Baren Digest Tuesday, 7 August 2001 Volume 16 : Number 1513 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Brian Lockyear Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:31:02 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15325] Walter Padgett at Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon Hello all- Those of you near Portland, Oregon, might be interested in knowing that Walter Padgett, a long time Japanese hanga-style woodblock artist from southern Oregon, will have a display of his prints up at the Japanese gardens this weekend. The gardens are open from 10am-7pm Friday thru Sunday. And there is a benefit for the gardens with a breakfast/walk from 6:30 to 10 on Friday for $25. He will also be giving a demos of his work from 1-3 on Sunday. I think I'll go wander around on Friday morning early and will send an update then. Cheers- - Brian - ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 11:00:16 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15326] FW: Input from Mall Feedback form Could someone please reply to this message directly to the sender, as I have no clue how to do this. Tx. M <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> - -----Original Message----- From: siobhan [mailto:florence_fairy@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 8:37 AM To: mall@barenforum.org; webmaster@barenforum.org Subject: Input from Mall Feedback form Message posted by: siobhan ball bearing barren i purchased a ball bearing barren from the company that makes them several years ago. since then it has become gunked up and does not move as smoothly. could you please email me the proper way to clean the barren. they are very expensive and i am not interested in buying another, therefor i don't want to ruin it. can the screen be unscrewed from the backing with out the s.s. balls falling out, or is there a chemical which can be used to dissolve the grease buildup with out affecting the plastic or cork backing. i appreciate your time. thankyou very much. siobhan ------------------------------ From: Daniel Dew Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 16:38:38 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15327] An Oily Question I am so behind in printing!!!!!!! One of the main reasons is that I want to do some things that I haven't done before and I am shooting for some effects I haven't tried before. My last print, the Manatee, http://barenforum.org/members/dew/exchange_9.jpg was done with a roller and dry paper, even though I wanted it to look like Hanga. Now, I want to do something else, but I don't think it can be done with dry paper. I want to print a sky "like" area, kinda similar to a Sumi painting, but if I try this with dry paper and water based inks, I know the paper will buckle terribly. Is it the same with oil based inks, the buckling or puckering? Thanks, dan dew ------------------------------ From: "eli griggs" Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 16:50:14 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15328] Re: An Oily Question Hi there: What kind of paper are you using? Eli - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Dew" > One of the main reasons is that I want to do some things that I haven't done > before and I am shooting for some effects I haven't tried before. > My last print, the Manatee, > http://barenforum.org/members/dew/exchange_9.jpg > was done with a roller and dry paper, even though I wanted it to look like > Hanga. > Now, I want to do something else, but I don't think it can be done with dry > paper. > I want to print a sky "like" area, kinda similar to a Sumi painting, but if > I try this with dry paper and water based inks, I know the paper will buckle > terribly. Is it the same with oil based inks, the buckling or puckering? ------------------------------ From: Daniel Dew Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 17:04:35 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15329] Re: An Oily Question Ooops, forgot that part didn't I? I usually use either Masa, Reves, or Hosho. In this case, I want to use the Masa paper. dan dew > From: "eli griggs" > Reply-To: baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp > Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 16:50:14 -0400 > To: > Subject: [Baren 15328] Re: An Oily Question > > Hi there: > > What kind of paper are you using? > > Eli > ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 05:53:39 +0900 Subject: [Baren 15330] Baren cleaning? > i purchased a ball bearing barren from the company that makes them several > years ago. since then it has become gunked up and does not move as > smoothly. could you please email me the proper way to clean the barren. > they are very expensive and i am not interested in buying another, therefor > i don't want to ruin it. can the screen be unscrewed from the backing with > out the s.s. balls falling out ... This request was forwarded to Matsumura-san, and he sent in this little note: To overhaul a bearing baren seems to be possible if you have one of the models put together with screws. The important point is that you need to keep the baren upside down when you loosen the screws to avoid losing any of the bearings. > ... or is there a chemical which can be used to > dissolve the grease buildup with out affecting the plastic or cork backing. > i appreciate your time. thankyou very much. (added by Dave ... might this 'chemical' be soap? ...) Dave ------------------------------ From: "eli griggs" Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 17:31:03 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15331] Re: Baren cleaning? Hi there: You might want to try saturating a thick sheet or two, of soft paper(lint free), with some kerosene and work the baren over the wet paper surface. The balls should pick up just enough of the kerosene to allow it to devolve/loosen the gunk, which, hopefully, will be deposited onto the paper as you progress. Toss the sheet if it becomes overly foul and continue with another until you feel the baren is working properly. Work the cleaned baren over dry paper to remove excess kerosene. This way you do not have to soak your tool in a heavy wash, though it will likely take awhile. Good luck, Eli > > i purchased a ball bearing barren from the company that makes them several > > years ago. since then it has become gunked up and does not move as > > smoothly. could you please email me the proper way to clean the barren. > > they are very expensive and i am not interested in buying another, therefor > > i don't want to ruin it. can the screen be unscrewed from the backing with > > out the s.s. balls falling out ... ------------------------------ From: "John and Michelle Morrell" Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 21:30:37 -0800 Subject: [Baren 15332] Exchange #11 Jean Eger has bowed out of exchange #11 and Mike Lyon has taken her place. Congratulations again, Jean, on your new career opportunities and challenges! <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> Michelle Morrell jmmorrell@gci.net http://www.MichelleMorrell.com <^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^><^> ------------------------------ From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 07:56:44 EDT Subject: [Baren 15333] Re: Baren Digest /Can do! Jean Unless your art is illegal, immoral, or offensive you CAN do it. In fact, you should do it. This refers to any part of the horse you mentioned (or cow). "It's not what you do; it's the way that you do it" A well-known artist teacher once told me I couldn't paint "water" without a horizon line and called over a few class members to use me as an example. I put that '"water " image into a mat shaped like a drinking glass and made my first big sale with Thirst Quencher, a watercolor. Again, Good Luck on your exciting teaching job. Carol Lyons Irvington, NY ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V16 #1513 *****************************