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Message 1
From: dakotaleather # aol.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:14:41 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40970] Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:14:07 -0400
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Message 2
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:34:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40971] Welcome Mary and Rick, old members
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Welcome to Baren Rick and Mary. Hope to see both of you in future
exchanges.

Julio, it would seem over the years that people in Baren have
changed. I looked at both the blog and facebook and from what I can
see there is not much recent discussion there either. The main
difference is that in these venues one can more easily share images.
I have seen some of our original members grow and flourish with their
printmaking or other art activities. Perhaps becoming busier with
other things. Becoming more and more successful. Some times we have
to make choices in life and time is a valuable commodity. I think
most still care deeply about Baren, things simply have changed for
many on this list. I applaud their success and welcome any and all
new members to participate, ask questions and share their projects.

I had a strange dream vision and am trying to get time for putting
that into new print. It had water in it (not the ocean or river but I
was under water). I am doing this one water based. The image was
clear, it was the daisy on my balcony. Colors colors colors, it will
be a reduction print. I have the image drawn in pencil on my block.
I have carved around about half of it. It is a maple block and seems
like it will splinter easily.

When I took out my carving knives I found my small hanga knife had a
rust sop on the back side. OOOPS! I had stored my knives wrapped in
a leather pouch, not sure how that happened. I removed the rust and
sharpened it and all seems fine. Guess if I had left my carving long
enough for a knife to rust i had best get back to work!

Marilynn

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Message 3
From: Louise Cass
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:07:29 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40972] Re: FW: An invitation from Arts on Earth: Wood-block prints meet nano-art: Tuesday, 4/13, 5:10pm, Slusser
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Hi Annette Haines - It's difficult to relate to Nanobliss but thanks
for the link to Poskovic's work - it's quite wonderful (a pity the site
doesn't give sizes but the blocks look pretty large )- he was here in
Toronto last year and I didn't know it - guess I'd better get hooked up
with the "Open Studio'!

Andrew Stone - your tiger rug is super!

best to all
Louise Cass

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Message 4
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:02:22 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40973] Re: new to group
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Welcome to all you Newbies, I'm an Oldie. Graduated from UC Irvine in
the dark ages with an emphasis in printmaking. You will love this
group of wonderfully helpful people. If you have a question just ask
it and 10,000 (roughly) people will spring forth from your computer to
help you. Congratulations to the new graduates. Now you get the
challenge and pleasure of finding and setting up your own studios! Be
sure to catch the "sales" which are advertised on the forum near the
middle of each month. ;-)

Cheers ~
Sharri
www.barebonesart.com

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Message 5
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:05:10 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40974] Re: Exchanges & stuff
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Linda I love your white line prints! I have many questions. do you prepare
the surface of your block in anyway? It looks like you use thumb tacks as
registration pins is that all there is to it? Is the paper dry? do you need
to work fast before the watercolor dries on the block? do you need to go
over the same areas many times to get that lovely saturation of color? are
the white lines actually wider on the block or is the registration system
very accurate?

I like it when people have links back to their blogs or blog posts that
pertain to the discussion here on the forum.

I was wondering when there might be another barenforum summit?

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Message 6
From: "Jeanne Norman Chase"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:58:18 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40975] Absent Baren members
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Julio

Read your post about Baren and members who are not active now.
I guess I resemble that remark.
BUT, there is not a day that goes by that I do not get on the net and read the Baren members posts.

Seems so long ago that we were just a few and we all really knew one another. Now we are many and have blogs and facebooks, etc.

Message to new members. This is a wonderful group and they are ALL friends who will help you. When my studio burnt down, they all came to my rescue and saved my sanity. I will forever be grateful.

I have drifted back to my painting, but recently I have begun to get back to printmaking. And I find it is very rewarding again. Hopefully I will be able to get into the next Exchange.

