Today's postings
- [Baren 39821] Re: Baren Blog updated with two new videos... (Julio.Rodriguez # walgreens.com)
- [Baren 39822] woodblock class, but not the norm (Barbara Mason)
- [Baren 39823] RE: New Baren Digest (Text) V48 #4975 (Sep 25, 2009) ("Sales")
- [Baren 39824] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V48 #4979 (Sep 28, 2009) (guadalupe Vic)
- [Baren 39825] Exchange 43 (Kristine Alder)
- [Baren 39826] Washington Lottery Ad (Viza Arlington)
- [Baren 39827] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V48 #4979 (Sep 28, 2009) (josepht280 # aol.com)
- [Baren 39828] Re: Washington Lottery Ad (Diana Moll)
- [Baren 39829] Re: Washington Lottery Ad (Kris Wiltse)
- [Baren 39830] Re: Washington Lottery Ad (Bobbi Chukran)
- [Baren 39831] Re: Exchange 43 (Diane Cutter)
Message 1
From: Julio.Rodriguez # walgreens.com
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:01 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39821] Re: Baren Blog updated with two new videos...
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There are two updates to the Baren blog, a short news clip about woodblock
printmaker Nick Wrobleski from Madison Wisconsin and another
Karen Kunc video, this time at OSU.
http://barenforum.org/blog/
enjoy........Julio
printmaker Nick Wrobleski from Madison Wisconsin and another
Karen Kunc video, this time at OSU.
http://barenforum.org/blog/
enjoy........Julio
Message 2
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:43:02 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39822] woodblock class, but not the norm
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Hello everyone,
I took an interesting class this weekend from Marty Vreedes, a printmaker from New Zealand. It took place at Crows Shadow Institute for the Arts in Pendleton Oregon.
http://www.crowsshadow.org/pages/home
A long drive for me, 4 1/2 hours each way but just beautiful country. Down the Columbia Gorge for 150 miles and then south on the plateau where you can see literally to the curve of the earth. Ochre wheat fields and yellow mustard fields and winter wheat just turning a fabulous shade of spring green, it looks like green very short hair all over the ground. Wonderful sunsets and sunrises and the air is so clean and fresh...just an amazing experience.
The class was additive woodblock. Marty used a very thin veneer that was cut with scissors to shape and glued down on the block. Not exactly what I was expecting but interesting. In order to ink, one could use a small piece of thin old litho plate next to the raised spot and ink with oil based inks. To use other inks you would have to carve away around the shapes.
So it was big shape printing, with layers of wood. The layering added surprising depth to the images when it was printed. We did use a press but can see it being done as easily with a baren. Where the veneer was double thick, it gave an interesting white halo abound the image. Marty's work is all social commentary about New Zealand, where the indigenous peoples have been treated unfairly, similar to to the treatment of Native people in the USA. We learned a lot about the country and the culture. Not exactly what I expected but certainly a weekend very well spent. We also learned how to print upside down through a mask to keep the paper spotlessly clean. I had not done this in this way before so that in itself was quite enlightening.
Marty showed us pictures of his school in NZ and how the students build their own presses and rollers, he teaches at the Universal College of Learning in Wanganui, New Zealand...If I was younger I might sign up for this class. He says it is because NZ peoples have learned to make it themselves since everything is so expensive to ship there. I told him about the barenforum so hope he will listen in. It does not sound like he has much free time with his teaching and his art and his volunteer work.
He came to Crows Shadow on a Fullbright scholarship, which is pretty impressive in itself. He was pretty taken with the Columbia River. Although he lives in close to paradise in NZ, he was impressed with the vastness of Oregon and the size of things.
Apparently you can drive across NZ in a couple of hours and it takes about 12 to go from one end to the other. Hard to think of living in such a small country for us wild west open spaces folks! ha.
more about Marty here
http://www.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=770
http://solandergallery.co.nz/node/266
My best to all
Barbara
I took an interesting class this weekend from Marty Vreedes, a printmaker from New Zealand. It took place at Crows Shadow Institute for the Arts in Pendleton Oregon.
http://www.crowsshadow.org/pages/home
A long drive for me, 4 1/2 hours each way but just beautiful country. Down the Columbia Gorge for 150 miles and then south on the plateau where you can see literally to the curve of the earth. Ochre wheat fields and yellow mustard fields and winter wheat just turning a fabulous shade of spring green, it looks like green very short hair all over the ground. Wonderful sunsets and sunrises and the air is so clean and fresh...just an amazing experience.
The class was additive woodblock. Marty used a very thin veneer that was cut with scissors to shape and glued down on the block. Not exactly what I was expecting but interesting. In order to ink, one could use a small piece of thin old litho plate next to the raised spot and ink with oil based inks. To use other inks you would have to carve away around the shapes.
