Baren Digest             Wednesday, 23 January 2002     Volume 18 : Number 1694


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From: Bobbi Chukran <bobbi.chukran@mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:14:30 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16763] Re: Palm Desert show LONG POST! 

Hi Maria,

Oh dear.  I keep hearing from friends on the east coast that their holiday
shows were crap, too--that people just stayed home instead of getting out.
I'm wondering if your experience is normal for this show, or if it was the
weather, or what?  Shows have always been bad down here, so I don't have
anything to compare it to.  (And please, anyone in the Austin area, I'd
love to hear about any good shows, so that I can change my tune about
that...I'd dearly love to be proved wrong on this one.....)

Your experience reminds me of the International Quilt Market that I did in
1999, spent $1,200 for the booth, hotel, food, etc. for both I and my
husband, got sick as a dog from all the pollution, and came home with ONE
sale of $13!  I'm not kidding.  Now you know why I'm not in that business
anymore....sheesh.

Look on the bright side...you have less butt, and that's always a good
thing <G>.  I have a Blazer, but haven't tried the fine art of sleeping in
it.  Eeek.

Maybe the one in AZ will be better....one can always hope, right?

Bobbi C.





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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 07:12:34 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16764] Re: Palm Desert show LONG POST! charset="iso-8859-1" 

Oh Maria,  As you know I'm a fan of yours who has followed your adventures
throughout the Art Fair World always thinking what a brave, courageous,
successful and well designed woman you are.   I sure hope your butt grows
back.   It used to be just fine.   Now what did you learn from this mishap?
It doesn't sound like you did anything except pick the wrong time and place.
Only 2 weeks to the next one?  Maybe right this time.  Here's to you!
Fondly,  Bea Gold (p.s.  What fog and cold in California?)


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From: "April Vollmer" <april@aprilvollmer.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:20:12 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16765] Whatever doesn't kill you 

I don't think it was Eisenhower!

Maybe Sparticus?

AV

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From: Mike Lyon <mikelyon@mlyon.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 10:09:46 -0600
Subject: [Baren 16766] Re: exchange prints 

Dear Frank,

I have not yet received any cases, so I don't know their exact dimensions, 
but in past exchanges, they have been just a bit larger than the prints 
themselves.  7" x 15" ought to be safe. No idea of weight, either...  Maybe 
Bea or Barbara would reply and let us know about these?

Send them to:

Mike Lyon
1227 W 63rd Terr
Kansas City, MO  64113
USA

Sincerely,

Mike Lyon, coordinator
Baren Exchange #12
mailto:baren12@YahooGroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Baren12


At 07:17 AM 1/22/2002 -0800, you wrote:

>Hi Mike,
>
>I've got my key block to print this afternoon and with any
>luck, my prints will be in the mail Wednesday.
>
>I've got 2 questions, I order a case for these prints and the last
>time I order a case, it was sent to the coordinator and she
>sent it to me with my prints inside.  My questions are:  1,could you
>tell me the dimensions of the cases length, wide, & thickness
>(so I can prepare my return envelope) and  2, do you have any
>idea how much it weighs (so I can find out how much return postage
>to include)?  BTW, could you give me your address again?
>
>Thanks,
>frank
>ftrueba@cats.ucsc.edu
>


Mike Lyon
mailto:mikelyon@mlyon.com
http://www.mlyon.com ------------------------------

From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 09:27:46 -1000
Subject: [Baren 16767] Re: Whatever doesn't kill you 

"What does not kill me makes me stronger."

       Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)

it's obviously German!

Jack Reisland

April Vollmer wrote:


> I don't think it was Eisenhower!
>
> Maybe Sparticus?
>
> AV



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From: "Linda" <LMHTWB@prodigy.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 12:28:54 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16768] Re:  Introducing Myself and Palm Desert


> Would love to see some of your painting/sculptures/prints, do you have

them

> posted anywhere?


Basically, no.  I'm working on a web site and hope to have it up and running
by the middle of February, if not sooner.  When I finally do get the site
up, I'll let you know.


