Today's postings
- [Baren 44910] Does anyone have experience with North American Birch for carving? (Pinto Lawrence)
- [Baren 44911] Re: more re new tools etc (key sevn)
- [Baren 44912] Re: more re new tools etc (key sevn)
- [Baren 44913] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
Message 1
From: Pinto Lawrence
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:22:13 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44910] Does anyone have experience with North American Birch for carving?
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Thank you, Marilyn, for the useful info on woods. It will be very
handy for many of us.
Do you happen to know if birch from the northern US, southern Canada
and Alaska (vs. Baltic Birch Plywood) is good? I tried some once and
it was easier to carve than maple but I was just beginning then and
found it didn't hold ink so well. It is possible that I should try it
again but I'd appreciate knowing if someone has a tip on getting it to
work.
Thanks, Larry
handy for many of us.
Do you happen to know if birch from the northern US, southern Canada
and Alaska (vs. Baltic Birch Plywood) is good? I tried some once and
it was easier to carve than maple but I was just beginning then and
found it didn't hold ink so well. It is possible that I should try it
again but I'd appreciate knowing if someone has a tip on getting it to
work.
Thanks, Larry
Message 2
From: key sevn
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:29:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44911] Re: more re new tools etc
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What F Bacon said:
> Supposing you were to think of great ancient Egyptian things made of
> bubble gum, supposing you were to think of the Sphinx made of bubble gum,
> would it have had the same effect upon the sensibility over the centuries
> if you could pick it up gently and lift it?
David Sylvester in Interviews with Francis Bacon, 1975.
btw, this is the one of the greatest book about painting and art in general
ever.
here is some more text:
http://antesdetempo.blogspot.com/2008/12/interviews-3-david-sylvester-when-you.html
2012/1/2 Sharri LaPierre
> When I was vascillating between the I-Pad and a Kindle, it was David
> Hockney who sent me to the I-Pad. I love the idea of doing sketches on it
> and have not done nearly enough. His I-Pad paintings are amazing. It is
> great fun, no need to be where the materials are, and as he says, clean-up
> is a snap. I also love reading on it in bed and I never lose my place
> because it saves it for me. It is just another tool in my accumulation.
>
> As for sketching - we should all do more of it - it broadens the mind and
> hones the drawing skills. I am a pre-planner all the way when it comes to
> etchings, woodblocks, etc. If I see something that I wish I had done with
> an image, then that is seed for the next one. I am much too cheap to ruin
> a perfectly good piece of Cherry or Maple wood because I refused to plan
> ahead. But, that is just part of being raised by depression era parents, I
> think. ;-)
>
> Happy New Year to everyone - keep on printing
> Cheers ~
> Sharri
>
>
> Supposing you were to think of great ancient Egyptian things made of
> bubble gum, supposing you were to think of the Sphinx made of bubble gum,
> would it have had the same effect upon the sensibility over the centuries
> if you could pick it up gently and lift it?
David Sylvester in Interviews with Francis Bacon, 1975.
btw, this is the one of the greatest book about painting and art in general
ever.
here is some more text:
http://antesdetempo.blogspot.com/2008/12/interviews-3-david-sylvester-when-you.html
2012/1/2 Sharri LaPierre
> When I was vascillating between the I-Pad and a Kindle, it was David
> Hockney who sent me to the I-Pad. I love the idea of doing sketches on it
> and have not done nearly enough. His I-Pad paintings are amazing. It is
> great fun, no need to be where the materials are, and as he says, clean-up
> is a snap. I also love reading on it in bed and I never lose my place
> because it saves it for me. It is just another tool in my accumulation.
