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Message 1
From: "Jeanne Norman Chase"
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:14:28 -0400
Subject: [Baren 36362] Re: introducing myself
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Welcome Linda

Go to the Baren Enclopedia and you will find tons of great information on Moka Hanga printmaking.
Our fearless leader is the expert, David Bull.
I still have not got the Hanga of Moka Hanga yet. A very challenging technique.

Jeanne

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Message 2
From: Scholes Graham
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:14:42 -0700
Subject: [Baren 36363] Re: introducing myself
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Hi Linda,

Watercolours work OK. although rather expensive.
Akua Kolor works fine.
Powder Pigments work fine... although they are messy time consuming to
mix.
Some cannot be mixed with just water.... You have to trick them into
thinking
they are being mixed with petroleum product You do this by adding
alcohol
with the water. Once the powder is in a solution form you should add
a few
drops per tablespoon of dispersant. This will hold the granulars of
pigment
in suspension so they will not fall to the bottom of the jar... This
can happen
while in use and it is one more thing to remember to do while printing.

Regards
Graham

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Message 3
From: "Clive.ca"
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:54:27 -0400
Subject: [Baren 36364] Re: Am I too prejudiced?
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Lino is getting a bad rap here! I've been looking closely at both
woodblock and lino prints for a couple of decades now and have
noticed smooth cuts and rough cuts in both wood and lino. I've
noticed comparable textures in both and I've noticed that with some
engravings it's only through knowing the more subtle differences in
the two techniques that you can tell which material was used as a
plate. If you want to go large it's a great alternative to (very
expensive) end grain wood and it doesn't print the grain of side
grain wood when you have large flat areas of colour. It's great stuff!

Clive

I absolutely agree! there is usually something too clean about the
edges of a lino print - one feels also it's almost to easy to cut -
I'm always chagrined when people who don't know printmaking ask if
it's lino!! however since I'm guilty of often using Speedball inks
(for speed, as I say) - the same goes for lino - it's speedy and of
course good artists make anything work for them!

Louise C.

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Message 4
From: "Oscar Bearinger"
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:40:35 -0400
Subject: [Baren 36365] Re: introducing myself (for Jeanne)
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>I still have not got the Hanga of Moka Hanga yet. A very challenging technique.

>Jeanne

That's a good one, Jeanne!

:o) Oscar

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Message 5
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:45:14 -0700
Subject: [Baren 36366] Re: Am I too prejudiced?
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I think it's a matter of taste and purpose. I prefer the grainy effect of wood as a rule, but sometimes there's nothing quite like the crisp clean lines you can get with lino.

Ellen

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Ellen Shipley
Trompt As Writ
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Message 6
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 18:56:44 EDT
Subject: [Baren 36367] Re: Speedball....
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Exactly what is wrong with Speedball inks.?

I use many different inks. There is no difference in woodblock prints that
I have for over 10 years. 100 years? I don't know!

Never has a museum, gallery, or collector asked me what kind of ink I used.
In fact, I remember at a lecture by a Museum curator in the Print Show at
the NYC Armory, she said that any possible problem she has can be taken care
of by the special staff. That was encouraging to hear.

Carol Lyons
_http://rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm_ (http://rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm)

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Message 7
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:44:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 36368] opportunity
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this is from the American Print Alliance.
I am your representative to this organization and as a baren member you can take the discount for belonging to a member group.
My best to all
Barbara


Hello printmakers,

Please remember that the deadline for entries is August 15 for the next American Print Alliance traveling exhibition. “Soap Box 2: Prints, Politics & Democracy” will show prints that express the rights and responsibilities of democracy and inspire people to defend freedoms, serve in elected office, vote, demonstrate and take part in civic/political life. The exhibition itself will demonstrate that prints can be an influential part of the democratic process, and director Carol Pulin promises that the theme will be interpreted broadly to include a very wide range of prints. The exhibit will travel for two to three years after opening September 25 during the Alliance’s 2008 Print Dialogue Days in Atlanta. So send your entries now! The full prospectus and entry form are at http://www.printalliance.org/exhibits/SoapBox2.html (or you can find the click-through from www.printalliance.org).

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Message 8
From: L Cass
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:08:07 -0400
Subject: [Baren 36369] Re: Speedball....
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Carol - I think it's mostly a matter of 'snobbery' because Speedball
is suggested for student work - mind you, when I used to hand colour
prints I found that
Speedball (water based) black lines I printed would bleed a bit even
when well dried and Graphic Chemical water soluble inks didn't at all - also
have you not found that the Speedball oily inks dry too quickly on
the rolling out plate??

and re lino, Clive - I know it can be as good as wood -my prejudiced
preference for wood is because cutting into a woodblock feels closer
to sculpture for me.........

Louise C.

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Message 9
From: Shawn + Elizabeth Newton
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:15:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 36370] wood vs. lino
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i don't use either. i use something that cuts and feels exactly like lino but costs a bajillion times less: commercial grade vinyl flooring. it's about 25 cents a sq foot. beat that lino!
all of these are done on vinyl:
http://coffeegrinderpress.blogspot.org

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Message 10
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:23:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 36371] Re: wood vs. lino
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I did not see any images on this link ... It just seems to be the front end for blogspot. Any suggestions?

Cheers ...... Charles

http://coffeegrinderpress.blogspot.org

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