> Any specific problems in printing you need help with? (be as specific as
> possible and whoever works that way can respond)


I don't have specific problems -- just general ones!!!  Hehehe.  Basically,
I have a hard time judging when the woodblock is sufficiently inked and what
the consistency of the ink should be.  (When I switched from water-based to
oil-based block ink, the first problem seemed to be less of a problem, but
then the consistency problem happend.)  After talking with Maria, I think
the answer to these two problems is just more experience.

And speaking of Maria, sorry to have disappointed you by not being a wealthy
gallery owner.  I'll tell you what -- when I become rich and famous and have
my own chain of galleries, you will be a featured artist, okay?  In the
meantime, keep printing!!!

And now back to something important -- my lunch!
Linda

P.S.  "Out of life's school of war.-What does not destroy me, makes me
stronger."  Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher.



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From: Vishnovus@aol.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:51:52 EST
Subject: [Baren 16769] introduction 

Hi, Id like to introduce myself to this list.
My name is "Ld" Lawrence. Im a painter and printmaker... Ive recently moved 
from New York  to Sequim WA. (a small town on the fabulously beautiful 
Olympic Peninsula) 
I have a Conrad Machine Co. portable (if you can call 375 lbs portable !) 
monoprint/etching press, and Im quite pleased with it. I generally dont use 
it for relief printing as I prefer to do those by hand. 
The Baren site is most inspiring...I want to do more woodblock and relief 
prints in the future.
I do a lot of intaglio with emphasis on drypoint. 

Being a bit of a Ludite, I dont have a website or images of my work up.  
Someday.....
Im currently involved with building a series of images having to do with cows 
and Innana.
Not really sure what direction its taking, but I plan on getting it all into 
a limited edition book form by April. 
The baren site is a wealth of info and Ive just scratched the surface.

Very best wishes to all on this list for a peaceful,  healthy, creative and 
jihad-free New Year!
Ld Lawrence
RedHouse Press



 

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From: Mike Lyon <mikelyon@mlyon.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 18:45:13 -0600
Subject: [Baren 16770] Mary Kuster prints arrived. 

Mary Kuster's prints have arrived in good condition, thank you.

Prints have arrived: 3. David Mohallatee, 6. Barbara Patera, 7. Darrell=20
Madis, 8. Kate Courchaine, 13. Mary Kuster, 16. Jan Telfer, 23. Maria=20
Arango, 30. Marilynn Smith

Still waiting for prints: 1. Frank Trueba, 2. Tyrus Clutter, 4. Monica=20
Bright, 5. Mike Lyon, 9. Eli Griggs, 10. Sharri LaPierre, 11. Hor=E1cio=20
Soares Neto, 12. Patsy Giclas, 14. Dimitris Grammatikopulos, 15. Colleen=20
Corradi, 17. Cyndy Wilson, 18. Julio Rodriguez, 19. Murilo Pereira, 20.=20
Barbara Mason, 21. Bea Gold, 22. Brad Schwartz, 25. Ruth Leaf, 26. Akemi=20
Ohara, 27. Wanda Robertson, 28. Sylvia Taylor, 29. Kristine Alder, W1.=20
Bobbie Mandel

You may check the status of the exchange at any time by visiting:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Baren12/

Ten days to go!  I hope the boxes and the rest of the prints are on the way!

Sincerely,

Mike Lyon, coordinator
Baren Exchange #12



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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 17:16:01 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16771] Baren exhibit 

Friends,
I have finally gotten response from all the queries for exhibits for Baren
and now find we have two here in the same year! One at the NW PrintCouncil
gallery in Portland that has already been announced, and we will also have a
Baren Exhibit at the Beaverton City Hall in August of 2002. They have room
for at least 50 pieces so I will just pick as many artists as I can from the
exchange prints I have. I have been in all but two of them, so have quite a
few to choose from. I think 1 and 6 are the one's I was not in, so if you
were only in one or six and would like a print in this show, email me off
list and you can arrange to send me a piece before August. I will publish an
artist's list as soon as I get it together....Wahoo! I really like giving
this kind of good news out to the list!
Best to all,
Barbara

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