Today's postings

  1. [Baren 41469] caran d'ache (Cucamongie # aol.com)
  2. [Baren 41470] caran d'ache (Cucamongie # aol.com)
  3. [Baren 41471] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010) (Marilynn Smith)
  4. [Baren 41472] RE: New Baren Digest (Text) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010) (Le Green)
  5. [Baren 41473] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010) (Viza Arlington)
  6. [Baren 41474] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:40:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41469] caran d'ache
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hey Shireen, great idea for making lovely paper.

I have used caran dache (water soluble) to draw on a block and then print,
you can get some interesting effects.

Sarah
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Message 2
From: Cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:53:39 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41470] caran d'ache
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hi folks, sorry, I'm reading my posts backwards and didn't realize Viza's
original post was about drawing on the block. I have done this off and on
thru the years and you can really get great effects with it. I have mostly
used it to draw line-y patterns etc but it works great for solid areas as
well, as you can see by Viza's prints. great for spontaneous and loose
work, which is certainly in line with my process.



have fun with it!
Sarah
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Message 3
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:18:06 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41471] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010)
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Thanks all for the tips on white line printing. Can't wait to try
some of this. First gotta finish my exchange prints and send out year
of the tiger prints. Thanks everyone for your wonderful animals they
are special. I have an experiment in the works, will let you know how
it goes.

Marilynn, back in damp Washington listening to the bay birds chirp.
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Message 4
From: Le Green
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:36:21 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41472] RE: New Baren Digest (Text) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010)
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Viza,
You are always amazing and delighting me with your fresh works. I am so glad I was able to meet you along with all the other amazing people during the summit in Portland.

Le Green
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Message 5
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:25:55 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41473] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V51 #5277 (Jun 13, 2010)
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Oh my gosh back at you Le! I had so much fun I can't wait for the next
summit. Any news as to when that might be? I know you have been
working on having it in Tejas but I can't quite remember the details.
Cheers,
Viza

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Subject: The Smell of Sumi Ink
Posted by: Annie B

WeddingFinish

This weekend I finished the wedding woodblock prints for my nephew's wedding. I bought some square glassine envelopes at PaperPresentation.com and I love the way the little prints look in the envelopes. There will be one at each place setting.

I printed these with sumi ink and by the time I finished all 125 prints the odor of the ink had permeated my studio. Sumi has a very distinctive smell, a little like moth balls and a little like patchouli. The students at the last class I taught asked me about the odor, so I finally looked it up. It seems that in addition to soot and animal glue, camphor and/or musk oil are also often added to liquid sumi ink. One web site I consulted suggested that this is done to aid in achieving the meditative state required for good calligraphy or sumi-e painting.

Next on my studio task list: re-do the John Alexander & Thomas Roberts print.
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