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Message 1
From: L Cass
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 10:37:36 -0500
Subject: [Baren 24368] calendars
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Hi Julio, Barbara et al-

My calendars just arrived and they're absolutely stunning! I can see why it
was such a job, Julio, but congratulations on doing it so beautifully! and
everyone's print contribution is brilliant.
Could the calendars that remain unsold possibly be recycled onto pages for
2005 making them available early for next year?? or would that be just too
much trouble?

While I'm writing and I hope my letter format appears readable - my
postings don't when they get back to me and I can't figure out why.
BUT is anyone familiar with using PEAR (plankwood) for woodcuts - I know
Maria hasn't but has anyone else out there tried it??

thanks,
Louise Cass

www.LCassArt.com

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Message 2
From: "Maria Arango"
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 07:35:17 -0800
Subject: [Baren 24369] Re: Reduction method question
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It's there! I just tried. Sometimes the servers act funny, just try
again.
http://www.1000woodcuts.com/Studionotes/Reduction/Reduction.html

Thanks for letting me know,
Maria

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Message 3
From: Reneeaugrin # aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:28:20 EST
Subject: [Baren 24370] Printing without a press
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Hi everyone,

Barbara and Sherri, I am so glad the class you are teaching will help bring
printmaking into the schools. Currently I am teaching a printmaking class at a
charter school for home-taught kids, K-12. What I really like to see
happening with these kids as they struggle with their ideas is that they are really
learning more than the aesthetics of art they are learning that having a plan,
persuing it, and being patient (in a world where everything seems to be
instant gratification) are also wonderful things to learn!

Reductive wood blocks, I use shina ply and on it use permanent India ink to
define the image, it seems to last through 10 or eleven stages--that's been
the maximum that I have printed.

Thank you all for sharing your successes and shows, I am always inspired by
the beauty and love of the work.

Best wishes to all,

Renee U.

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Message 4
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:33:23 -0800
Subject: [Baren 24371] Re: Reduction method question
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Maria and all others with advice on the reduction process thanks. I have
done it successfully on lino cuts with oil. This one, if it works, will be
hanga. I think the ink will hold through repeated wettings, I have a
sharpie!
Marilynn

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Message 5
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:57:00 -0800
Subject: [Baren 24372] Re: Rain
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Maria,

I don't see what the problem is - up here we call that stuff "liquid
sunshine". And, I, like a fir tree, thrive on it. I think that is
because I'm not tempted to go anyplace - like outside to put plants in
the soil, or other foolish activities. I am content to just hole up in
the studio and work away.

Your innovation for falling tools sounds wonderful. For years I have
been wrapping myself and the work area in bubble wrap. It makes no
difference the size of the bubbles, all work equally well, but the
smaller the bubbles the easier it is to handle. While this is
effective, but it is cumbersome. It will be hard to give up, though,
as it is attractive. For those who haven't tried this, it makes you
appear much thinner in a mirror. Please let us know when your patent
is approved and the little parachutes are available. Have you thought
of little motors and a homing device you could strap to the back of the
tools with a sensor so that if the tool leaves your hand and reaches
that predetermined velocity the tiny motor kicks in and it immediately
returns to your hand? My husband is a telemetry engineer - he might be
able to help with some of that. I am of no use, I barely passed
physics.

The sunshine is still coming down,
Sharri

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Message 6
From: Julio.Rodriguez # walgreens.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:23:05 -0600
Subject: [Baren 24373] Re: calendars
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Louise writes:
"Could the calendars that remain unsold possibly be recycled onto pages for
2005 making them available early for next year?? or would that be just too
much trouble? "

Thanks Louise, I am glad you like the calendars and are enjoying the
prints. Right now I am still working on getting
out the last few orders...once that is done...we can figure what to do
with an extra calendars and/or prints.

The left-over prints obviously belong to the artists, so if the calendars
are not sold-out (plenty of pc B's and Full-Page left) we can either agree
to recycle the prints or as I promised back in the summer send them back
to the artists....

thanks.......Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Iliinois)

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Message 7
From: GWohlken
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 14:56:00 -0500
Subject: [Baren 24374] Link, monkeys, parachutes, the book
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John Furr, when I click on your link to your photos, I don't get
anything except a page that says jsf73's photos, but no link to click
on. Under that is something that says "order prints" but if I click on
that, it tells me I have to select an album, but there is no album to
select. I use Safari. Could that be the problem?

We got back from a two week stay in Scranton last night and I found
many new monkeys in the waiting mail. I want to thank everyone for
them. I am impressed with the work! Perhaps it's because monkeys have
such a human form that people are having so much fun with these.

