.  How is this best done...by stetching or
taping down the paper or just going ahead and coloring it?  What is the
best type/weight of paper for this method?
I mostly am interested in doing woodcut prints, but would like to apply
the same info to lino prints as well.
Thanks,
C. Pflederer

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From: Wanda <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:13:09 -0700
Subject: [Baren 12178] Re: display of blocks 

My teacher & mentor of (mostly) lino blocks, Dennis Cunningham, has
carved wood blocks that were never printed - but inked on the block &
let dry. The ones I have seen hanging in his dining room were really
large & were a sort-of matched set of a man & woman. Different sections
were inked with different colors, with much of it left in a wood tone.
Very beautiful. I think the carved blocks themselves are in the category
of sculpture & I see nothing at all wrong with selling them. Especially
at an exorbitant price! Dennis' pieces are not framed at all, but like I
said they are large!

Another friend does sculptural wall pieces of pottery which are
painstakingly jigsaw fitted into wood frames/mats (?) & hung that way -
beautiful! Your ideas sure have gotten my brain into thinking about
these things. I love the blocks themselves & am thinking of making
folding screens from some of mine. It would be especially nice (I think)
if they were carved on both sides.

A shadow-box frame would be nice also, with the frame as deep as the
block itself, with or without glass.

$.02 worth

Wanda




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From: Legreenart@cs.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:24:00 EST
Subject: [Baren 12179] new subject: graduate credit 

I need three graduate hours in studio fine art to qualify for a job. Does 
anyone know of any courses that are available without being enrolled in in a 
mmmMFA program. I"m interested in all studio art areas.

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




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From: "arye saar" <saar1@degania-b.org.il>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:40:09 +0200
Subject: [Baren 12180] Beit-Gavriel Exhibition charset="windows-1255" 

To all Baren'ners!

Participants of Exchange #4 & #6: I'm happy to announce our mutual
hanging at the above Exhibition.

Just imagine the background: White stone wall! With the lighting it
looks enchanted (is this the right word? Magical!).

It will hang up to 16th December.

Arye




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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:03:05 -0800
Subject: [Baren 12181] Re: Ashville charset="iso-8859-1" 

Hi Jerelee.
I'll be going to Ashville in December.  My granddaughter is graduating from
Western Carolina University on the 16th and we'll be in Culawee and about
for a few days.  It would be fun to meet you.

Bea Gold
bnj50@earthlink.net
http://www.beagold.com/



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From: Ray Hudson <rhudson@together.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 05:51:16 -0500
Subject: [Baren 12182] old wood block uses 

I've made three large pieces out of old wood blocks by pegging and
glueing them together (and cutting them to fit).  For this I used blocks
carved in cherry, walnut, bass wood--not plywood.  Then I sanded it all,
applied layers of paint, rubbed the paint off, sanded again, etc.
Finally put a light coat of mat finish on it.   You can see the first
one I tried at
http://www.ucsd.net/Virtual_Museum/pages/ray_hudson%20+.htm
This was for the school at Unalaska, Alaska, and I encouraged the kids
to do rubbings from it.   The photo here is not the best & doesn't show
the wood grain that adds a lot and helps tie the whole thing together.
Once I made a bread board for a friend out of a woodblock that hand one
flat side.
Lots of uses for the things.   Ray

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