Archived [Baren] Digests

Volume #57 (Oct. '11 ~ Dec. '11 )

#5760

Exchange #50 (Tiny Prints Exchange) call for help, member's blog

#5761

Scams/spams, Sign-ups for Exchange #51 opens

#5762

Harry French's latest work, More scams, Exchange #49 mailed to participants, Spam Arrest, Maria's rabbits mailed...

#5763

Thanks to Monica, spam, comments section in process of being removed from exchange gallery pages, discussion on link to blogs on exchange gallery pages...

#5764

Spam, Exchange #49, Maria's rabbit card, Jennifer Martdindale warning re her email address, members' blogs...

#5765

Harry resends message to Baren Forum, former lurker (Deb Strong Napple) intro, welcome, Exchange #49, member's blog

#5766

Exchange #49 arrives

#5767

Bareners interested in a mail list for Intaglio, Julio not opposed to link within comments section on exchange galleries, member's blog...

#5768

Intaglio, being an artist, Harry's link to Gutenberg press, member's blog...

#5769

Comment on Harry's Gutenberg press link

#5770

Member's blog

#5771

Member requests html version of digest, members' blogs...

#5772

Link to Harry French's photos of Cismar craft festival/northern Germany and Barener comments, Japan Benefit update, member's blog...

#5773

Exchange Manager message re Exchanges #50 and #51, members' blogs

#5774

Mail problems, comment re Harry's photos

#5775

Barener seeks info re brush conditioning, ease of printing after block conditioned (after 50 prints made)...

#5776

Deadline for #Exchange 50 nears, Bareners check in with Exchanges progress and processes...

#5777

Discussions re printing progress/signing-numbering challenges, members' blogs...

#5778

Members' blogs...

#5779

Tiny Prints/ATC's, Maria discovers year-old spell error on her website, Barener needs advice of place to stay in NYC, member's blog...

#5780

Artists' trading cards not meant to be sold, place to stay in NYC, artists' trading cards to be sold called ACEO's, members' blogs...

#5781

Does printmaking exist?, colophon question, prints mailed, deadline extension request, member's blog...

#5782

The existence of printmaking, woodcut in lead, Bareners offer to help fellow Barener re Exchange #50, new member into, members' blogs...

#5783

Barener skeptical of gallery/requests info, "lead" woodcut, Exchange prints, looking for font sets for printing, members' blogs...

#5784

Thanks for support and kind words, engraving in metal, Brad will take photos of Barener's work at gallery in SF, solar plates, links for Olek re fonts, box sent to self by mistake...

#5785

Members' blogs

#5786

Letterpress printing, mailing to self by accident, woodgrain, members' blogs...

#5787

Wood grain, does printmaking exist?, butternut, fir, tiny prints, members' blogs...

#5788

Lightbox for drying prints, mailing to self by mistake, "Does Printmaking Exist?", Butternut trees

#5789

Inquiry re Baren educational pamphlet, Barener seeks advice re oil inks, wood, clean up/baby oil, members' blogs...

#5790

Types of wood Bareners use, downside of cobalt dryer, inks and additives...

#5791

First puzzle print for Rosemarijn Oudejans, cobalt drier toxicity, wood textures, members' blogs..

#5792

Large image transfer to block, member's blog...

#5793

Harry French's latest print, large image transfer, cobalt dryer, wood types for carving side grain woodcut, crisco for cleanup, wood textures, members' blogs...

#5794

Wood, Baren instructional pamphlet request, carbon transfer paper, large image tranfser, members' blogs...

#5795

Image transfer, Barener in need of ideas for drying rack, rubber fonts...

#5796

Comment re rubber fonts, drying rack ideas, transferring images, members' blogs...

#5797

Transferring images, magnetic pins, magnetic paint, flathead thumbtacks, members' blogs...

#5798

Exchange #50 update, metal strip/magnets for hanging prints, members' blogs

#5799

Saral transfer paper preferred by Carol Lyons

#5800

Noboru Sawai offers to sell a set of professional carving tools at half price, members' blogs

#5801

Member's blog

#5802

Link to Etchpop laser engraved woodblock video, New Year's cards, member's blogs...

#5803

12 years of New Year's cards, members' blogs...

#5804

New Year card exchanges, member's blog...

#5805

Problem replying to Baren through Safari, New Year exchange, members' blogs...

#5806

Members' blogs...

#5807

Member's blog

#5808

Another tree print by Rozemari, link to Isamudin Ahmad's blog showing woodcut, Olek to show Exchanges #49 and #47 in Poland...

#5809

Members blogs...

#5810

Bareners show interest in Olek's plan to exhibit two sets of exchange prints, members' blogs...