>
> As for sketching - we should all do more of it - it broadens the mind and
> hones the drawing skills. I am a pre-planner all the way when it comes to
> etchings, woodblocks, etc. If I see something that I wish I had done with
> an image, then that is seed for the next one. I am much too cheap to ruin
> a perfectly good piece of Cherry or Maple wood because I refused to plan
> ahead. But, that is just part of being raised by depression era parents, I
> think. ;-)
>
> Happy New Year to everyone - keep on printing
> Cheers ~
> Sharri
>
>
Message 3
From: key sevn
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:47:03 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44912] Re: more re new tools etc
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to be clear - I'm not against using computers, pads and other stuff, but
this Hockney's action looks like misunderstanding a particular medium or
(wchich is more likely) just another stupid promotional campaign of ipad or
iphone as an artwork itself.
cheers.
Olek
2012/1/3 key sevn
> What F Bacon said:
>
>> Supposing you were to think of great ancient Egyptian things made of
>> bubble gum, supposing you were to think of the Sphinx made of bubble gum,
>> would it have had the same effect upon the sensibility over the centuries
>> if you could pick it up gently and lift it?
>
>
> David Sylvester in Interviews with Francis Bacon, 1975.
> btw, this is the one of the greatest book about painting and art in
> general ever.
>
> here is some more text:
>
> http://antesdetempo.blogspot.com/2008/12/interviews-3-david-sylvester-when-you.html
>
>
>
> 2012/1/2 Sharri LaPierre
>
>> When I was vascillating between the I-Pad and a Kindle, it was David
>> Hockney who sent me to the I-Pad. I love the idea of doing sketches on it
>> and have not done nearly enough. His I-Pad paintings are amazing. It is
>> great fun, no need to be where the materials are, and as he says, clean-up
>> is a snap. I also love reading on it in bed and I never lose my place
>> because it saves it for me. It is just another tool in my accumulation.
>>
>> As for sketching - we should all do more of it - it broadens the mind and
>> hones the drawing skills. I am a pre-planner all the way when it comes to
>> etchings, woodblocks, etc. If I see something that I wish I had done with
>> an image, then that is seed for the next one. I am much too cheap to ruin
>> a perfectly good piece of Cherry or Maple wood because I refused to plan
>> ahead. But, that is just part of being raised by depression era parents, I
>> think. ;-)
>>
>> Happy New Year to everyone - keep on printing
>> Cheers ~
>> Sharri
>>
>>
>
this Hockney's action looks like misunderstanding a particular medium or
(wchich is more likely) just another stupid promotional campaign of ipad or
iphone as an artwork itself.
cheers.
Olek
2012/1/3 key sevn
> What F Bacon said:
>
>> Supposing you were to think of great ancient Egyptian things made of
>> bubble gum, supposing you were to think of the Sphinx made of bubble gum,
>> would it have had the same effect upon the sensibility over the centuries
>> if you could pick it up gently and lift it?
>
>
> David Sylvester in Interviews with Francis Bacon, 1975.
> btw, this is the one of the greatest book about painting and art in
> general ever.
>
> here is some more text:
>
> http://antesdetempo.blogspot.com/2008/12/interviews-3-david-sylvester-when-you.html
>
>
>
> 2012/1/2 Sharri LaPierre
>
>> When I was vascillating between the I-Pad and a Kindle, it was David
>> Hockney who sent me to the I-Pad. I love the idea of doing sketches on it
>> and have not done nearly enough. His I-Pad paintings are amazing. It is
>> great fun, no need to be where the materials are, and as he says, clean-up
>> is a snap. I also love reading on it in bed and I never lose my place
>> because it saves it for me. It is just another tool in my accumulation.
>>
>> As for sketching - we should all do more of it - it broadens the mind and
>> hones the drawing skills. I am a pre-planner all the way when it comes to
>> etchings, woodblocks, etc. If I see something that I wish I had done with
>> an image, then that is seed for the next one. I am much too cheap to ruin
>> a perfectly good piece of Cherry or Maple wood because I refused to plan
>> ahead. But, that is just part of being raised by depression era parents, I
>> think. ;-)
>>
>> Happy New Year to everyone - keep on printing
>> Cheers ~
>> Sharri
>>
>>
>
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