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Message 1
From: Annie Bissett
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 09:31:07 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31215] Re: Mixed Media Prints
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Angee wrote:
"I have a very large crush on mixing two print mediums,
especially anything with silkscreen. The way that the texture of
relief is emphasized by the unnatural smoothness and matte finish of
silkscreen makes my heart race."

Sounds fun! The only time I ever worked with silk screen was as a sign
painter, but I've always loved those big swaths of smooth matte silkscreen
color. I realize now as I think about it that sometimes I'm trying to get
that look with woodblock. Lots of paste and several passes can yield a
lovely large area of color in moku hanga.

I too am interested in combining other forms of printmaking with woodblock.
I'm going to take a workshop this weekend on monoprinting without a press
and I also want to find out more about drypoint, as I think it would work
well with woodblock. Has anybody else mixed media in prints that are mostly
relief prints? Anybody mixed media with moku hanga? I'd be interested in
hearing your experiences.

Best, Annie B

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Message 2
From: "Lee Churchill"
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 08:25:56 -0600
Subject: [Baren 31216] Paper size?
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I like the idea of miniature as well, 3x3" would be quite a challenge!
Lee.

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Message 3
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 07:45:59 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31217] Re: etching press
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>I came across what looks like a good deal in the Jerry's Artarama Summer
>catalog. It's a small etching press and a set of 11 4 oz monotype
>basemedium for $199.99. My guess is that the press they show has a 13" by
>23" bed. However, they did not give details in the catalog. In fact, they
>showed a photo of the press without a bed on it!
>
>Jean Womack

I bought one of these a few years ago. Came with a galvanized steel bed and
one thick felt blanket. It needs a bit of fiddling ...

Lubricate the bearings well with good oil and run the bed under pressure
back and forth 100-200 times ... this should break-in the bearings and help
prevent blanket creep. For catchers, add a couple of layers of cheap felt
from the fabric store ... I also use a sheet of soft plastic sheet sold as
plastic tablecloth from the fabric store ... put the plastic between the
catchers and the thick felt ... keeps moisture and sizing from getting to
the thick felt. You will need a way to clamp it down. I cut 4 small pieces
of angle iron and bolted them to the sides of the press ... then screwed
them down to a good chunk of plywood ... then use C-clamps to clamp the
whole thing down to a counter or table. I also found the crank handle
tended to slip. I loosened the bolt and took the handle off the shaft. Then
filed a flat spot on the shaft where the bolt made contact ... reassembled
the handle, and no more slip.

For a cheap, useable, easily portable press, it works all right within its
limitations.

Cheers ...... Charles

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Message 4
From: "carolwagner"
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 08:37:25 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31219] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V36 #3535 (Jul 4, 2006)
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Barbara Carr and all,

Oops, forgot the" S "Street, in 2228 , #2! What can I say-it was late,
late, late, and I'm only human. the complete, correct ,address is:

Robin Morris
2228 #2 S Street
Sacramento, California
95816

Carol in Sacramento

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Message 5
From: ruthf4 # aol.com
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 11:09:27 EDT
Subject: [Baren 31218] Re: Mixed Media Prints
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Hi,
I've had good luck mixing collographs with woodblock . It gives the print a
tremendous amount of depth.
Ruth

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Message 6
From: Bobbi Chukran
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 11:26:54 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31221] Re: Mixed Media Prints
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And I've printed over a collage before.

Bobbi C.
http://www.bobbichukran.com

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Message 7
From: "hanna_platt # excite.com"
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:39:20 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Baren 31220] linoleum etching
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hi everyone
after i read Angees question i was wondering about my nude. most of the blocks are linoleum etching and the "key" block is carved. a while back there was some discussion about water based block printing using a resist which is more like lithography in process. I guess my point is or question is... is it the material used as the block or is it printing in relief or at least one of these or both that make it a block print. im so confused. is a relief etching on zinc out or a plaster relief engraving?
viza

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Message 8
From: "Mindy Wilson"
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:56:10 -0600
Subject: [Baren 31222] Re: Paper size?
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I kinda like the idea of a square shape too. 3 x 3 would be small. Whew, but
I'm up for it.

5 x 5?

Mindy Wilson (montana, USA)

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Message 9
From: jlkornett # aol.com
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:49:45 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31223] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V35 #3528 (Jun 28, 2006)
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I am interested in taking a one or two week workshop next summer on traditional or non- traditional blockprinting. I have no idea where to start looking (The only place I know is Penland, quite pricey). I am a school teacher, so total cost, including housing, is an issue. I appreciate any suggestions you might have.

