Today's postings

  1. [Baren 41646] Re: new 77 inch wide woodcut ("Mike Lyon")
  2. [Baren 41647] WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STUDIO (Linda Beeman)
  3. [Baren 41648] Hi guys! [new member introduction] Hi guys! [new member introduction] (olek wozniak)
  4. [Baren 41649] black and white woodblocks and ink (Barbara Mason)
  5. [Baren 41650] Buffalo/Niagara ("Clive.ca")
  6. [Baren 41651] amazing video (Barbara Mason)
  7. [Baren 41652] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:51 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41646] Re: new 77 inch wide woodcut
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Dear Gretchen,

Hmmm... I don't think I ever KNEW the exact weight of the rollers! But
they're HEAVY - I'd guess about 150 to 200 pounds each, maybe? I think you
can follow the design and construction in these articles on my web site:

http://mlyon.com/2005/10/large-format-woodblock-printing-press/

http://mlyon.com/2005/11/new-press-stands-on-four-legs/

http://mlyon.com/2005/11/press-bed-in-place-and-frame-leveled/

http://mlyon.com/2005/11/drive-section-assembly-complete/

http://mlyon.com/2005/11/press-almost-complete/

http://mlyon.com/2005/12/sliding-humidor-nears-completion/

http://mlyon.com/2005/12/garage-drawer-humidor-in-action/

-- Mike

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

>Wow Mike. I love that press. Could you tell us the weight of the rollers
>or give us some of idea of how you made it.
>Gretchen Grove
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Message 2
From: Linda Beeman
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:28:28 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41647] WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STUDIO
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Interesting question:
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR STUDIO that most would not
think would be part of making art??

I have a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. For those little blobs of watercolor that only show up
after the print is dry. Ok, I only SEE them after it's dry.
Use very carefully. Dab, don't rub. On handmade paper it will
tear up the top fibers of the paper.

I look forward to everyone's tips.

Linda Beeman
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Message 3
From: olek wozniak
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:26:51 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41648] Hi guys! [new member introduction]
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Hello, let me introduce myself. My name is Aleksander Wozniak. I live in
Poland. I used to make prints with many techniques, especially litho
printing and drypoint. But about year ago I've started to interest in
woodblock priting techniques. Ive discovered two artists not related to each
others, but very inspiring to me. Im talking about Wladyslaw Skoczylas -
master of polish woodblock printing and Wayne Crothers. Im very curious
about Skoczylas' religious prints (they are rare and not well known even in
Poland), but I also love Crothers' prints quality.
I work in the University in Olsztyn - I teach printing techniques (litho,
algraphy).
Im running a blog about my woodblock works here:
http://yeh-yeh.blogspot.com
last post is about Skoczylas religious prints (Ive putted it specially for
you :)))
cheers guys!
sorry for my english :)

PS Im curious how many people from europe are doing wodcuts in japanese way.
PS2: Ive got one more question:
Im looking for Chinese woodblock ink recipe. Is there any good book or
website about Chinese ways of woodblock printing?
I asked It here:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/block-prints/discuss/72157623945759939/
and someone reccomended me this place. regards.
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Message 4
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:25:39 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41649] black and white woodblocks and ink
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Olek,
Look at the work of Blair Hughes Stanton, a British Artist,
http://www.clivechristy.com/2010/03/blair-hughes-stanton-1902-1981.html
http://www.osbornesamuel.com/pages/thumbnails/all/26046.html

and his protege, Gertrude Hermes
http://www.northhousegallery.co.uk/exhibitiondetail.asp?exID=40
Both are masters of line quality, I think you will like them

I think the ink for chinese woodblock is pigment and water... probably charcoal
for the black and is close to the sumi ink from Japan
My best
Barbara
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Message 5
From: "Clive.ca"
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 03:13:43 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41650] Buffalo/Niagara
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Are there any Baren members in the Buffalo/ Niagara area? I'm just a
bit north of there in sunny, southern Ontario.

Clive
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Message 6
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:18:35 GMT
Subject: [Baren 41651] amazing video
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Here is a video of Daniel Kelly and crew making a huge print,
Daniel lives in Japan... Kyoto, so on the other side of the world from Dave
Bull.
take time to watch this...you will be amazed
http://www.danielkellystudio.com/video-highfire.html
My best to all
Barbara

Digest Appendix

Postings made on [Baren] members' blogs
over the past 24 hours ...

Subject: Paper arrives ... a new world of problems ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

It's difficult to remember what I've written about here on the RoundTable - did I mention the sizing problem before? Well, for readers who aren't up-do-date on that situation, some info is in a recent Story A Week episode.

That story mentions 'mid-summer' as the crunch time, and here we are ... The packet of paper arrived the other day, 400 sheets of hosho from Iwano-san, enough to last to the end of the Mystique series:

It is, of course, unsized, which I had requested, but it is also trimmed, which I had not. Back at the beginning of the year, when talking (face to face) with Iwano-san about this order, I very carefully gave him my requirements for the dimensions, going to far as to draw a diagram of what I needed - a rectangle with the dimensions (my print size), surrounded by the 'mimi', the selvage. But somebody in his workshop misinterpreted this, and trimmed the whole stack, removing all the selvage.

Does this matter? Yes, of course! When applying the sizing, the paper has to be hung up to dry and this is normally done with clips hanging from cords strung along the ceiling. These clips leave marks in the paper, but as the paper is (normally) oversize and gets trimmed at the end of the process, no problem.

But this paper is trimmed to the exact dimensions I need on the blocks, and is unsized. And what is worse, most of the prints in this Mystique . . .
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Subject: More carving ... and we have a winner!
Posted by: Dave Bull

Well, I didn't think it would take too long for somebody to identify this print, but I didn't think anybody would get it on the first day!

All I posted was this small image:

But that was enough for Gary Luedtke, who took that hint, then watched over my shoulder for a few minutes on the Webcam, and came up with the correct answer - a Hasui image of Mt. Unzen, created in 1927 (I'll show you below).

Here is some carving progress since then:

 


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Subject: Geographical Divides project is done...and needs a title!
Posted by: Maria

Here it is drying away in my studio. My print for the Geographical Divides print exchange among Nevada printmakers is done!
And this is where YOU, the viewer comes in! I am totally blanked out on a title. Here is the background of the project in a nutshell (or go to http://geographicaldivides.blogspot.com/ ):

Nevada printmaker and prof Anne Hoff, along with the tireless Candace Nichol decided to organize a print exchange between Northern and Southern Nevada printmakers. Not content with a standard exchange of prints, ha, the project dictates that a N printmaker starts a block, sends to a S printmaker who works on it. Then the original N pmker modifies the image again, prints and sends to coordinator. Some artists worked together on their project, but some of us were, er...geographically divided.

So my partner Lynne and I worked without meeting and decided on the theme "rural meets urban", something we both live and watch. I sent Lynne four pieces of my block in the true spirit of a puzzle block; she carved them, I received them back and proceeded to make them fit into a pictorial "whole".

The result is below, I wanted to do . . .
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Subject: IPCNY Opening

I recently had a print included in the current exhibition at IPCNY, New Prints 2010, Summer/Heat! I was happy to be able to attend the opening and spend a few days in New York. The IPCNY staff were very friendly, as were the the other artists.

Some other highlights while in New York were the Leon Golub show at The Drawing Center and tons of incredible prints on 2 floors at Pace Prints in Chelsea.

Below: Artists “pre-reception” before the crowd arrived…


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