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Message 1
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:15:15 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27533] RE: Baren Digest (old) V30 #3008
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Harry beautiful prints. the black and white realy is stunning.
Marilynn

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Message 2
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 07:15:18 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27534] RE: Baren Digest (old) V30 #3008
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Note: Repeat of Message 1

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Message 3
From: Ray Hudson
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:20:26 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27535] Harry's print
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Harry,
Terrific to see the woodcut and the sketch! Thanks! Love that pine.
Ray Hudson

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Message 4
From: Bette Norcross Wappner
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:29:57 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27536] Re: Latest prints : a mass distraction
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Harry,
Wonderful carvings and prints of these historical buildings. I like all
of them. I'm glad you were distracted to do it :) Thanks so much for
sharing your enthusiasm and talents. Enjoy your stay in Paris.
Warm wishes and Happy Easter to you,
Bette
(KY)

> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/h.french1/WITCHANDWARDROBE.htm
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Message 5
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:02:56 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27537] Re: Call for 'entries' ...
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Dave & Mary Ann,
I'm a late comer to this discussion, but cannot let anything pass
without tossing in my two bits worth.

Is it art? seems to me to have been a question forever. I think where
we get into trouble is when we start trying to make "art" with the
thought "will this sell?" instead of following our muse and doing our
thing and hoping (privately, of course :~) that someone else might like
it enough to put their cash on the barrel head. In the case of the
shin hanga they were probably thinking the former and once in a while
they happened to hit a real winner. I don't think that lessens the
merit of the work, it just lessens the chances that it will be a
masterpiece, but it may still be good art, or very good art. In the
case of people involved in the production of the shin hanga I suspect
they were just so darned good at what they were doing that they rarely
missed. In my mind, their purpose is kind of beside the point as much
of it stands alone as very good art, but it also serves as
documentation of an era. My definition of very good art is: does it
follow the principles and elements of design, (and if it doesn't does
it break them in a way that works), is the craftsmanship up to snuff &
if not is that also done in a way that works, AND does it have that
extra special "wow" ingredient. That's that elusive little rascal you
can never quite wrap a definition around, but you know it when you see
it. (Under the craftsmanship mentioned above, I've seen some prints
where the color was off-register, but it amplified the piece - in fact,
if it had been perfect the work would have been good, but not have been
as powerful. Maybe it was intentional, or maybe it was a happy
accident! Or, some of the German Expressionist prints were very
roughly cut, but boy! do they pack "wow".)

There you have it! Exactly two bits worth on the monetary exchange.

Harry - as always, enjoy seeing the countryside through your sketchbook
and prints! Keep taking us on your side trips.

Cheers!
Sharri

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Message 6
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:12:29 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27538] Re: Latest prints : a mass distraction
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Very nice prints, Harry.

Cheers ... Charles

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Message 7
From: Julio.Rodriguez # walgreens.com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:54:21 -0600
Subject: [Baren 27539] Re: pressing news.....
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A while back (2001 !) someone name Stephanie posted a link on Baren to a
website that had plans on building a press. A recent visit to the site
shows a much upgraded and interesting item and some nice plans. Don't miss
the Press Gallery to see all the home-made presses people have built and
how creative some are in regards to space conservation...some real neat
ideas there !

http://www.dougforsythegallery.com/Press.html

thanks...Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois)

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Message 8
From: Robin Morris
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:00:57 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27540] Re: Latest prints : a mass distraction
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What a great service you do history, and our enjoyment of it.
Thanks, Harry, your distraction is surely to our benefit.
The images are lovely and recall an earlier era in its own language.

Robin

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