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Message 10
From: Kris Shanks
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:33:04 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31224] Re: Mixed Media Prints
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I've got some akua color monoprint inks, and have played around with
combining them with block prints. I did a series of Cypress prints
that started out as a regular multi-block print, but I decided after
printing the first color that I wasn't really happy with it. So
rather than waste all those prints I printed over them using the
monoprint inks brushed onto a plexiglass surface and then transfered
to the paper using a baren. Some of them turned out really painterly,
and some of them were a mess, but all were fun.

I'd like to try the experiment again, but reversing the order, so the
block is printed over the monotype inks. It would take a bit more
planning, but I think the final image might have more punch.

Kris Shanks
www.shanksart.com

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Message 11
From: "Maria Arango"
Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 15:14:03 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31225] Cairn update
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I have had a couple of queries lately about The Great Baren Cairn project.
After a slight delay, the project continues. Wood should be here any day now
and I will dedicate myself to cutting and mailing. Complete details here:
http://1000woodcuts.com/projects/cairn/index.html

Some clarification regarding the theme, please read carefully on the
website. The image does not have to be a "picture" of a Cairn. The entire
project will be a Cairn, which can be very crudely defined as a rock pile
made up of individual contributions. The project symbolizes or is an analogy
for Baren itself, a big thing made up of little member contributions stacked
together. Participants in the Cairn project should think of their "rock"
(image) as their contribution to the Cairn (Baren).
In a real cairn, passersby leave a stone for many reasons, some place it as
a marker for others to follow, some simply to say: "I was here"

Alternative interpretations of the Cairn theme, can be thought as: what do I
contribute to Baren? what have I contributed to Baren in the past? what is
my role in Baren? who am I within Baren? Or: this is what I leave for Baren;
this is who I am; come this way (do things my way); I was here; my
footprint; my piece...

Everyone can interpret the theme as they wish, loosely or tightly, literally
or marginally. Discussion along those lines is encouraged, of course.

Maria


Maria Arango
www.1000woodcuts.com

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Message 12
From: Blog Manager
Date: 5 Jul 2006 03:55:07 -0000
Subject: [Baren 31226] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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This is an automatic update message being sent to [Baren] by the forum blog software.

The following new entries were found on the listed printmaker's websites during the past 24 hours. (22 sites checked, five minutes before midnight Eastern time)

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Site Name: Woodblock Dreams

Author: Annie B
Item: Not Really Finished
http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com/2006/07/not-really-finished.html

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Site Name: pressing-issues

Author: Ellen Shipley
Item: Monoprint Ghost with Watercolor
http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/2006/07/monoprint-ghost-with-watercolor.html

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Site Name: The Itinerant Artist

Author: Diane Cutter
Item:
http://theitinerantartist.blogspot.com/2006/07/latest-linocuts-really-e-z-cut-are.html

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Site Name: Mokuhankan Conversations

Author: Dave Bull
Item: Printer's update ...
http://mokuhankan.com/conversations/archives/2006/07/printers_update.html

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[Baren] members: if you have a printmaking blog (or a website with a published ATOM feed), and wish it to be included in this daily checklist, please write to the Baren Blog Manager at:
http://barenforum.org/contact_baren.php

For reference, sites/blogs currently being checked are:
http://barenforum.org/blog
http://woodblock.com
http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com
http://studiodiary.blogspot.com
http://larimerart.blogspot.com
http://artflights.blogspot.com
http://perfect-press.blogspot.com
http://printmakersmaterials.blogspot.com
http://mlyon.com/blog
http://room535.blogspot.com
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com
http://snowgum.blogspot.com
http://onthisblock.blogspot.com
http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
http://theitinerantartist.blogspot.com
http://PLawing-Printmaker.blogspot.com
http://readdevine.blogspot.com
http://mokuhankan.com/conversations
http://mokuhankan.com
http://belindadelpesco.blogspot.com
http://vizart.blogspot.com

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Message 13
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 07:30:01 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31227] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V35 #3528 (Jun 28, 2006)
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>|I am interested in taking a one or two week workshop next summer on
>|traditional or non- traditional blockprinting. I have no idea where to
>|start looking (The only place I know is Penland, quite pricey).
>|I am a school teacher, so total cost, including housing, is an issue. I
>|appreciate any suggestions you might have.
>
You might begin by checking instructors and workshops at
http://imcclains.com/Calendar.html#workshops (McClain's printmaking
supplies)

-- Mike

Mike Lyon
Kansas City, MO
http://mlyon.com

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