Barbara
What is giving you problems with the white line woodcuts?? That is what I am doing now. The only trouble with them is that you just cannot make a large edition. I find that five is about all I can do. And i am working on 3 at once. It is easier as I can use the same paint and get more done. I think the Provincetown White Line printmakers do more than one at a time.

But gang , do not give up on me, I will eventually come back to the fold.

Jeanne N.

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Message 7
From: Daniel Dew
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:03:17 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40976] Re:Absent Baren members
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I feel the same as Jeanne!

Although still actively carving and printing, I still read ALL the
posts, I just try to respond to the ones I can help with.
This is probably the best group I have ever joined, and have learned
more here than at most classes I took at school.

Thank you Dave and the rest of you for allowing me to lurk (and once I
get a job, I will join exchanges again!).

Daniel Dew

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Message 8
From: aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:31:24 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40977] Re:Absent Baren members
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im still here but working on my MFA and workig full time limits my availability
georga

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Message 9
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:40:54 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40978] Silent Members
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Hey, this is great! I love hearing that the silent members from
Baren's beginnings are still with us, reading and gleaning. Everyone
should check in from time to time and let us know you're here.
Jeanne, Dan and Georga, thanks for doing just that.

~Gayle

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Message 10
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:42:26 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40979] RE: Silent Members
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Hey! I'm here, too!

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

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Message 11
From: "Grassell, Mary"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:47:02 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40980] Re: Silent Members
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Hello,

I, too, am generally silent, but I am working on my hand-pulled wood block prints. I am in Exchange #44. I have had an exhibition of relief prints at West Virginian Wesleyan University, am currently showing in two other galleries, and am working on combining digital and relief printing. And I am teaching graphic design at Marshall University in Huntington, WV.

While, I am silent in writing, I am reading your remarks and continuing with my work.


--
Mary Grassell
Professor
Department of Art & Design
Marshall University
Huntington, WV 25755

304.696.2894
grassell@marshall.edu

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Message 12
From: Diane Cutter
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:55:20 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40981] Re: Silent Members
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I'm also a silent member but that doesn't mean I'm not here... I read everything, follow everyone's blog, go to links people post, and, in my heart, I silently welcome new members, very glad to have them join in.


Diane

www.DianeCutter.com
www.theitinerantartist.blogspot.com

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Message 13
From: John Steins
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:08:03 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40982] Re: Silent Members
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I confess, I've been lurking and I am a silent, new member of the group.
It's great to be in the loop and hope to contribute in the future.

John

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Message 14
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:11:50 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40983] white line woodblock experiment
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Hi,
I experimented with white line today for about three hours. I used an old
block that had been printed using oil based ink, watercolor, and printed on
rives lightweight paper dry. here is a link to my results
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2010/04/white-line-experiment.html
Viza

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Message 15
From: "Marilyn McGuire"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:27:32 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40984] Re: Silent Members
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I am a silent member as well.
I am new to wood block printing and am enjoying reading all the remarks.
Really helpful.
I'm a former Men's tailor in the theatrical costume world but now spend my
time doing watercolor, etc.....until last fall when I added work block
prints.

Marilyn McGuire

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Message 16
From: "Maria Arango Diener"
Date: Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:31:10 GMT
Subject: [Baren 40985] Re: Silent Members
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I'm not silent, HA!



Still here and back in the exchanges with #45.

Testing my patience with woodblock these days; I must say that I'm glad I
waited until I had some skills under my belt to try the Japanese method. I
think I would have been too overwhelmed had I not learned basic carving and
printing skills prior to attempting it. Right now I'm having a lot of fun,
especially during cleanup!



Two things come right to mind, one is that I still think cherrywood rules. I
decided to see what was all the buzz about Shina and I guess it's easier to
carve but I find it too much like birch, a bit splintery and not conducive
to great detail. At least not like cherry. I like to push the boundaries a
little and just finished my tiny tigers on Shina blocks. I almost lost an
eyeball twice! (well, not me, the tiger.).



The other thing.oh heck, I forgot. But I will report on the great next
woodblock adventures soon enough.



Maria



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