Baren Digest                Friday, 24 May 2002        Volume 19 : Number 1839


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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 10:14:55 -0400
Subject: [Baren 18156] Re: Ink and paper 
Myron

Checked out the Basingwerk paper that I have and it IS slick on one side 
and not the other so that is the answer to why the paint sits on top of 
the paper.
Now I have paper to use for wood engravings anyway.
Thanks for the research!

Jeanne N.


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From: b.patera@att.net
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:54:56 +0000
Subject: [Baren 18157] Paper Question 

Hope someone out there can help me. Used a great paper 
for the "music" exchange....printed beautifully... but 
do not know what it is. I know this sounds kinda 
strange , but I'm something of a paper nut and have been 
buying and stashing papers for 35 years.

Anyway, the only identifier is a watermark of what looks 
to be an upsidedown horseshoe (opening down) with a 
vertical cross through the middle. Asked at Dan Smith 
but the person I talked to couldn't help me.

If anyone knows what I've printed on please let me know. 
Not only would I like to put the info in the "Music" 
colophon but I'd like to get more of this paper.

Thanks,

Barbara P.

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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 13:44:03 -0700
Subject: [Baren 18158] 9-11 memorial prints  

John,
I just received the memorial print packet in the mail. I have to tell all of
you that is is so moving, I thought I was distanced enough but I cried when
I looked at them.
Thanks for organizing this, I am still working on a place to show these and
sell them in Portland. Maybe at this time it will be the anniversary of
9/11.
best to all,
Barbara

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From: Cyndy Wilson <crwilson@icehouse.net>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 13:35:26 -0700
Subject: [Baren 18159] Re: New addition to our family 

Agreed!!  Little Olivia is a cutie.


> Baren member Brad Schwartz and wife Helen from Spokane just became a father.
> Little Olivia weighed in at 8.53 pounds, a good strong girl. If you want to
> see new baby pictures follow the link. To steal a phrase from John Amoss,
> she must be an up and coming printmaker as she made such a good impression!!
> Congratulations to you Brad and Helen!


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From: "M. Pereira" <mpereira@newsite.com.br>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 20:33:16 -0300
Subject: [Baren 18160] David 

Hi, greatest artists of whole world, I want to ask you if you have seen Mr.
David Hockney's book and what do you think about it?

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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:38:40 +0900
Subject: [Baren 18161] Re: David Hockney 

Murilo wrote:


> Hi, greatest artists of whole world, I want to ask you if you have seen 
> Mr.
> David Hockney's book and what do you think about it?


This is what Murilo is talking about:
http://americanscientist.org/bookshelf/Leads02/teuber.html

Most interesting indeed ...

Dave


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From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 19:47:25 EDT
Subject: [Baren 18162] Re: 9-11 memorial prints 

The memorial prints will never be forgotten.  
Carol

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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 21:44:53 -0700
Subject: [Baren 18163] Re: David Hockney 

I don't know if I should be glad or sad that these "great" artists used
mechanical help, on the other hand, I would use anything available. After
all they were trying to make a living in competitive times.....sort of like
today! Still, they sure did a good job on the painting. I am still
impressed. Anyone seen the Constable's and Sargent's up close? That is
amazing work. And Renoir, those people are in your space. Sigh. Back to the
studio.
Barbara


> This is what Murilo is talking about:
> http://americanscientist.org/bookshelf/Leads02/teuber.html
> Most interesting indeed ...
> Dave




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From: "Diane Tigue" <dtigue@kscable.com>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 06:55:05 -0500
Subject: [Baren 18164] Re: David Hockney 

isn't this old news - what was the camera obscura?  Diane
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <bemason@concentric.net>
To: <baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 11:44 PM
Subject: [Baren 18163] Re: David Hockney


> I don't know if I should be glad or sad that these "great" artists used
> mechanical help, on the other hand, I would use anything available. After
> all they were trying to make a living in competitive times.....sort of

like

> today! Still, they sure did a good job on the painting. I am still
> impressed. Anyone seen the Constable's and Sargent's up close? That is
> amazing work. And Renoir, those people are in your space. Sigh. Back to

the

> studio.
> Barbara
>

> > This is what Murilo is talking about:
> > http://americanscientist.org/bookshelf/Leads02/teuber.html
> > Most interesting indeed ...
> > Dave

>
>



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From: FurryPressII@aol.com
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:46:54 EDT
Subject: [Baren 18165] Re: Dan Patrick Press 

On the subject of presses    I fell in love with my vandercook proofing 
press.  It is designed as a non inking proof press for printing type and 
letterpress cuts.  For printing letterpress and or wood cuts it works much 
better than any etching press out there.  You can make an etching press work 
but the time and other constraints make it second best at most.  The 
vandercook is basically industuctable short of a major fire or worse.  The 
cost is much less than any etching press the cost to move it was more than 
the press it self.

The draw backs block has to be type high or less and the width of the image 
can only be 20" i can print any length but the weigh is fixed.

Got an interesting book "The Art and Craft of Woodblock Printmaking" 
woodblock printmaking with oil-based inks and the Japanese watercolor woodcut 
   by laitinen , Moilanen and Tanttu. half the book is on Japanese methods 
more info here on this than I have seen in other books.  The weakness on this 
book is that it wants to be a book on all of woodcut printing but dismisses 
wood engraving out of hand.  I think wood engraving is just a more detailed 
version of relief printmaking.  And if you learn the craft of the 
formschnider woodcut printer it is a very close thing indeed.
 
About all i use my wooden spoon for is transfering images to my blocks.

If any of you are in the chicago area i would love to show you my work i am 
haveing a one manshow at the unicorn cafe in evenston ill though the end of 
july


john center

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