So it was big shape printing, with layers of wood. The layering added surprising depth to the images when it was printed. We did use a press but can see it being done as easily with a baren. Where the veneer was double thick, it gave an interesting white halo abound the image. Marty's work is all social commentary about New Zealand, where the indigenous peoples have been treated unfairly, similar to to the treatment of Native people in the USA. We learned a lot about the country and the culture. Not exactly what I expected but certainly a weekend very well spent. We also learned how to print upside down through a mask to keep the paper spotlessly clean. I had not done this in this way before so that in itself was quite enlightening.
Marty showed us pictures of his school in NZ and how the students build their own presses and rollers, he teaches at the Universal College of Learning in Wanganui, New Zealand...If I was younger I might sign up for this class. He says it is because NZ peoples have learned to make it themselves since everything is so expensive to ship there. I told him about the barenforum so hope he will listen in. It does not sound like he has much free time with his teaching and his art and his volunteer work.
He came to Crows Shadow on a Fullbright scholarship, which is pretty impressive in itself. He was pretty taken with the Columbia River. Although he lives in close to paradise in NZ, he was impressed with the vastness of Oregon and the size of things.
Apparently you can drive across NZ in a couple of hours and it takes about 12 to go from one end to the other. Hard to think of living in such a small country for us wild west open spaces folks! ha.
more about Marty here
http://www.ucol.ac.nz/main.asp?page=770
http://solandergallery.co.nz/node/266
My best to all
Barbara
Message 3
From: "Sales"
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:10:32 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39823] RE: New Baren Digest (Text) V48 #4975 (Sep 25, 2009)
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I would strong suggest that you go to the Graphic Chemical & Ink website
(www.graphicchemical.com) for the widest variety of papers available. In
addition to the more traditional sheets that we've carried for years, we
have, in the past 2-3 years, added hundreds of thin sheets from Japan,
Bhutan, and Thailand etc.
For heavier sheets used in intaglio or litho, I would really suggest the
Graphic Heavyweight, Antique White. It's very affordable but has most of
the whistles and bells (100% rag, neutral pH etc.) It's less expense
because the middlemen are out of the picture. It comes in three sizes
and has been around for over 80 years.
Dean Clark
(www.graphicchemical.com) for the widest variety of papers available. In
addition to the more traditional sheets that we've carried for years, we
have, in the past 2-3 years, added hundreds of thin sheets from Japan,
Bhutan, and Thailand etc.
For heavier sheets used in intaglio or litho, I would really suggest the
Graphic Heavyweight, Antique White. It's very affordable but has most of
the whistles and bells (100% rag, neutral pH etc.) It's less expense
because the middlemen are out of the picture. It comes in three sizes
and has been around for over 80 years.
Dean Clark
Message 4
From: guadalupe Vic
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:54:28 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39824] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V48 #4979 (Sep 28, 2009)
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Hello I placed photos of the Baren Cairn coordinated by María Arango . The Cairn was exhibited at the First International Printmaking Collective in Monterrey México in April 2009. The links are these:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26220708@N07/sets/72157622224691659/
Thank you and Best Regards, GV
Message 5
From: Kristine Alder
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:25:39 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39825] Exchange 43
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Hi Fellow [Bareners]--
There have been a few questions sent out regarding exchanges in general, and Exchange 43 in particular. I'm hoping this reply will help clarify a few things for all. First, to the upcoming exchange itself:
Exchange 43 specifications
Theme: Typography---(type as design, any character or typographical symbol, any language)
Paper Size: chu-ban -- about 10 x 7.5 inches (25.5 x 19cm)
Sign up begins Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 12:00 a.m. --midnight-- 00:00 GMT
(There are always questions about this. Please see chart below.)
The continental United States (the 48 contiguous states) is divided into 4 time zones:
Eastern Standard Time (EST), the time zone New York is in, which is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Central Standard Time (CST), the time zone Chicago is in, which is 6 hours behind Greenwich Meantime (GMT)
Mountain Standard Time (MST), which is 7 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Pacific Standard Time (PST), the time zone Los Angeles is in, which is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Eastern European Standard Time (EET) is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+2).
Central European Standard Time (CET) is 1 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1).
Western European Standard Time (WET) is the same as GMT.
Japan Time Standard Time is 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+9).
Australia: check this link for your nearest time zone: http://www.greenwichmeantime.nl/time-zone/australia/time-zones/eastern-standard-time/
Apologies to all those whose time zone may have been missed by this general information. If you need more specific information, try this link: http://www.greenwichmeantime.nl/
A few of you have asked questions regarding sign-ups for the exchanges, specifically
about who is eligible to participate. Directly from the [baren] forum site comes this bit of information:
"Sign-up is of course open to any [Baren] member, but with one qualification: first crack at each exchange is given to members who did not participate in the one immediately preceding it. Once this 'early sign-up' period has passed, other members are free to join."