Maria your little parachutes have got me inventing this morning. How
about a rubberized floor, in case they fall all the way, but with
another feature -- when they land, forced air sails them back up for
you to catch. Bill, I can relate to your wee winged tools and the
cat problem as I know from experience how fast cats are when wings are
aflutter. Many years ago a young parakeet we owned (named Carl), was
raked open by our new kitten. The kitten was sleeping and Carl was
flying from his cage to his favorite place by the mirror in the
bathroom, but when the dreaming kitten heard the flurry of wings above,
an instinctive paw raked the air and sliced open Carl's belly. Several
stitches by a good vet saved him. Housecats and winged tools are not
matches made in heaven.

Barbara M., could "the book" (when finished) be made available to
Bareners? Many of us would be interested.

~Gayle/Ohio

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Message 8
From: GraphChem # aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:41:19 EST
Subject: [Baren 24375] Calendars
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Thank you everyone - Our calendars arrived and they are really terrific -
They will be a nice addition to our collection.
Susan and Dean Clark

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Message 9
From: Jsf73 # aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:54:21 EST
Subject: [Baren 24376] Re: Link, monkeys, parachutes, the book
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Sorry about the link Gayle and Sharri.. I dont know what it is, it tested
okay when I tried it and I think Julio got it to work... but then again Yahoo is
terrible and why I havent used them for the longest time...

I will try to figure how to upload them to baren temporarily. The pic of the
vandercook I am buying isnt really important, since it looks so much like
Julio's but JC's jacket is nice to see what he has done with it... so I will see
what I can do. Or I could try to make an aol homepage to post them....

My suggestion to solve dropped tools is very low tech and one kindergarten
teachers will be very familiar with.... First take every tool and drill a small
hole in the end of the handle..

Then tie either string or rubber band thru hole... then make like a little
kid with mittens thru the arms of the coat...with string holding them together,
never dropped never lost... of course to be serious you have to modify your
lanyard so it slips around you wrist or some such thing... make the string
short enough that should it fall it stops short of the floor...

Or buy anti-fatigue rubber mats as Gayle mentions. Your tool will not get
dinged and your back and feet will thank you... of course if your dining room is
your studio like mine... try the lanyard.... you can add quick change clips
to change carving tools too...

John F

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Message 10
From: ReadDevine # aol.com
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:38:20 -0500
Subject: [Baren 24377] Re: Self Portrait Exchange
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Barbara, I have 3 payments for you from Oz (includes mine), just wanted to know if I'm to wait for any one else before I send.

Mellissa

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Message 11
From: Mary Brooks-Mueller
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 16:58:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 24378] Re: Baren inspiration
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Lezle,
You might look in Sante Fe at Hand Graphics (www.
handgraphics.com) I believe they specialize in
intaglio & monotype at least and offer press time,
classes, as well as gallery space. Nathan Oliveira is
represented there.
Also Blue Rain Gallery
(www.blueraingallery.com)although they also rep.
painter's, at least one printmaker Randall
LaGro(monoprinter of great talent)shows there. I think
Randy also has a coop type studio or used to.

You might look into these situations. I live just
across the state line in Arizona, and my experience is
that the printers in NM are a might private, but
desire commaraderie.
Mary


--- Laughing Crow Studio
wrote:
> Here is some info that may be of interest to
> Bareners...
>
> To my surprise and chagrin since moving to New
> Mexico a year and a half
> ago, I have found little support, info, knowledge,
> or networking of
> printmakers here. There are many artists here, of
> course, and many
> printmakers (between the colleges, Tamarind, Takach,
> etc.), but there are
> no galleries devoted to hand-pulled prints and
> little knowledge of even
> what they are. This is the case not just here in
> Albuquerque, but also
> Santa Fe - which is supposedly one of the art
> capitals of the world!...
>
> Lezle
>

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Message 12
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:24:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 24379] Re: Link, monkeys, parachutes, the book
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Honey, if I ever get the darn thing done, I will be thrilled to give it to any bareners who want to down load it...I will just have my sons put it on a file for me for whoever wants it.
You can all proof read it for me!
Barbara

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Message 13
From: b.patera # att.net
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 04:50:35 +0000
Subject: [Baren 24380] Re: Self Portrait Exchange
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Hi Mellissa,

Wrote to you yesterday about just that ..... but have been having trouble with ATT and most of my e-mails have been bouncing ..... yours must have been one. Julianne Kershaw has joined the exchange. She is filling in for one of the non-answerers and as she lives in Australia I gave her your Locked Bag Address. She should be sending you her money for return postage ..... so could you hold off sending the money until you here from her.

You have my deepest appreciation for letting us use your Pay Pal. Many, Many, Thanks!

Regards,
Barbara Patera


> Barbara, I have 3 payments for you from Oz (includes mine), just wanted to know
> if I'm to wait for any one else before I send.
>
> Mellissa

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Message 14
From: aditya krishnan
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 06:05:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: [Baren 24381] Re: Print Making Opportunities In Malaysia
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Hello All

Does anybody have any sort of information on
Printmaking studios or Printmaking opportunities in
Malaysia as there is a strong possibilty that I may
relocate to Malaysia. Appreciate any assistance from
in this regard

Gayatri

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