Baren Digest             Tuesday, 17 December 2002     Volume 21 : Number 2062


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From: Sharri LaPierre <Barebonesart#attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:33:24 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20114] Re: Baren Digest V21 #2061 

John Center - I am a damsel in distress.  In today's mail I received a 
postcard with "old goat" written on the front in your handwriting, but 
the back was blank.  It looks like there may have been something glued 
to the back that didn't quite complete the trip.  I am in a state of 
perpetual gloom. I hope you have another goat you can send to alleviate 
my condition.

Or is this a new movement I haven't heard of, yet and I'm the first to 
collect the "transparent print"?

Fortunately, my gloom was short lived and alleviated by a three lost 
sheep who wandered up from Venice Beach. Ruth, they are wonderful. 
Thanks for setting me right with the world, again.

Sharri


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From: Bette Wappner <bettewappner#earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 18:26:14 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20115] Re: missing old goat and venice sheep  

Hi John, Ruth, and all

I am damsel in distress #2 with the same missing old goat.  First I thought
maybe there was a print made with varnish, so I held it up to catch the
light, but alas...looks like lonely glue :(  (that bad, bad glue!  didn't do
its job).   

Thank you Ruth for the very nice print of sheep! I love it!!! So I too still
have a smile on my face!

This is my first Baren exchange, so I'm camping out by my mailbox for the
next year.  

Bette Wappner





> From: Sharri LaPierre <Barebonesart#attbi.com>
> Reply-To: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:33:24 -0800
> To: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Subject: [Baren 20114] Re: Baren Digest V21 #2061
> 
> John Center - I am a damsel in distress.  In today's mail I received a
> postcard with "old goat" written on the front in your handwriting, but
> the back was blank.  It looks like there may have been something glued
> to the back that didn't quite complete the trip.  I am in a state of
> perpetual gloom. I hope you have another goat you can send to alleviate
> my condition.
> 
> Or is this a new movement I haven't heard of, yet and I'm the first to
> collect the "transparent print"?
> 
> Fortunately, my gloom was short lived and alleviated by a three lost
> sheep who wandered up from Venice Beach. Ruth, they are wonderful.
> Thanks for setting me right with the world, again.
> 
> Sharri
> 



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From: slinders#attbi.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 17:38:51 -0600
Subject: [Baren 20116] Someone's got my goat, too! 

Hi, John, Bette, Ruth, and all!

How exciting to see the card from John, ---but then to flip it
over to find white and a little sticky.  I'm hoping that some of
John's flock have behaved, and have gone to their right
destinations! 

To change the wiffenpoofs' song a bit --"Poor little goats, who
have gone astray,  BAA, BAA, BAA!"

The sheep, goats and horses are wonderful! Thank you, everyone!
The cards have become the delight of the winter!

Sharen

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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <lbmason71#attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 16:06:36 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20117] Mall stuff 

Hi all,
As mall manager, I have had a couple of snafus this fall....if you order
stuff from the mall and it doesn't arrive in a reasonable 10 days or two
weeks, send me and email so I can check on it. I feel really bad when orders
go astray, even if it is not my fault. It probably is my fault, but I hate
to admit it.

So, if you do not see your product....let me know!
Best to all,
Barbara



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From: Vishnovus#aol.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:59:12 EST
Subject: [Baren 20118] Re: Someone's got my goat, too! 

Same here.....W need to send John some sturdy glue!!!
Ld Lawrence

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From: Dan Dew <ddew0001#tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 20:01:11 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20119] Re: Someone's got my goat, too! 

I got my old goat, go figure!

d. dew


> From: slinders#attbi.com
> Reply-To: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 17:38:51 -0600
> To: baren#ml.asahi-net.or.jp
> Subject: [Baren 20116] Someone's got my goat, too!
> 
> Hi, John, Bette, Ruth, and all!
> 
> How exciting to see the card from John, ---but then to flip it
> over to find white and a little sticky.  I'm hoping that some of
> John's flock have behaved, and have gone to their right
> destinations! 
> 
> To change the wiffenpoofs' song a bit --"Poor little goats, who
> have gone astray,  BAA, BAA, BAA!"
> 
> The sheep, goats and horses are wonderful! Thank you, everyone!
> The cards have become the delight of the winter!
> 
> Sharen



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From: Pgiclas#aol.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:03:23 EST
Subject: [Baren 20120] Re: missing old goat and venice sheep 

Alas, the old goat escaped from my card as well!  I love the others I have 
received - got to get to work on mine right after the holidays . . .

la Giclas

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From: Aqua4tis#aol.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:47:41 EST
Subject: [Baren 20121] Re: missing old goat and venice sheep 



looks like im in the same boat as some others      my goat escaped as well    
  must be alot of happy mailmen walking around       i love the ones ive 
received though     as well as the late coming horsies
georga


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 21:49:57 EST
Subject: [Baren 20122] Re: Someone's got my goat, too! 

the old goat has a pretty red face       will try to do something else     
you win some and you lose some.

the post office is rough on cards i guess    will print directly on the card 
next time    but could not do a reduction print on the card as regestration 
would not have worked


john

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From: John Amoss <amoss#mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 05:39:09 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20123] Printing at Seseragi Studio 

Hi y'all-
Back from a wonderful trip to Japan. I have a lot of 'tourist' things to say
which I will soon post to the After-Five list. However, as far as the
printing, it was quite an experience to watch a print in competent hands
unfold before one's eyes.

I particularly reveled in being a part of the labor division (ie:
publisher>designer>carver>printer) in which each person devotes him/herself
to the specific task at hand. I know outfits here in the west outfits like
Crown Point Press still do such work, but my recent experience imparted a
glimpse of what it must have been like in the ukiyo-e and shin-hanga days.
Amidst the pigment pots and paper scattered on the floor, a typical proofing
day a 70 years ago would surely have been:
 
Designer (who tries to stay true to his 'vision') says to the priter: "I
want a little more blue there."

Printer (who has the old 'can-do' pride) says: "OK" or nothing and prints an
impression.

Designer after looking at it says: "The yellow is now a bit too green down
there."

Publisher (who holds the purse strings) looks at the designer and shakes his
head: "Don't even think about it. We can't afford any more blocks or
impressions."

All say: "Hmmmmm..."

And inveritably, somebody would say: "We could do it like this" and through
such interplay, little by little the print reveals itself.

- -

One night, Dave invited a young printer, Ueda-san over to give the Baren a
whirl. It was very interesting to see how other printers work (I also saw
another in Uchida's/Kyoto). Being a cub printer myself, I soon realised that
each seasoned craftsman have a developed style which results in a slightly
different outcome- strengths here, weaknesses there.

It must have been a wonderful environment back when a big project was coming
together. Matching the right designer, carver and printer must have been a
creation in itself. Dave of course was doing triple-duty (publisher, carver
and printer) and so I really came to respect his abilities that much more.

- -

I of course look forward to receiving the edition in the mail to sign. But
it won't be just "my" work anymore: less pride/responsibility soley upon
myself as it would be had I done all of the work. It will be less about the
individuals involved and more about the work itself as I really believe
there was an energy that just had to come out through the print. I only hope
that Dave's collectors will recognise this- and I have all the confidence
that they will.

- -John Amoss
Athens, GA


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