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  1. [Baren 38530] Viewing of Baren 911 Collection (ArtfulCarol # aol.com)
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From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:36:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38530] Viewing of Baren 911 Collection
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People have been asking me where they can view the collection of our Baren
woodblock prints that are in the virtual gallery of the National September 11
Memorial & Museum.
Click on each image to read each artist's statement.

_http://registry.national911memorial.org/view_artist.php?aid=187_
(http://registry.national911memorial.org/view_artist.php?aid=187)

Carol Lyons
Irvington, NY

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Subject: You shall have your Proof!
Posted by: Pistoles Press


I cracked up at Diana Moll's comment on my last post. She spurred me on to finish the block and pull a proof before I called it a night! The proof is definitely a proof. I purchased some burgandy/wine colored paper for the book covers but the gold dust is still the shade that I will be using. This chinese red color is just a piece I had laying around. The color is okay but way too obvious for me. I didn't want to use a bright red because the chinese dragons would imply a "chinese restaurant feel" to me. It's definitely firey!

Here is the block locked up on the press bed ready for a slathering of ink. I couldn't decide whether or not to use a tinted ink or just tint base. I have decided for the books to just go with tint base. The colored paper is so dark that it will not be necessary to use any of my pigments for a "back up color".

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Subject: Psalm 10
Posted by: Daniel L. Dew


This Psalm came to me quite easily actually. Once I read through the Psalm, the idea and imagery just popped into my head and off I went.

The model is actually an attorney that worked in the same building as I did. A very nice guy and a good person, but I knew I could draw out the "tone" I was looking for, but it took a lot of photos to finally get him annoyed enough to get the expression I needed.

The background imagery fit well, but looking back with the current events I could have probably thrown in more financial institutions other than just the street sign. Here is the final image:


As you can see, I made some changes on the final image.

I changed the oil rigs from the drawing, I felt like it was too much in the middle and distracted from "flow".

It also gave me the chance to include the Psalm title, by making it into a tie clip.

Once again, I really tried to "weight" the lines, by carving some thick and some thin. I think it helps to give me a "gray" somewhat.

O.K., here are the decorative inital and illumination. The scan is not the greatest, as the tan is actually gold and the green is more of a warm color.

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