Today's postings

  1. [Baren 44476] Print education (cjchapel # casco.net)
  2. [Baren 44477] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011) (Guadalupe Victorica)
  3. [Baren 44478] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011) (Viza Arlington)
  4. [Baren 44479] Types of wood used in carving (Marilynn Smith)
  5. [Baren 44480] Re: Types of wood used in carving (Graham Scholes)
  6. [Baren 44481] Re: Types of wood used in carving (Diana Moll)
  7. [Baren 44482] Re: Types of wood used in carving (key sevn)
  8. [Baren 44483] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5786 (Oct 25, 2011) (Jebah Baum)
  9. [Baren 44484] Re: Types of Wood Used in Carving (Gayle Wohlken)
  10. [Baren 44485] Re: Types of wood used in carving (Robert Simola)
  11. [Baren 44486] Re: Types of wood used in carving (Bronwyn Merritt)
  12. [Baren 44487] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011) (DOT CS)
  13. [Baren 44488] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: cjchapel # casco.net
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:56:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44476] Print education
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Wasn't there a pamphlet created by someone here (Barbara?) with some educational information explaining printmaking? If not, perhaps it would be a good project and sold through the Baren store. I'd buy some to pass out at shows or fairs.
C. Chapel
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Message 2
From: Guadalupe Victorica
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:04:31 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44477] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011)
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I have been using oil ink and cleaning with the advice of Charles Morgan and Maria Arango (cooking oil, wet ones and orange glow).
I am in the process of buying oil inks. I need advice if to buy in a can or a tube. Besides price and practicality are there any other reasons to buy either or? Should I buy Miracle gel, transparent medium and cobalt dryer? thank you all.
Saludos, Guadalupe



Fourth International Prints for Peace 2011, Third International Printmaking Collective 2011


http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/
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Message 3
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:42:58 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44478] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011)
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Hi Guadalupe,
I prefer the tubes because they don't dry out. i have never used
Miracle gel. I do have some transparent medium and i find the cobalt
drier to be handy when i need things to dry faster. But if funds are
limited i say get more ink the rest is not absolutely necessary.
Viza
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Message 4
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:50:55 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44479] Types of wood used in carving
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Butternut wood, sounds interesting. It would be fun to hear all the
types of wood we use. Chime in and tell us your preference and why?
This could be a valuable resource for future reference. I love my
Myrtle wood. I first started using it after stopping at one of the
many Myrtle wood factories located on the southern Oregon coast. I
picked up a few ends and pieces and since using it, it has become a
favorite. It is used mostly for 3 D carving, I find it hard enough for
fine lines and oily enough that it doesn't not splinter easily. It
also often has interesting grain. Yes, I used a maple block for my
Whiteline print and that was nice as well, a bit harder and it had a
huge knot to work through. It did hold the fine lines needed for
Whiteline very well, however.

I would love to hear from all of you and maybe we could put together a
list of wood types that we have found suitable and interesting to
carve. Obviously there are a few of us out there who use products that
grow in areas we live in. Take a moment and let us know your favorite
wood types. I would gladly compile a list that maybe we could post on
our site??

Marilynn
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Message 5
From: Graham Scholes
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:05:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44480] Re: Types of wood used in carving
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If you Google the internet there a many sites that discuss the different woods along with interesting comments about each.
A list is does not explain qualities and idiosyncrasies of the woods. The net is a wonderful source of information that sometimes
we don't put to full use.

Graham
http://www.woodblockart.ca/how-to/
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Message 6
From: Diana Moll
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:31:48 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44481] Re: Types of wood used in carving
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my bro-in-law who is a wood worker and Japanese too, said that end cut (cross cut) Douglas Fir would be very much like end cut (cross cut ?) Cherry, I haven't found any yet to try, but I haven't looked much either, just thought I'd throw that out into the Forum
all best
diana
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Message 7
From: key sevn
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:41:30 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44482] Re: Types of wood used in carving
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I don't know many. I used pine and alder tree. last one is very suitable for
me and I use it constantly. I've heard poplar was widely used by Polish folk
wodcutters. I have some pieces of poplar, but haven't tried it yet. It looks
good, very pale colour, almost white.

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Message 8
From: Jebah Baum
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:51:52 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44483] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5786 (Oct 25, 2011)
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Message 9
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:56:08 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44484] Re: Types of Wood Used in Carving
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Olek, poplar is nice to carve. You get a different look to your print with poplar than with cherry. It's more energetic looking, at least that's been my experience. I think it would work well for your style of carving. Sometimes I miss using it and think I might try it again.

