Baren Digest                Tuesday, 3 June 2003        Volume 23 : Number 2248


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From: "kylie budge" <kyliebudge#hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 01:13:18 +0000
Subject: [Baren 21687] Re: Baren Digest V23 #2244 

Jean,
I know what you mean about the smell from sumi. I think it depends on how 
warm the weather is when you are printing too. Sumi is made from lampblack 
(a kind of vegetable oil/soot), water, and bone glue. It could be the 
combination of these things which give it that special odour. A good website 
about how sumi is made is at
http://www.kougei.or.jp/english/crafts/1103/d1103-5.html
if you want to know more.
Kylie.



>Dear Friends,
>I started printing the Exchange 17 print, using some sumi ink that I
>purchased in San Francisco Chinatown a few years ago.  It has Chinese
>characters on the box and Made in China stickers on it. It is very strong
>and produces a strong clear black.  However, when I opened the bottle I
>could smell a very strong odor.  It was unpleasant at first so I turned on a 
>fan, but I got used to it after awhile and started to like it...I guess I am
>rambling, but what is that sumi ink smell all about?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jean
>


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From: Sharri LaPierre <Barebonesart#attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:41:40 -0700
Subject: [Baren 21688] Re: Baren Digest V23 #2247 

Gayle,

I think I have printed on everything in captivity at one time or 
another and all is possible. Just ask Maria.  Unless it's a waterleaf 
(spray and stack) I toss it into the sink, or tray, for 15 minutes to 
several hours depending on the paper and the days events, blot it 
between old bath towels, and put it into a paper pack to keep the 
dampness consistent as I work and because it is faster to print when 
all I have to do is reach in and get another sheet rather than trudge 
to the sink/tray, blot,  and back again.  I'm betting from the size 
that he is using Rives lightweight and it should work if dampened.  It 
has been my luck that I just never learned to get a really rich 
impression on dry paper.  If I did manage one out of ten, then the ink 
dried with a look I didn't care for, so I advocate for dampened paper.  
Does everyone know the trick of dusting your hands with baby powder if 
you get a little ink on them? It helps to keep your paper clean and you 
don't have to wash them every time you get a little ink on them.

Sharri


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From: James G Mundie <jimandkatemundie#juno.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:19:30 -0400
Subject: [Baren 21689] another SwapShop alert! 

Another new print has just been added to the SwapShop gallery pages. 
This one is a multiple color print by Kent Kirkpatrick called "Down,
around the Oneonta".  You can see Kent's creation at: 
http://www.barenforum.org/swapshop/2002_04/thumbnails.html.

Two in one week?!  We're going for a record here, folks...
 
 What is SwapShop?  It's an ideal way to exchange prints with fellow 
 printmakers -- without the hassle of large editions or even 
 deadlines.  All the details are to be found at: 
 http://www.barenforum.org/swapshop/index.html   The more people swapping 
 at any given time, the more quickly you 
 will receive back a set of new prints for your own collection.
 
 Cut! Print! Send!
 
 James Mundie, SwapShop coordinator

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From: Aqua4tis#aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:10:21 EDT
Subject: [Baren 21690] Re: another SwapShop alert! 



> http://www.barenforum.org/swapshop/2002_04/thumbnails.html.
> 


james  
   i can never get these addresses to work   i cut and paste them but 
........nothing
georga



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From: Artsmadis#aol.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:17:09 EDT
Subject: [Baren 21691] Re: another SwapShop alert! 

In a message dated 6/2/03 10:10:40 PM Central Daylight Time, Aqua4tis#aol.com writes:

<<    i can never get these addresses to work   i cut and paste them but 
 ........nothing >>

It will work if you leave off the period at the end:

http://www.barenforum.org/swapshop/2002_04/thumbnails.html

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From: Barbara Mason <barbaramason45#yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:47:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 21692] swap shop 


Kent,
Congratulations on a very nice print.....good job!
Barbara


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