#5811

Credit card scam, comment re Olek's city in Poland, Maria's "Baby Grand" print, member's blog...

#5812

Question re design drawings for landscape moku hanga in "golden era", Dave posts link to video of how Hasui prepared key block drawings, Graham posts links re his prints, glue, members' blogs...

#5813

Larry thanks Dave and Graham for clarification of moku hanga design and pasting processes, Dave further clarifies process, members' blogs...

#5814

New Year Exchange, missing new year cards in gallery, comment on Andrew's work, members' blogs...

#5815

"Outside-of-Baren" postcard exchange, how many blocks for Hasui print?, New Year Exchange -- Year of Black Water Dragon, December 16 for exhibit in Poland, members' blogs...

#5816

Appreciation of Dave's last print, Bareners weigh in on answer to common festival question ("How Long Does it Take?"), members' blogs...

#5817

Diane Cutter answers Barener's question re steps she takes to bring pastel drawing to wood, more answers re "How long does it take", "most-annoying" stories begin, members' blogs...

#5818

Link to Matt Brown's work, Ian Phillips, most annoying, methylcellulose consistency, members' blogs...

#5819

Question re sizing at home, methylcellulose keeping-quality, most annoying, paper sizing at home...

#5820

Sizing paper at home, looking to visit Japanese papermakers, thanks, member's blog...

#5821

Exchange #50--important update, painter's roller for sizing, members' blogs...

#5822

Barener would like update to "Inspired by Japan" project, members' blogs...

#5823

Baren Mall news--price change, Olek's website, members' blogs...

#5824

Olek's work, report from South Africa on Inspired by Japan fundraiser exhibits, printing with ashes, members' blogs...

#5825

Exhibits of Japanese Prints in Chicago, members' blogs...

#5826

Members' blogs...

#5827

Exchange #50 update, boxwood, members' blogs...

#5828

Boxwood and engraving tools, signature chops, question re "Year of the Dragon" exchange, members' blogs...

#5829

Links from Olek, hanko, members' blogs...

#5830

Members' blogs...

#5831

Clive explains Canadian law regarding indigenous art, chops, Exchange #50 prints sent out, members blogs ...

#5832

Question and answers re achieving even tone in a light hue, outside-of-Baren Solstice exchange signup, Barbara working with poet on book, members' blogs ...

#5833

Print sets for Exchange #50 arriving, WN medium unstable with some pigments, print exhibit coming to Northwestern U., photo of Richard Steiner in Japan Times, members' blogs...

#5834

Rakesh Bani solo exhibit, good luck to Rakesh, member's blog...

#5835

Olek Wozniak featured in Polish exhibit, member's blog

#5836

Comments on Exchange #50, members' blogs...

#5837

Rakesh Bani prints, thank you re help with achieving faint hue on prints, link to work, problem with sharpening v-gouge, framing ATC's, member's blog...

#5838

Frequent sharpening of hand tools after using plywood and MDF, Exchange #50 wrap-up comments from Exchanges Manager Kristine Alder, members' blogs...

#5839

Exchange prints, printmaking blogs/Prints for Peace, more arrivals of exchange #50 prints...

#5840

SSNW11 print exchange (outside of Baren), member's blog

#5841

Member's blog

#5842

Sherrie York interviewed for "Wildlife Art Journal", member's blog...

#5843

Possible spam generated from Senol Sak's Facebook account, last reminder for SSNW11, tigers, members' blogs...

#5844

"Tagging" on Facebook regarded as a form of Spam, New Year's cards...

#5845

Photos from Olek's Baren exhibit in Poland, New Year's cards, Olek's show, members' blogs...

#5846

Baren exhibit in Poland, New Year's cards exhibit online...

#5847

Wouter receives his Exchange #50 package, Christmas lights forward (not Baren related)...

#5848

Christmas greetings from Bareners, English web shop from Woodlike Matsumura, URL correction, member's blog...

#5849

Explanation of incorrect URL to Matsumura web shop, experiment with color separations using Usu Mino, member's blog...

#5850

SSNW11 Print Exchange (outside of Baren) update, question re laser woodblock cutting, Mike weighs in on router-cut blocks, members' blogs...

#5851

Laser cuttting, photos from exhibit in Poland, Bareners discuss traditional tools vs laser, Exchange #52 signup opens January 2...

#5852

More debate on laser cutting vs carving blocks with traditional tools, MCBA to have juried exhibition of Japanese book and paper arts (contemporary)...

#5853

Lasercutting prints with link to work, Olek looking for description of "kapppazuri technique"...

#5854

Imperfections and praise of the hand-made, tools...