Baren Digest Thursday, 30 October 2003 Volume 25 : Number 2425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GWohlken Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:31:26 -0500 Subject: [Baren 23261] Re: Baren Digest V25 #2424 Barbara, won't it be fun opening our shunga prints at the post office? Ha. I can just see their faces now. * * Welcome Lana and all other new members who have been introduced themselves recently. * * * In printing with a nipping press, does the block face up or down on the paper? I was unclear about the description. I have a small nipping press and haven't used it to print woodcuts. It might be worth a try. How do you register color blocks? I would be able to do small prints with it, I'm thinking. This won't break the wood block, will it? Usually I prefer to print by hand because you can see where to lighten your touch with the baren, etc. But some blocks have a lot of small cuts so close together that it wouldn't matter because the baren or spoon is always touching something that is supposed to be printed. I would worry more about the blocks that have wide spaces between printed areas. Gayle >Chris, >That was great, I nearly fell off my chair laughing. What a wonderful >story about the true "value" of prints. I hope you opened them in the >bank so all could see them, I have done that a time or two in the Post >Office and everyone seems real excited to see the work of 30 artists >from all over. >Best to all, >Barbara ------------------------------ From: Myron Turner Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:17:19 -0600 Subject: [Baren 23262] Mini Print Show I came across what seems like a decent mini print competiton for 2004, though a bit pricey at $USD50 for submitting 3 prints. The maximum size is 29x23 cm (approx 11.4 x 9 inches). See: http://www.lessedra.com/ http://www.lessedra.com/world_annual2003/conditions.html http://www.lessedra.com/world_annual2003/entry.html Myron ------------------------------ From: Emma Jane Hogbin Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:29:19 -0500 Subject: [Baren 23263] Re: Mini Print Show On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 09:17:19AM -0600, Myron Turner wrote: > I came across what seems like a decent mini print competiton for 2004, > though a bit pricey at $USD50 for submitting 3 prints. The maximum > size is 29x23 cm (approx 11.4 x 9 inches). Under the conditions I noticed that: 3. The works should be sent to LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects as PRINTED MATTER by registered air-mail in a simple packet, unframed, without mount, bearing the declaration "No commercial value". Is that standard? I understand they're not wanting to pay incoming duties, but how do you insure your work when it has "no commercial value"? Then the prizes are "purchase prizes"--is this standard as well? It is nice that everyone ends up in the catalogue though. emma ------------------------------ From: Myron Turner Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:58:16 -0600 Subject: [Baren 23264] Re: Mini Print Show I didn't notice the requirement of "registered air-mail" but with small prints, this shouldn't be too costly. As for purchase prizes, yes, that is common. As for insurance, since you are sending it registered that should be some guarantee of arrival. Myron ------------------------------ From: Barbara Mason Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:31:52 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Baren 23265] nipping press Gayle, If you print upside down you might put a piece of mat board under the paper and block to give a tiny cushion. It might help you get even printing. best to you, Barbara ------------------------------ From: Charles Morgan Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:36:39 -0800 Subject: [Baren 23266] Re: nipping press I use a piece of insulite (spelling??) camping foam or a couple of pieces of thin felt from the fabric store ... works very well to get even prints ... even from un-even blocks, if you catch my drift ... Cheers ...... Charles you wrote: >Gayle, >If you print upside down you might put a piece of mat board under the >paper and block to give a tiny cushion. It might help you get even printing. >best to you, >Barbara ------------------------------ From: Barbara Mason Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 11:39:05 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Baren 23267] Re: Mini Print Show Emma, When you send your work to another country for exhibition, you should figure you may never see it again so insurance is not an issue. This is a small size and what is one or two prints to someone who makes many? I have heard of this group so think it is legitimate. It would cost them more in duty than the $50 if they did not receive work as "no commercial value". So I guess if anyone enters this it is to get into the catalog and put it on their resume, not to make money or even get the work back. Although I am sure most groups make an effort to retutn unsold work to the artist. Sending bank transfers costs almost as much as the entry fee....I would check postal money orders, they go to many countries but I am not sure of Bulgaria. Best to all, Barbara Emma Jane Hogbin wrote: Under the conditions I noticed that: 3. The works should be sent to LESSEDRA Gallery & Contemporary Art Projects as PRINTED MATTER by registered air-mail in a simple packet, unframed, without mount, bearing the declaration "No commercial value". Is that standard? I understand they're not wanting to pay incoming duties, but how do you insure your work when it has "no commercial value"? Then the prizes are "purchase prizes"--is this standard as well? It is nice that everyone ends up in the catalogue though. emma -------------------------------- From: GraphChem#aol.com Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:12:22 EST Subject: [Baren 23268] Re: Mini Print Show Are you looking for purchase awards for this show? Please let Dean or Susan know and Graphic would most likely offer one. Susan ------------------------------ From: Aqua4tis#aol.com Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:18:53 -0500 Subject: [Baren 23269] Re: nipping press what is a nipping press ------------------------------ From: Charles Morgan Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:25:00 -0800 Subject: [Baren 23270] Re: nipping press Book binding press ... a rose by any other name ... Cheers .... Charles At 03:18 PM 10/29/03 -0500, you wrote: what is a nipping press ------------------------------ From: "Janet Warner Montgomery" Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:20:43 -0500 Subject: [Baren 23271] Re: Lana welcome, Lana, this is a wonderful resource and would that it had been around when I was a senior. ('65) ------------------------------ From: JMartin906#aol.com Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:15:37 EST Subject: [Baren 23272] re. presses OK, I have a Laszlo Universal Handpress. I bought it used, with a table to mount it on, (and felts) for $200.00. I don't know what kind of a press it is. It has a hard rubber roller on top and a metal roller underneath. This roller part screws onto the table. There are two beds, both wooden, covered top and bottom with metal. The beds are narrowed at one end to go between the rollers, and have a stop at the other end. One bed has a depression cut in it, for a woodblock or linoblock. The other is flat, for etching, maybe? I've only used the bed with the depression, so far. I suppose my press is old, but it works great. I think it was a great deal! Suzi S.M. ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V25 #2425 *****************************