Early sign-up takes place for about a week, giving those who have not participated in the previous exchange first chance at the spaces available. Following the early sign-up period, those signing up who have participated in the previous exchange will be added to the list.
Additional information is available on our website at: http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/ and at http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/rules.html .
Hope this helps clear up any misunderstanding of information that has been previously passed along.
Thanks,
Kristine
P.S. ATTENTION, Exchange 42 participants: The last day to drop from the exchange without penalty is October 1st. Please be sure you have checked in with exchange coordinator Tibi Chelcea regarding your status by this date.
Kristine Alder
St. George, UT
Art Educator/Printmaker/Book Artist/Graphic Design
email: alder@pineview.org
imakeprints@hotmail.com
Message 6
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:44:11 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39826] Washington Lottery Ad
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Hi,I just wanted to share my exciting news. No i didn't win the lottery but
i was contacted by Washington Lottery's ad agency (they found me on etsy) to
create five woodblock apples for this ad. They are all moku hanga prints
carved from shina and Lauan plywood. I used watercolors and
pigment dispersions and printed on Rives BFK. I will post the individual
prints on my blog sometime after we get a good hard frost. I have been so
busy in the garden i haven't had much time for printing lately.
viza
http://www.walottery.com/sections/LotteryGames/Match4.aspx?Page=win10k
i was contacted by Washington Lottery's ad agency (they found me on etsy) to
create five woodblock apples for this ad. They are all moku hanga prints
carved from shina and Lauan plywood. I used watercolors and
pigment dispersions and printed on Rives BFK. I will post the individual
prints on my blog sometime after we get a good hard frost. I have been so
busy in the garden i haven't had much time for printing lately.
viza
http://www.walottery.com/sections/LotteryGames/Match4.aspx?Page=win10k
Message 7
From: josepht280 # aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:48:39 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39827] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V48 #4979 (Sep 28, 2009)
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Hello everyone.
Thank you for being patient and trusting me with your prints. Almost all went out the door today and tomorrow the remaining 3 will be mailed. It is a great group of prints and I'm sure you'll enjoy looking at them. It has been a pleasure to coordinate for all of you. I had a few snags with the colophon but I still am pleased. I apologize if some information was omitted. At least I'm ready for next time. It was thrilling to get the packages from around the world and I loved the personal notes from many of you. You all deserve a big hand. Thanks again. Joe Taylor
Thank you for being patient and trusting me with your prints. Almost all went out the door today and tomorrow the remaining 3 will be mailed. It is a great group of prints and I'm sure you'll enjoy looking at them. It has been a pleasure to coordinate for all of you. I had a few snags with the colophon but I still am pleased. I apologize if some information was omitted. At least I'm ready for next time. It was thrilling to get the packages from around the world and I loved the personal notes from many of you. You all deserve a big hand. Thanks again. Joe Taylor
Message 8
From: Diana Moll
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:38:08 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39828] Re: Washington Lottery Ad
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Congrats, it is sort of like winning the lottery :)
diana
diana
Message 9
From: Kris Wiltse
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:01:16 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39829] Re: Washington Lottery Ad
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Very cool! I'm a Washington resident, can't wait to see them.
Kris
Kris
Message 10
From: Bobbi Chukran
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:38:07 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39830] Re: Washington Lottery Ad
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>>I just wanted to share my exciting news. No i didn't win the
>>lottery but i was contacted by Washington Lottery's ad agency (they
>>found me on etsy) to create five woodblock apples for this ad.
>
That's cool that they found you on Etsy!
Can't wait to see them.
bobbi c.
grackle stew studio
http://www.bobbichukran.com
>>lottery but i was contacted by Washington Lottery's ad agency (they
>>found me on etsy) to create five woodblock apples for this ad.
>
That's cool that they found you on Etsy!
Can't wait to see them.
bobbi c.
grackle stew studio
http://www.bobbichukran.com
Message 11
From: Diane Cutter
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:22:27 GMT
Subject: [Baren 39831] Re: Exchange 43
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I'm sorry but now I'm even more confused. In the past everyone signed up on the 1st of the month. Now it sounds like there are two signups, one on the 1st of the month and one on the 8th? What does 'for about a week' mean?
What happened to the holding pen list... where previous exchange members signed up on the 1st, held at the bottom and then were added to the exchange list once the week was up?
Diane
www.DianeCutter.com
www.theitinerantartist.blogspot.com
www.DCutter.etsy.com
What happened to the holding pen list... where previous exchange members signed up on the 1st, held at the bottom and then were added to the exchange list once the week was up?
Diane
www.DianeCutter.com
www.theitinerantartist.blogspot.com
www.DCutter.etsy.com