Baren Digest               Saturday, 1 March 2003       Volume 22 : Number 2145


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From: ArtfulCarol#aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:30:22 EST
Subject: [Baren 20876] C. Lyons Woodcuts 



Hi,

7 of my woodblock prints ( Wheat, Barley, Pomegranates, Figs, Dates, Olives, 
Grapes) will be on exhibit :

Manhattan Borough Presidents Office
1 Center Street  19th floor South
NYC

March 3- 27
M-F 10AM- 4PM
Opening Reception March 4   6PM- 7:30PM

Included in    
Celebrating Artists Who Are Women
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

Photo ID is needed to enter the building

 Click onto   BIBLICAL ART on
 <A HREF="http://www.rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm">http://www.rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm</A> 
 
Also other woodcuts are on  my site.

Carol Lyons
Irvington, NY
 


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From: "marilynn smih" <marilynnsmih#hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 08:19:33 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20877] Re: Baren Digest V22 #2144 

hello,
From my meager hanga experience you need to work fast when you put on the 
pigment and get to the paper quick before it dries.  Also if you work fast 
and apply quickly I think you have less chanch of overload.

I thought signup for #16 had not begun?  I thought it was the first of 
April, right when i get back and have not got my computer up and running??
Marilynn Smith


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From: "marilynn smih" <marilynnsmih#hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 08:34:09 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20878] Re: Baren Digest V22 #2144 

Oops, I think I am confused, must be the baja sun, it is exchange #17 I am 
wanting into.
Marilynn Smith


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From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:30:05 -0600
Subject: [Baren 20879] Re: sheep/goats loose on the world ! 


I just finished mailing my last batch of sheep/goats new year 
cards.....some of you got some a few weeks back, the rest are on their way 
now..... 15 for the US,  3 for Australia and one each for Italy, Brazil 
and Ireland.

http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/jcrstuff/blacksheep/snames.html

Thanks to everyone for participating and for your patience with some of us 
procrastinators.....

Cut ! Print !

thanks.........Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois) 

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From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:37:16 -0600
Subject: [Baren 20880] Re: #15 exchange... 

Congratulations to all participants, a very exciting group of prints. Just 
got my set this morning and had to wait till 
arriving at the office to open the package. I think the special print size 
was ideal for this exchange. Pat...what an awesome colophon ! ...who did 
the front printing ?

There are so many wonderful designs and some very well executed 
prints....just reading the number of blocks/impressions used by some 
participants....wow ! Wow ! WOW !

It be interesting to have those coming to the KC Summit  bring their 
"hanga" blocks with for discussion and work.  I know I need lot of help 
getting down a smooth bokashi...so I'll be working on my print here and at 
KC till I get it right !!!!

Big thanks to Kat Pukas for collating and coordinating #15 and to Mike 
Lyon for all the behind-the-scenes work.

Bravo bareners....fifteen exchanges completed....Who could have imagined ?

thanks....Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois) 


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From: Wanda <robertson#canby.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:52:18 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20881] From Bea Gold 

For some reason the server didn't send this on through -

#15 came today just as we were leaving for a visit to the doctor.  My 
husband and I sat enthralled in the doctor's office looking at the 
prints.  They are wonderful!  Thanks Kat for a great coordinating job 
and thanks everyone for taking the hanga challenge.  Great designs, 
great color, love the size.  I'm meeting Ruth Leaf at the LA County 
Museum (LACMA) on Sunday, March 2, at noon for the Munakata exhibit.  
Last chance to see it here so if anyone can meet us please do.  Let us 
know so we will wait for you. http://www.lacma.org/ =20
To add to the fun check this out www.lamarathon.com

 Bea


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 15:32:00 EST
Subject: [Baren 20882] Re: C. Lyons Woodcuts 

very cool carol          nice to see it

john center

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From: "nancy osadchuk" <nosadchuk#hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 13:43:33 -0700
Subject: [Baren 20883] Exchange #15 

To echoe someone else's comments, WOW! Got my package today and it really is a wonderful 
selection.  Co-ordinator's job is a big one and so well done. Thanks, Kat.

Nancy O.
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From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:56:10 -0600
Subject: [Baren 20884] Re: Calendar project update 

Please give me a few more days to get more info on prices, sizes, etc and 
then I'll publish more on signup and other details. Here is some general 
info so far based on your discussion & suggestions:

 We are looking to produce at least two calendars (24 participants). More 
calendars if the response is large. The 
success of exchange #15 has me thinking one calendar "all-hanga" and one 
calendar all "oily". This is NOT one technique vs the other, me just 
thinks the calendars would look better with prints done in similar style 
together. 
A second option would be themes calendars....floral, animals, music, 
nudes, landscapes, nudes, people, nudes. Open for discussion. Each 
participant would get back two "hanga" & two "oily" calendars free for 
their trouble. If each participant contributes 50 prints....that would 
leave 26 calendars of each type (52 in total) to sell thru the mall to the 
general list.  Too few ?  Who is our market ? Do we want to print 60-75 
prints each ? Everyone agrees that around $24.95 would be a good price for 
this type of hand-printed work ? Participants can purchase more calendars 
if so desired. We may have to put a limit on purchases if the demand is 
great. Open for discussion. 

