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Message 1
From: Annie Bissett
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:50:13 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39778] Help Identifying 1920s Woodcut Artist?
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Hi Bareners,

Harry, I love your new native american print. It fits right in with
your Viking / Anglo Saxon motifs!

A blog I follow just posted some woodcuts from the 1920s by an artist
known only as "Bold." Anybody able to identify the artist? Link is here:
http://ow.ly/qHIG

best,
Annie

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Message 2
From: Bobbi Chukran
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:08:58 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39779] Re: Help Identifying 1920s Woodcut Artist?
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>A blog I follow just posted some woodcuts from the 1920s by an
>artist known only as "Bold." Anybody able to identify the artist?
>Link is here:
>http://ow.ly/qHIG
>

Hi Annie,

Nope, but I gotta say that I am LOVIN' those! For some reason, they
remind me of old cartoons from that time period.

If you run across any other info., I'd love to hear it.

bobbi c.
http://www.bobbichukran.com

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Message 3
From: "bobcatpath # 207me.com"
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:01:27 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39780] transferring images to multiple blocks
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bareners-
re: ways of transferring images to multiple blocks-
the simplest way i have found is to use regular waxed paper
which is very successful in picking up the ink from the KEY block
and then printing it on to
as many same sized blocks as the artists wants

waxed paper still come in rolls at the supermarket
still cheap and easy
if your block is to wide
just do it in sections

thinks works with oil inks
have not tried it with water ink

Gillyin gatto machias maine

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Message 4
From: Kris Wiltse
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:16:38 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39781] Re: Help Identifying 1920s Woodcut Artist?
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Bold-Great stuff! And yet another great blog... 'A Journey Round My
Skull.' Thanks Annie!

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Message 5
From: Kris Wiltse
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:34:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39782] Re: Need some hints on print design
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Hi Jeff,

I'm here to commiserate! Been there, done that just this month. I too
have worked mostly in reduction and am teaching myself multi block.
It does take much planning which I'm lousy at. I have found it helps
to try to keep it simple. Minimal colors and blocks. My next project
is two colors... which will surely end up as 5.

Happy multi block printing!

Kris

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Message 6
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:11:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39783] Re: Help Identifying 1920s Woodcut Artist?
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BOLD is Dorothy Lathrop. I can't get to Dorothy other than following the
links on the links--a good ride! The link you gave led to over the top
Surrealism, plenty to enjoy and nudge the creative mind.
_http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/search/label/lathrop_
(http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/search/label/lathrop)

Carol Lyons
Irvington, NY

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Message 7
From: Bobbi Chukran
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:22:40 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39784] Re: Need some hints on print design
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Hi all,

One thing that occurred to me after reading all your excellent blogs
is that I don't do a lot of planning, either. Some of my prints are
done from a direct design I sketch on the block then start carving,
without any preliminary sketches on paper or whatever, and I'm sure
that shows. LOL

It never occurred to me to do an almost finished painting or colored
drawing, then take that and turn it into a print.

With all this talk of multiple block prints, I'm wishing I'd ordered
more than just the black and brown Akua inks (which STILL haven't
come.)

bobbi c.
grackle stew studio
http://www.bobbichukran.com

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Message 8
From: Eileen Corder
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:31:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39785] Exchange 43
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Hi All,

There was a flurry of suggestions/votes as to the theme and technique for
Exchange 43, but since then I've not seen any decision. (Sorry if I missed
it.) BTAIM Oct 1 is next Wednesday!!!

To get the ball rolling, I took it upon myself to do a quick tally of
responses.

Votes for theme roughly totaled:

Typography 9
No Theme 3
Architecture 2

On the subject of technique, three people expressly requested reduction
while most people said reduction would be okay. Three people requested an
annual moku hanga exchange.

What do our most excellent Exchange Managers have to say about all this?
Will sign-up be available on the first? Will 30 artists sign up and come
through? So many questions!!

Peace,
Eileen

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Message 9
From: Kris Wiltse
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:45:15 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39786] Re: Need some hints on print design
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Bobbi,

One technique I use to try to sort out an image is to first decide on
the number of colors. Then do a tracing over my image of each
individual color. So if I'm doing 4 colors, I'll do 4 tracings. I'll
use a large maker to fill in the areas. Then I overlay them on top of
each other. I suppose one could use clear acetate and colored markers
to get a better idea. Though this is very rough, it kind of helps me
make some sense of how to proceed.

I'm learning allot reading about peoples individual techniques here
at the Baren.

Thanks all, for your thoughts.

Kris

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Message 10
From: Bobbi Chukran
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:16:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39787] Re: Need some hints on print design
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Kris,

That's brilliant! thanks! I was even trying to figure out if I
could do it in Photoshop, but tracing paper and markers is much more
fun......LOL.

bobbi c.

>One technique I use to try to sort out an image is to first decide
>on the number of colors. Then do a tracing over my image of each
>individual color. So if I'm doing 4 colors, I'll do 4 tracings. I'll
>use a large maker to fill in the areas. Then I overlay them on top
>of each other. I suppose one could use clear acetate and colored
>markers to get a better idea. Though this is very rough, it kind of
>helps me make some sense of how to proceed.
>>>

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Message 11
From: Andrew Stone
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:18:38 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39788] planning prints
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I work from sketches and doodles adjusting them with xerox or photoshop-type adjustments or sometimes redrawing them to scale. Then I stare at my drawing for a few days thinking color separations/colors/blocks; how many blocks will I need? Keyblock, main focus, red/yellow/blue/browns? can I double up a block for more than one color? Can I use secondary colors by overlapping two color blocks to eliminate a block? While in theory you could go the Magenta/Cyan/Yellow/Black route and carve just four blocks for infinite colors--with water based pigments you may need to print three or more times one area to get the color deep and dark enough and if you don't have a block cut for just that shape; then all the other areas get overprinted.
I've never done reduction prints and would like to eventually try--my biggest stumbling block has been permanently fixing the drawing to the block so it won't wash off so that I could progressively cut away following my drawing (I've had no luck with solvent/xerox transfers and too much movement with tracing paper transfers). So I use the hanshitas and carve a block for each color with some allowance for secondary colors where blocks will overlap to give me a third color.

Andrew Stone
rospobio.blogspot.com
toadprints.etsy.com

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Message 12
From: Kris Wiltse
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:45:44 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39789] Re: planning prints
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Andrew,

I enjoy that challenge of overlapping colors to create new. So many
possibilities!

As far as the image washing off... I transfer my keyblock image off
acetate using speedball black or magenta, then put it on a heating
pad or let it sit over night. That seems to set the image better.
They'll tint the block so it won't wash off. I'll also use both
colors sometimes to transfer various blocks on to each other if I
need to know exactly where to cut. Though the last black I bought of
speedball ink was awful and wouldn't print on anything, so I've
resorted to using other colors. I think it might have been a bad
batch. Hopefully.

Kris

Kris Wiltse

http://kriswiltse.blogspot.com
http://www.kriswilts

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