Baren Digest                Friday, 18 July 2003        Volume 24 : Number 2309


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 09:01:34 EDT
Subject: [Baren 22253] Re: World's largest woodblock print ... 


cool print    now lets do an exhange that size.

John "furry press"

I am guessing it was oil based in printed on machine made paper    But i have 
seen x-large sheets of hand made paper but you would not want to print on 
them.  You make a screen as large as you want and then pour the pulp on to the 
screen.



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From: Barbara Mason <barbaramason45#yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:51:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 22254] giant print 


Dave,
This was just inspiring. All these people involved to do such a monumental work. 
What a high it will be for all these children to go and see the final print, 
knowing their part is there somewhere. This is the best of all possible artwork, 
the kind that gives a large number of people a great feeling of accomplishment. 
I am really impressed (no pun intended) with this whole project. Munakata would 
be so honored, too bad we do not honor the living this way. We had so wanted to 
do a retrospective show of Glen Alps work at the Portland Art Museum, but we did 
not make it in his lifetime. What a huge shame that the honoree cannot llive longer 
to be there for these great projects.

Best to all,
Barbara



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From: "Maria Arango" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 13:33:43 -0700
Subject: [Baren 22255] ops listing 

Hello all,

I started a file listing ops and deadlines as I get them in the mail or in
free service listings. Then I thought that it would be useful to share with
others so I ended up with a "classified ad" service on my website so others
can use it too. It's a free service through my web host, so if an ad pops up
while you're browsing don't get irritated.

Feel free to post opportunities you hear about through direct mail and want
to share with others. Also feel free to post your organization (like Florida
Printmakers) as a permanent call for entry.

Please do not post ops from magazines or online subscriptions sources you
receive, although feel free to post the name and url of such sources. We
want to support these listings and for them to continue doing us a service.

I will be deleting improper or expired posts occasionally.
Hope everyone finds it useful? Oh and share this url with other forums if
you wish.
http://www.printmakingstudio.com/callsforentries/printops.html

Maria

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From: David Bull <davebull#woodblock.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:17:21 +0900
Subject: [Baren 22256] It's been a while ... 

It's been a while since I did a 'step-by-step', so maybe the time is 
right?

http://woodblock.com/surimono/process/6/

Dave


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From: Barbara Mason <barbaramason45#yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:26:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 22257] Re: It's been a while ... 


Dave,
Have you any idea why all these actors look like their eyes are crossed? 
Is it supposed to be frightening or attractive? I have often wondered at 
the reason for this so maybe you can enlighten me.
Barbara

David Bull <davebull#woodblock.com> wrote:
It's been a while since I did a 'step-by-step', so maybe the time is 
right?

http://woodblock.com/surimono/process/6/

Dave




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From: "Carole Baker" <caroleb#gustavus.ak.us>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 02:46:38 -0800
Subject: [Baren 22258] Re: Jocoulet 

About 10 years ago I chanced upon a show of Jocoulet's prints in an
Asian antique gallery in Seattle. I was just beginning to be interested in
Japanese woodblock prints then  and I found his prints quite interesting and
unusual.  Soon after that I was wandering through a junky antique mall in
Florida and found in a pile of pictures (mostly magazine pages) a picture
that looked very much like a woodblock print and I realized almost
immediately that it probably was that same artists work that I had seen in
Seattle, though I didn't remember his name.  I  figured even if I was wrong,
I liked the image and  I wouldn't be out too much the $10 price tag. The
print was in excellent condition, still in an original, I presume, folder.
 After purchasing, I noticed the signatureof Paul Jocoulet and that it was
numbered and when I got it home to Alaska, confirmed that Jocoulet was
indeed the artist that I had seen the show of in Seattle as I had saved a
postcard from the show. It is Les Perles, Mandchoukuo
http://www.hanga.com/viewimage.cfm?ID=701
Silver lines is in the pink cloth and in the  pearls and supposedly it had
more than 300 individual impressions
using 50 something blocks carved on both sides.

Pretty good $10 investment. (now don't somebody tell me there are fakes out
there)  It brings me much pleasure hanging in my living room.  I'm kind of
into gawdy.

 Dave,  I've just looked through my book of all his prints and wondering
which ones might give you the creeps.
The eyes definitely look weird on some of them, but I don't find any creepy
or disturbing.

Carole Baker



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From: Jan Telfer <jtelfer#iinet.net.au>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:52:02 +0800
Subject: [Baren 22259] Re: Jacoulet's Prints 

I am sure the ones Barbara and I saw were done when he was only in his 
twenties...that rings a bell with me because they weren't nearly as 
"refined" as these.  Maybe he had a go at carving himself or someone of 
lesser skill had carved the ones we saw even though the lines were 
lattice cuts they didn't show the professionalism of the ones Julio put 
up for us to see.  The colours too were not the wealth of colour that 
were here.  The subject matter was indeed central with quite a broad 
band of background.  There too was only one signature and was that of 
"Paul" and the "Jacoulet" was difficult to decipher, but that is what 
we finally cme up with....I had not known of his existence before this 
time.

When I came home I did have a look at a site of his prints, but it has 
long gone with my old computer!  Sorry.

It has been interesting to hear of others knowledge surrounding these 
prints.

Jan

>


> From: Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com
> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 15:16:42 -0500
> Subject: [Baren 22244] Re: Paul Jacoulet's Prints 07/16/2003 15:17:19, 
> Serialize complete at 07/16/2003 15:17:19
>
>
> I like this one print by Jacoulet, is very moving and shows feelings...
> http://www.hanga.com/viewimage.cfm?ID=3399
>
> The best place to look at ALL (or most ) of Jacoulet prints is at
> hanga.com
> http://www.hanga.com/prints.cfm?ID=28
>
> There is yet another exploratory writeup on Jacoulet at:
> http://pages.makeashop.com/7531/PictPage/1921005329.html
>
> and at:
>
> http://pages.makeashop.com/7531/PictPage/1921785505.html
>
> These writeups go more in depth into the criticisms and pecularities of
> Jacoulet's work as well as the inspirations/dedications behind these
> prints.
>
> I think the writer says it best:
>
> "A Jacoulet print could never be mistaken for the work of any other
> artist."
>
> Here is a photo of Jacoulet....no date available
>
> http://www.cas.gmu.edu/~tobi/images/jacoulet3.jpg
>
> thanks....Julio



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From: G Wohlken <blueman#pantek.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 08:57:25 -0400
Subject: [Baren 22260] Step by Step 

I still marvel at fine line carving, Dave.  It seems an impossibility 
for me but don't know why.  The fine lines in the hair of the kabuki 
actor in your step-by-step surimono print amaze me.  

Gayle



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