Signup to begin later in March once the other details are in. You be able 
to request type of calendar you want to work on and preferred month(s). In 
case of any conflicts I would approach participants and make final 
decision. Deadline for delivering prints is October 1st, calendars 
delivered & available for sale thru the mall in early November. 
Participants pay for sending the prints to the coordinator (me) and for 
return shipping of their four calendars. There may be a small cost to 
cover pre-printed calendar forms. All profits towards the general 
barenforum.org fund.

thanks....Julio  Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois)



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From: Cucamongie#aol.com
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:10:55 -0500
Subject: [Baren 20885] offsetting hanga 

Maria, there are so many variables in hanga that it's hard to
tell what you had going on, but here are a few
possibilities...you may be aware of all these already, but here
goes... - -  you may have had too much of everything on the block
- with hanga it's really more like you're dyeing the paper, the
pigment is pushed into the fibers rather than on top, and you
really need only a very thin layer for printing. - -  Another
possibility, your paper may have been a bit too wet, making it
more possible for offset.  Remember, the paper is to be simply
like a damp sponge, not soaking wet. - -  one thing which I do to
avoid this possibility is to put a piece of newsprint in between
each print.  I do this also if it feels like the paper is just
too damp altogether. Have fun Lynita and Matt, wish I could be
there!!!

best regards
Sarah

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From: "Maria Diener (aka Arango)" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:42:00 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20886] hanga thanks! 

Thanks everyone for on and off list suggestions and answers to my hanga
questions.
Yes, likely I had everything too wet, too much, too-too!!
As Barbara also suggested, the dryness here makes things a bit weird because
the paste and pigment dry out fairly quickly and working time is greatly
reduced. Probably a good thing as I hear beginners use too much moisture.
Anyhow, I will keep on tryin'

Maria

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     Maria Arango
  Las Vegas Nevada USA
  www.1000woodcuts.com
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From: "Jean Womack" <jeaneger#jeaneger.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:42:11 -0800
Subject: [Baren 20887] Re:   Baren Digest V22 #2144 

The print exchange #15 was awesome!  I think it has great teaching
possibilities for hanga.  Kat you did a wonderful job of nagging us to get
the prints in on time.

I solve the offsetting problem by blotting the prints with a paper towel
immediately after printing.

Jean Womack


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From: Barbara Mason <barbaramason45#yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:32:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 20888] calendar 


Julio,

I think this calendar is a good idea....lets see how many people sign 
up and then we can adjust the amount of prints. 50 is ok with me, I can 
do that. Will the due date be in October??? I think it would be great to 
have more money for the treasury...so far we have paid for the site and 
mall for the last two years, almost $900 and we have about 100 sheets of 
Yamaguchi paper here in Oregon that the baren owns as well as about a 
dozen assorted cases. We have about $300 in the bank. We are starting to 
be a real company here. My goal is to get all the mall stuff logged into 
the data base to bring to Kansas City so I can give an actual report to 
the group that will be there. Amazing what can be done with all volunteer 
effort...if we were charging for time we would be thousands of dollars in 
the hole!

So thanks to eveyone who works so hard on the behind the scenes stuff for 
Baren. There are a lot of man hours, from Dave, myself, Wanda, Gayle, Julio, 
Jim, John, Bea, Mike, Maria, all the exchange coordinators...did I miss any 
of the council? If one person was doing this it would be a full time job.

Best to all,

Barbara




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From: Barbara Mason <barbaramason45#yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:39:06 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 20889] Cases for $16 



These are the people who have ordered a case for #16. If you ordered one 
and your name is not here, let me know. If you want one and your name is 
not here also let me know. I will be placing the order on Monday, March 3.

Best to all,

Barbara

 


Mike Lyon

2/14/2003

pd visa

Barbara Mason

2/14/2003

pd visa

George Jarvis

2/14/2003



Robert Canaga

2/14/2003



Roger Lee

2/14/2003



Julio Rodriguez

2/17/2003

pd visa

sylvia Taylor

2/18/2003



Bea Gold

2/19/2003

pd visa

Frank Trueba

2/25/2003



Maria Arango

2/25/2003

pd visa

Sharen Linder

2/27/2003

pd visa

Ruth Feldman

2/27/2003

pd visa

George Jarvis

2/28/2003



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