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Message 19
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:03:54 EDT
Subject: [Baren 31899] Baren 911 Prints-2002
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John Center's idea for the Baren's 911 Remember the Firemen Exhibit resulted
in prints of about 25 members. The exhibits, organized by various Baren
members, travelled across the US starting in NY ( Irvington) and ending in
California. This was for the benefit of Firemen's organizations.
253 viewers signed the Guest Book in Irvington, and more than 300 came to
the exhibit at the Library Gallery. I was there to answer questions and watch
over the prints during the library hours and volunteers helped with the
gallery-sitting.
The entire portfolio was acquired for the NYC 5th Ave Public Library Print
collection by Curator Roberta Waddell. It can be seen by artists, curators
and researchers who sign in at the Library office.

For the first exhibit and the pictures of the prints:
_http://www.barenforum.org/activities/2002/irvington01.html_
(http://www.barenforum.org/activities/2002/irvington01.html)

Carol Lyons

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Message 1
From: "Bea Gold"
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:40:47 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31900] RE: Baren 911 Prints-2002
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Thanks Carol, I showed some of it last year at the Silver Lake Neighborhood
Council Office in Los Angeles. Bea Gold

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Message 2
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:33:20 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31901] Jim Mundie's "Congress of Oddities" show
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For those of you who don't monitor 'Baren After 5,' there's a very nice
article on ArtInfo about Jim Mundie's "Congress of Oddities" show at
http://www.artinfo.com/News/Article.aspx?a=21142

-- Mike

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

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Message 3
From: Pauldejode # aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:17:28 EDT
Subject: [Baren 31902] Re: sizing paper
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Robert et al ,
So what is the role of Alum in the sizing process?I have read
about its use but dont fully understand what it is really doing.Anyone Know ?
Paul de Jode

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Message 4
From: "Jean Womack"
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:22:57 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31903] ACETATE
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[Baren] Daily DigestI think the reason for printing on acetate is so that you can line up the sheets of acetate to see what the print is going to look like before your print it. It's not really a hanshita.

Jean Womack

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Message 5
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:16:31 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31904] hanshita
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a couple of more alternatives to the hanshita:

you can make black and white xerox copies of your design and transfer this to the block by placing the xerox face down on the wood, applying either wintergreen or citrusolv (an orange-smelling cleaner) to the back of the copy and running through a press if you have access to a press. It may work to simply rub on the back of the copy with a brayer or a baren, but I have not tried that.

Use very good ventilation for the above process, it gets smelly! or..

you can trace your design, then transfer it to each block by placing a piece of carbon paper, then the tracing paper face down on the block, then re-tracing your image.

In both cases I would have my registration marks on the xerox copies or the tracing paper, so that will be in the same relationship every time.

happy printing!

Sarah

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Message 6
From: Dave Bull
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:22:14 +0900
Subject: [Baren 31906] Re: sizing paper
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> So what is the role of Alum in the sizing process?I have read about
> its use but dont fully understand what it is really doing.Anyone
> Know ?

It stops the pigment mix from spreading outwards. With no alum, you get
a fuzzy blurred edge around all printed areas. But too much alum in the
size and the pigment won't even penetrate properly _downwards_ into the
paper ...

It's a very common problem recently that there is too much alum in the
sized paper we receive here. When you hold it up to the light, if you
see very small shiny speckles over the surface of the sheet (similar to
a sprinkling of mica powder), it is an indication of a high proportion
of alum in the sizing mix.

Dave

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Message 7
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:21:51 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31905] p.s. hanshita
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in my previous post I mentioned using tracing paper. a mylar which you can draw on, such as Duralar, would work well also for transferring using carbon paper, and does not fall apart so easily. I have used this method for large blocks (up to about 32" x 40"), sometimes even taping pieces of tracing paper together to get it big enough, and it definitely works. I personally prefer not to cut through something pasted on the block, but that's me.

my 2 cents
Sarah

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Message 8
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:28:42 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31907] an art scam
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Hi folks, though you may consider this off-topic, I am forwarding it anyway. This new art scam was posted on another artist's list, and I thought you should be made aware of it in case it comes your way.

here goes:


>While questing for better artworks for our new house, I came across
>your work, and I must say you are doing a great job over there. I
>will like to proceed with the purchase of these lovely and
>fascinating works for our new apartment in Cape Town.
>
>
>PORTRAIT OF SUE and UNTITLED #3
>
>
>Please let me know if the artworks are still in your stock for sale
>and the your asking price for each works.
>
>On the shipment, I have already forwarded your contact information to
>the shipping agency that will be handling the shipment of our other
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>
>On payment, I will like to pay you with a Certified US Cashier Check.
>
>Hope to hear from you soon on how to proceed on the purchase.
>
>Regards,
>Rosa>>

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Message 9
From: "Terry Peart"
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:38:55 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31908] Re: hanshita
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An easier and less toxic method using Xerox copies:
Using a recent copy (don't reverse the image), less than an hour from the copy machine, just flip it face down onto your block and use a hot iron to transfer the image to your block, you end up with a reversed image on your block. I find the fresher the copy the darker and easier the lines will transfer.
I've never found a machine that doesn't work, but some people say it doesn't work with all copiers.
Terry
Renton, Washington USA

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