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[Baren 34705] for barbara (brad robinson)
[Baren 34706] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like (L Cass)
[Baren 34707] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like (Barbara Mason)
[Baren 34708] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like (Charles Morgan)
[Baren 34709] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
[Baren 34710] solarplate ("Jean Womack")

Message 1
From: brad robinson
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:59:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 34705] for barbara
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i don't know how to write "off-line" but would love more info about solar plate printing, can you email me? thanks so much

bradleyralphrobinson#yahoo.com

thanks, brad

Brad Robinson
Film & Event Production
www.flickr.com/photos/bradrobinson

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Message 2
From: L Cass
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:37:34 -0500
Subject: [Baren 34706] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like
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Barbara -
Is it at all possible to print either a solar plate relief (or
intaglio) by hand??!!
(unfortunately even if I had funds for a press I don't have room for one)
Louise
(Happy New Year to All)

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Message 3
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:11:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 34707] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like
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Louise, You can print relief by hand...but not
intaglio. I guess if you had a ball bearing baren you
might be able to do intaglio but it takes a lot of
pressure and your arm might fall off...
Printing the relief plates is not much different than
printing linoleum.
Best to all,
Barbara

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Message 4
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:29:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 34708] Re: solarplate...not woodblock so skip this if you like
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I would not want to print a BIG edition, but you can print intaglio plates with a little palm press. For details, go to:

http://mossworks.com/

Click on the Techniques button at the top of the page. Then open the pdf document: Print Etchings with a Palm Press

Cheers ...... Charles

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Message 5
From: Blog Manager
Date: 31 Dec 2007 04:55:24 -0000
Subject: [Baren 34709] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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Message 6
From: "Jean Womack"
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:16:39 -0800
Subject: [Baren 34710] solarplate
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[Baren] Daily DigestThanks for the great suggestions about solarplate, Barbara. I'd like to see your notes or booklet whenever you get a chance.

I made another plate but this time some of the fine lines curled up off the plate and fell off. I think I did not expose the plate long enough, so that the emulsion hardened the top two thirds, but the bottom third was still susceptible to wash-out.

It's a relief printing process so why would anyone care if we wrote about it on this list? It can be intaglio too, but I printed 25 rats in relief using waterbased ink before the plate started to fall apart. Little pieces started to fall off the rat's back, but that was not from printing, that was from washing it.

Jean Womack

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