Today's postings

  1. [Baren 41594] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood (Annie Bissett)
  2. [Baren 41595] Re: Chicago-Woman Made Gallery opening-tonight (l k)
  3. [Baren 41596] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood ("Burt Bucher")
  4. [Baren 41597] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood ("Ellen Shipley")
  5. [Baren 41598] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Annie Bissett
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:20:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41594] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood
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Welcome Lori. Looks like you've already made quite a bit of progress
in learning about woodcuts -- nice work.
http://lorielliottbartle.com

I've also found luan to be quite splintery and unsuitable for detail
work, but it makes nice texture in broader areas. You can get more
control by cutting the basic shapes with a knife/straight edge first
rather than using a gouge. Even a sharp gouge seems to just tear up
the wood as you move against the grain.

best,

Annie
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Message 2
From: l k
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:44:42 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41595] Re: Chicago-Woman Made Gallery opening-tonight
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Well, looks like I'm going to go to the opening after all...
tonight, 6-9pm..
Woman Made Gallery
685 N MILWAUKEE AVE
CHICAGO IL 60642
TEL: 312 738 0400
Any Bareners that might be there...find me,
it would be nice to see you.
Linda
lindakelen-artings.blogspot



 
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Message 3
From: "Burt Bucher"
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:39:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41596] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood
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Aaron,

Luan, in my experience, frequently has these issues and is not a reliable matrix if you are looking for detail and control. It is a good expressive wood though and can make some interesting marks.

Burt

>>> "Aaron Gillette" 7/8/2010 10:33 PM >>>
>Are massive voids common in Luan ply? When I say "void," I mean the
>knife feels like it's fallen through the floor and I'm left with a hole
>where my drawing should be.

>I'm working through a pile of Luan I bought from Blick, and I'm not very
>happy.

>- Aaron
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Message 4
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:13:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41597] Re: Voids in Luan Plywood
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Hi Lori,

I really like your Under the Cottonwood. Lovely color and texture. Never tried luan myself, but I find shina very nice to work with. I learned on birch which is also very nice to work with. I love wood grain.

Ellen Shipley

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Subject: Jajim--a woodblock/collage work in progress
Posted by: Andrew Stone




Well, I'm back at work on another "textile" project prompted by a lovely, large Persian weaving I saw in a gallery last year. As I alluded to in my previous post, I am working off a long thin board to print a 4" X 24" image. This is an experiment as the idea is to use these long narrow strips to constitute a larger print by attaching them side by side to make a larger piece. The idea for this comes from a common practice among tribal weavers throughout much of Persia and the East where the frequent migrations required small, narrow, easily portable looms. Working on the ground, horizontally, the width of the piece generated was often only the width of warp strands that could be picked up by the weaver with one hand as she moved the shuttle across and was often measured in finger breadths. The length of the warps was not limited however so long strips would be woven, then cut into lengths and sewn together to make covers, room dividers, carpets, horse blankets etc.
The different tribes and regions led to very different looks; some are monochrome, some have multicolored stripes decorated by alternating the color of the warps to add talismanic symbols and decorations.

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