Baren Digest               Monday, 28 August 2000       Volume 12 : Number 1127


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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 07:28:27 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11132] Opportunity 

If you live close to Atlanta or Tallahassee this might be of interest to
you:

The American Print Alliance invites artists to take part in two events:

1. Printmaking Dialogue Day, October 7 -- a free day of talks and
demonstrations, show your portfolio and see our "Common Ground"
travelling
exhibition. At Florida State University, Tallahassee.

2. Atlanta Print & Paper Fair, December 2-3 -- a great opportunity to
sell
your prints, paperworks and artists' books. At the Spruill Center for
the
Arts.

More information and how to RSVP at www.PrintAlliance.org


Please forward this message to friends and colleagues, and forgive us if
you
receive multiple copies since we are using several mailing lists.




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From: "Daniel L. Dew" <ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:37:41 -0400
Subject: [Baren 11133] Atlanta fun 

Back from Atlanta, what a blast!
Went to the IWF (international Woodworkers Fair), over 20,000
ditributors,dealers, etc....
Came back with some really cool wood samples.
Some "sandalwood" from Brazil. "alder" from Canada, tons of Maple, Cherry
and lots more.
Saw some awesome tools (HUGE machines also) and came back with bunches of
ideas.

Quick question. When would you recommend using a soft brayer?



dan dew
Tired, but home.


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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:09:23 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11134] soft brayer 

Dan,
You use a soft brayer when you want ink to drop down into a lower area,
like in a viscosity print where you are using ink with different amounts
of oil in it. Or on a plate with a lot of uneven surfaces (like a
collograph), as it will drop down to the uneven lower areas easier while
a harder brayer will just get the top even if you push harder when
rolling it.
Barbara

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From: baikal <yuri@pacinfo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 03:37:25 -0700
Subject: [Baren 11135] Re: Would? 

Thanks  for your opinions  on our Birch stuff.

It wasn't actually our own idea to provide the  Russian Birch plywood 
blocks on 
a market.
Our company Forest Machines Wood Production sponsors   Russian art  in
U.S. and American art in Russia.
That's how we met a lot of  artists and galleries owners.

Some of the Oregonian printmakers told us that they tried Baltic Birch
plywood, and they loved it.
Sometimes, they had a chance to find it in stores in sheets 5' x 5' (
European standart, 1,5 m x 1,5m). 

Those stores usually make first 2-3 cuts for free, but then, if you need
smaller pieces, you  have to pay $1 per cut.

So,  we've been asked to get some of this material if possible in
smaller pieces.

It was a challenge because our company's main business is to  export
logging equipment to Siberia, and to import  Russian lumber, especially
Siberian Red Pine
 ( Pinus Sylvestris, known  here also as Scots Pine ), to U.S. market.
We never dealt with plywood before.

Thanks to our  reliable connections in Russia, we've got a shipment in
about a month after we ordered it. 
People here couldn't  believe it, but things are changing a lot in
Russia lately.

The material we received is really good and ideal for  printmaking. It
was produced in Siberia, but feels and looks like   top-grade Baltic.

Even Yuri's daughters, 14 and 16 years old, easily produced  some  nice
stuff  with those blocks.
Our friends printmakers confirmed that they  got exactly what  they
needed.

Our first two shipments were oriented mostly toward schools and
colleges. That's why we ordered  small blocks , 4"x6", 5"x7", 8'x10" . 
We'll get larger blocks  a little bit later  if there's such a demand.

We offer  low prices. Honestly, sometimes   loosing money. ( We  cover  
losses from other  sales).
Do not think that all lumber men are greedy, and they  want  to destroy
forests just to make their  purses thicker.
Many of us love  wood  as much as you  do. Some of us even love Art as
much as you do.

We were not "lurking" around your forum as it was said.
There is nothing wrong in trying to satisfy customer's needs.
We think  that this is  one the best and  the most friendliest forums on
a Web.
We learned a lot about prinmaking, and recommended to subscribe to
woodblock.com to many printmakers  who never heard about it before.


We  are happy that our  logging practices in Russia do not threaten
forest .
Actually, it's much easier over there than here in U.S.
First of all, there are no private lands in Russia.
Eventhough, we have a country house  not far from the Lake Baikal, we
don't own that piece of land .
 Maybe, it's  not very nice for us and some other people, but good for 
the Mother-Nature.
Secondly, all forests are mixed in Siberia. That's why  there is no need
in clear - cutting if you log just one specie. 


Sorry if  we touched some of  the commercial  aspects again . 
Hope that the Censor will do his job properly.

We will be glad to answer  any   question.

Sincerely,


Mark and Yuri


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