Today's postings

  1. [Baren 41188] Re: White Line (Barbara Mason)
  2. [Baren 41189] for NY people, sumi-e painting show opening on Saturday (cucamongie # aol.com)
  3. [Baren 41190] Re: Woodblock Printing Demo ("Mark Mason")
  4. [Baren 41191] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 14:14:26 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41188] Re: White Line
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Thanks Jennifer...after all my experimenting, I do think it boils down to the paper so will be interested to see what paper Carol uses in her workshop this summer with the white line printmakers in the NE. One gal I emailed uses BFK, which is a really heavy western paper...so that was interesting.
My best
Barbara
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Message 2
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 15:41:55 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41189] for NY people, sumi-e painting show opening on Saturday
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Hi everyone, happy spring!

A number of my paintings will be included in an exhibition of sumi-e paintings of the Metro NY Chapter of the Sumi-e Society, which will be opening this Saturday. I hope to see some of you there :)

Here is the information for the show:
"Enchanted Worlds of our Dreams"
May 8, 2010 through June 5, 2010
9th Street Salon
502 9th Street (between 7 and 8 ave) Park Slope, Brooklyn
646-457-0014
Opening reception: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 4pm - 9pm
Viewing after the opening is by appointment

Subways: F Train to 7th ave, R train to 9th Street

After May 10, the exhibition will be online at
http://nysumiart.org
but at the opening, in addition to the framed works, there will also be additional matted, unframed paintings available by all of the artists which will not be included the online exhibition.

best wishes, Sarah
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Message 3
From: "Mark Mason"
Date: Wed, 05 May 2010 21:40:58 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41190] Re: Woodblock Printing Demo
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Thank you so much for all the demonstration advice. I've never done this
kind of thing before with printmaking, so the comments are invaluable.

I'm really looking forward to it because I know that most of the people
visiting the festival will know nothing about water based woodblock
printing.

I do like the idea of some audience participation, so I'll certainly get
people having a go at printing too.

So thanks again everyone. The art festival runs for 2 weeks, and I'm booked
to demonstrate on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd May. I'll let you know
how it all goes.

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Subject: From my window (2) ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

A few weeks ago, we saw some of the views 'from my window' ... time for another one today!

But first, the view looking back at the house:

If you look carefully, you can see that there is indeed a house in there somewhere!

Here's what I see out the window directly behind my computer screen:


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Subject: Studio trick to keep barrier paper handy while printing with baren
Posted by: Maria

I cover the back of my paper with a barrier paper to avoid damaging it while printing with my powerful muscles--er, my powerful baren. As you well know, efficiency is an obsession of mine and I struggled to find an "elegant" method to place the barrier paper on the back of the printing paper so that the effort was minimal, the paper didn't blow off between prints, and it was placed same-side-down every time to avoid staining the baren.

Here is one trick, I'm sure there are others. I use glassine, by the way, which I buy by the roll to interleave my finished prints.
The barrier glassine paper, pinched under the registration board, ready for its duty. If you do not use a registration board, the sheet can easily be taped to the working surface or even to the back of the block.

Placing the barrier paper on the printing paper is just a matter of reaching with my left hand (while my right hand is busy reaching for the baren) and laying it down. Obviously the barrier paper has to be large enough to allow for the arrangement, much longer and a bit wider than the printing paper.


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Subject: Gradient key block for Valley of Fire II
Posted by: Maria

Back on track after a few weeding days. It's hot now and printing moku-hanga is just not nearly as fun as it was in the winter. Just a bit too stressful to try to keep everything the right dampness when humidity dips into the 4-8% range. Sigh...my kingdom for a HUGE humidifier.

Nevertheless, we plow on with plastic and spray bottle handy. Key block is now printed in a gradient from raw umber to violet; what the heck, time to get fancy even if lacking in skill. What's the saying? "Never mind that the horse is lame...load the wagon!!!"
This proof is a bit messy on the bush, my fault for having clumsy paws today. But I was pleased with the gradation from rock to mountain. Tomorrow the first color or two if I feel energetic enough.


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