Baren Digest Friday, 25 January 2002 Volume 18 : Number 1696 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Aqua4tis@aol.com Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:38:27 EST Subject: [Baren 16780] Re: Baren exhibit barbara this is wonderful news im working on getting an exhibit here in the san gabriel valley (california) are you going to notify all the artists whose work will be included? its nice to have the information to put in bios georga ------------------------------ From: "Gillyin Gatto" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:52:15 -0800 Subject: [Baren 16781] Nuremberg Chronicles hello Bareners- i just received a forwarded email from my gallery directors in Bar Harbor concerning the opportunity to view the 1493 book- the "Nurenberg Chronicle " -those of you in Maine and New England might have a chance to see this and its just interesting to think of a book this old and the hard work and skill of those who produced it-- > >Ellen Dyer wrote: >> >> PRESS RELEASE >> IMMEDIATE RELEASE >> Contact: Barrie Pribyl, ABCD Books >> or Ellen Dyer, Camden Public Library >> ABCD/236-3903; Library 236-3440 >> >> IT ISN'T EVERYDAY THAT YOU STUMBLE UPON >> A BOOK PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 23, 1493 >> >> Yes, that date is correct -- 1493. Barrie Pribyl and Melissa Graham >> of ABCD Books were called upon a couple of weeks ago to make a house call to >> determine if ABCD Books on Bay View Street in Camden wanted to make an offer >> on a collection of old books. While they did buy some books, the high point >> of their day was having the opportunity to examine a copy of the Nuremberg >> Chronicle, as it is commonly known. >> >> This book was not for sale, but through the good offices of ABCD >> Books and the Camden Public Library, this treasure will be on exhibit at the >> Library, Main Street, Camden, for the next two weeks. The book will be on >> display in the Picker Room, Thursday, January 24 to Wednesday, February 7 >> daily from 11:30am to 1:30pm and 3:00pm - 5:00pm and on Sundays from 3:00 - >> 5:00pm. >> >> The Nuremberg Chronicle, the most ambitious and impressive example >> of book publishing from the 15th century, is a pictorial history of the >> earth from creation to the 1490s. It is the first printed book to include >> illustrations in the text. A large book, the Chronicle contains more than >> 1800 woodcuts, though many are duplicates. The woodcuts in this volume are >> hand-colored in red, green and ocher. The principal illustrations are maps >> of the World, Germany and central Europe, but there also nearly 100 views of >> towns and cities, principally of Europe, but including some from the Near >> East. The majority of the views are imaginary. As the book was published >> in 1493, there is no mention of the Americas, as their discovery was not >> yet known. >> There were two editions of Liber Cronicarium, the book's more >> accurate title. The first was published in Latin and the second in German, >> with a total of 2500 copies. There are estimated 1200 copies still in >> existence in the world today, with most of them residing in museums and >> library collections. >> >> ### >> >> ABCD Books >> 23 Bay View Street >> Camden, Maine 04843 >> toll-free: 888-236-3903 >> (207) 236-3903 >> books@abcdbooks.com >> www.abcdbooks.com i have been hearing that my nude horse postcard has come through the mail intact and unscathed in the states, that is, hope overseas will do as well listening to discussions of the show s......... i did the Maine art/craft show circuit for about ten years 86-96 and experienced many of the problems and blessings that Maria and others describe on the whole i enjoyed it one gets alot of strokes and chances to share it is also one big schlep and very draining i found my summers to be either going to the show or getting ready to go to the show i.e-matting and framing like crazy not enough time in the studio or garden Maine doesnt have many ' just art' shows so the crafts people always did better of course because the public usually buys more functional art i found i needed an attendance of at least 30,000 to make it worthwhile the big shows were usually good but after deducting for show fees,travel , lodging or camping etc often times one does not even break- even !! i finally decided that if i did not goat all - i would not be spending any money , have more real work time , and work to find more and better galleries to represent me i wish they were all as attentive helpful and honest as ALONE MOOSE in Bar harbor -the folks who alerted me about the old book being shown in Camden i also decided to make a website which is coming up on to its first anniversary with a grand total of ONE sale !! so it certainly has not paid for itself yet but as Maria said if i was out doing shows now and handing out my web address i probably would be getting follow up sales i still think its worth having just as a show case and have added the shopping cart/pay pal to make it easier and secure i am still a relative novice at the computer and dont spend much time trying to learn more yet would rather work on exchanges---gospel and large print at present so of to cut / print ! Gillyin machias maine ------------------------------ From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:00:56 -0800 Subject: [Baren 16782] Thanks Jean, Thanks for the kind words. I love printmaking and would do anything I could do to promote it. I teach it for free and volunteer lots of hours trying to educate the public. Also I think artists as a whole are underappreciated. Don't feel bad that you are not doing enough, everyone does what they can at the time in their lives they can do it. My kids are grown, I don't have to work, I am at a time in my life I can give to the arts and I am doing so with great enthusiasm! I do move a little slower than I did when I was in my 40's though.....I never thought I would slow down, but it is happening! Rats. I have always been blessed with incredible energy, not I have only 3/4 of incredible energy! Best to everyone Barbara ------------------------------ From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:10:34 -0800 Subject: [Baren 16783] Re: Baren exhibit Georga, Yes, I will post it and Julio will put a yearly list in the Baren Suji, as we have done in the past. so we are all getting little blurbs on our reumes from this...good deal! Barbara > barbara > this is wonderful news im working on getting an exhibit here in the san > gabriel valley (california) are you going to notify all the artists whose > work will be included? its nice to have the information to put in bios > georga > ------------------------------ From: "Bill H Ritchie Jr" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 10:00:52 -0800 Subject: [Baren 16784] Re: Baren Digest V18 #1694 Jean Eger wrote: ". . . if I went for a PhD, I could get enough student loan money to pay for all those books I bought in anticipation of teaching art." and I thought how funny it is that I did the teach-for-money thing and left it, now I find Jean and others trying to figure out ways to get into it. I'll tell you this, I have bigger debts now that I did when I started teaching in '66! And it's because most institutions are bankrupt and dead anyway. It's just that there's no law against being a bankrupted educational institution as long as there's cash flow (i.e., tuition and subsidy) and the building are standing. And no laws against education in a state of immenent collapse, either. And when the institution is judged defunct, it will be long after they've closed the art education sector in it. The only growth I see is in two directions: One, the penal systems, which are growing and which all have art programs and, two distance learning. So, Jean, keep on studying those manuals, but also assay your on-line communication skills. Somewhere there's a school for you that may sound funny at first because it's not in one of those four-walled places call schoolrooms except once or twice a month, and then it might be a campgound one month and in a church the next. And guess what? Teacher/learners will be doing woodcuts in the morning and electronic stuff in the afternoons. Then, Jean, you'll have work for a lifetime, and money will come into your account in the night. The important thing is the long term, the vision, and a safe Earth. Bill H. Ritchie, Jr 500 Aloha #105 Seattle WA 98109 (206) 285-0658 mailto:ritchie@seanet.com Web sites: Professional: www.seanet.com/~ritchie Virtual Gallery and E-Store: www.myartpatron.com First Game Portal: www.artsport.com ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V18 #1696 *****************************