> I don't know many. I used pine and alder tree. last one is very suitable for
> me and I use it constantly. I've heard poplar was widely used by Polish folk
> wodcutters. I have some pieces of poplar, but haven't tried it yet. It looks
> good, very pale colour, almost white.

~Gayle
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Message 10
From: Robert Simola
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:33:44 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44485] Re: Types of wood used in carving
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I can't always find it, but when I can, my favorite wood for carving is
pear. My second favorite, found in quantity at my local lumberyard, is
cherry.

Bob
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Message 11
From: Bronwyn Merritt
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:09:04 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44486] Re: Types of wood used in carving
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I have never used anything other than poplar ( which we always called basswood) except for some iffy experiments with pine and luan or birch plywood. Ick. I would love to try some others, and here in NC I have not seen some of the woods others have mentioned. I am definitely going to seek out some other materials from web vendors.

Bronwyn

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Message 12
From: DOT CS
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:29:20 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44487] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V57 #5788 (Oct 27, 2011)
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Hi Guadalupe,
I work with oil base inks and clean up with baby oil, so much nicer than cooking oil and your studio smells wonderful!

I use ink in both tubes and cans. The cans will dry out if you don't use them and form a skin on top. I use an ink spray on them with a heavy wax paper pushed Into the ink to keep the air out. I have actually tubed the can inks myself and that helps but it is more time spent away from studio work. I also use tube ink. I would stay away from too many additives to the ink; they are formulated to do the job without them. I only use a bit of plate oil to increase the viscosity of the ink. Are you printing woodcuts? What brand ink are you using?

Best regards,
Dorothy Cochran
www.dorothycochran.com

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Subject: Gift Print season is almost here ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

We're just a few days away from the beginning of November, and that means that it's almost time for the annual Gift Print season to begin. For the gift selection each year I usually pick one of the prints that I had previously used for my own personal New Year print, and this year is no exception - I've chosen the print I sent to collectors as a present for the new year of 1996. It was very well received at the time, later made an appearance in the 'Small Print Collection', and now everybody can have one!

The 'official' opening day is November 1st, but everything is actually all up and running now, with four prints available - this image, and three of the Gift Prints from previous years.

As for the price ... for many years now, I have kept it unchanged at $30 (print and gift packaging, postpaid anywhere on the planet). But since this time last year, the yen/dollar exchange has moved (against me!) by around 15%. So if I were to keep the price at the same level this year, I'd be losing that much.

Those of you who know me though, can guess where we are going with this ...

Yes, no change in the price again this year!

In addition, you may remember that last year I ran a special offer through the month of November - one in every five orders would win a free one! Do I really dare do that again?

Please . . .
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This item is taken from the blog Woodblock RoundTable.
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Subject: Lily of the Valley ACEO (original block print)
Posted by: Viza Arlington


Artist: Viza Arlington
Title: Lily of the Valley
paper size: 2.5X3.5 inches
image size: 2.5X3.5 inches
edition: 200
signed and titled on back of print
Hand-colored linoleum block print on cotton rag paper.

This item is taken from the blog VIZArt.
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Subject: Inspiration Everywhere
Posted by: Elizabeth Busey

I haven't posted new prints for a while, because I have been working on four at once.  I am scheduled to have a show in the main gallery of the IVY Tech John Waldron Arts Center in December.  After a recent visit I realized that there is a great deal of wall space!  The more layers of ink that I use on each print, the longer that print takes to dry.  So I'm alternating between four.

While this is very productive, I'm not finding this process has the same level of experimentation that I enjoy.  So I've been looking for other areas of inspiration -- and I've found them.

My first comes from my teenage daughter Hannah.  On a recent hike in Yellowwood State Forest, she used a small camera to capture the spectacular fall foliage -- using a technique she called "kinetic photography."  The resulting work is really fascinating:

Hannah Busey, Untitled.  Digital photograph, 2011.  Used with permission from the artist.


Another find was a PBS Independent Lens documentary about origami entitled Between the Folds.  This film tells the story of ten people for whom origami is a passion.  This isn't the origami of your childhood.  Rather we see paper artists who fold, shape and stretch paper in to fantastic creatures and organic forms. . . .
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