Today's postings

  1. [Baren 45681] Re: Need and an opportunity to be of help (Eileen Corder)
  2. [Baren 45682] Re: shina plywood (ArtfulCarol # aol.com)
  3. [Baren 45683] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V60 #6039 (Jul 6, 2012) (Ruth Egnater)
  4. [Baren 45684] Re: Subject: Moldy Paper (Maria Arango Diener)
  5. [Baren 45685] Book Review: Post-Digital Printmaking (Tibi Chelcea)
  6. [Baren 45686] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V60 #6039 (Jul 6, 2012) (greg.bentz # gfbentz.com)
  7. [Baren 45687] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Eileen Corder
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:54:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45681] Re: Need and an opportunity to be of help
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Hi Barbara,

Thank you for your post concerning Eli and his need to sell off some of his
past exchange prints. One may not want to break up a set or part with these
gems, but how wonderful if they can come to the aid of a person in real
need.

I am doubly glad about this arrangement because not only was I able to help
out a fellow artist, but I finally got a copy of my all-time personal
favorite baren print. You newer members, especially, may want to look at
these exchanges online and find a favorite. The exchanges include 6, 8, 10,
12, 16, 18a, 20, & 22. Please see Barbara's original post (45637) for
complete list.

Namaste,
Eileen
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Message 2
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:04:34 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45682] Re: shina plywood
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I have similar experience and response as Linda.. After using shina
exclusively for over 10 years I decided to explore other woods. I tried birch
recently. I am exasperated with birch. It is so hard. Is it me or did my
tools unexpectedly get dull and useless?
Although I have to admit that shina has its chipping problems, it has been
very good to me. I will be loyal to shina and order more.
As a special gift to myself, for experimenting, I will order 1 piece of
cherry, although it is 3 or 4 times as expensive as shina.
Hot and muggy? It's not the weather; it's the wood!

Carol
Lyons

All shina:
_http://rst-art.com/carolgallery.htm#WOODCUTS_
(http://rst-art.com/carolgallery.htm#WOODCUTS)
_http://rst-art.com/carolgallery.htm#Escheraria_
(http://rst-art.com/carolgallery.htm#Escheraria)
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Message 3
From: Ruth Egnater
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:08:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45683] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V60 #6039 (Jul 6, 2012)
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Message 4
From: Maria Arango Diener
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:10:24 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45684] Re: Subject: Moldy Paper
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Barbara is correct, the sun and probably low humidity of Las Vegas climate will dry out mold. The residue can be easily brushed off, I use a nylon bristle brush while outside so that the "gentle" breezes (25 mph or so) can take away the dry spores.

Maria

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Message 5
From: Tibi Chelcea
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 00:32:32 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45685] Book Review: Post-Digital Printmaking
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This is a pretty interesting review, coming from an excellent blog
eclusively dedicated to printmaking. Hope it's not going to generate
another inflamatory discussion regarding the role of computers in
art-making activities.

http://www.printeresting.org/2012/07/05/book-review-post-digital-printmaking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-post-digital-printmaking

Tibi
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Message 6
From: greg.bentz # gfbentz.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2012 02:38:34 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45686] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V60 #6039 (Jul 6, 2012)
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Glad I asked. I didn't think about my brushes! Thanks for all your input.

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Subject: Third unit of instruction at mi-lab: Printing

Pastel Numabe-san chose for us to work withNumabe-san (Shinkichi, first name) came from the Yoshida print shop in Tokyo (yes, the same one that David Bull’s on line book came from, 2 gen ago) came to work with us doing printing for 3 days. He worked with us individually for a few hours each and he gave a few demonstrations. Among the demos were how to moisten paper for editions of 100 (!), which was very interesting and thoughtful, and a morning’s worth of bokashi demos. The latter were followed by a demo of applying mica and other glistening substances to the print at the very end.

 

Starting Pastel selected by Numabe-san

What I learned from him personally was very important for me. He and I looked at a set of pastels that I brought from Canada and chose one that he thought would make a good moku hanga. The ones that I most wanted to do with vivid sky, lake water of various tones, mountains, nearby beaches, various color trees and lichens, were ones that he pointed out to me would require 8-9 blocks, but were possible. Then he suggested that we take the pastel above and try it for two reasons. First, it would require only a few blocks. Second, it was amenable to using the special features of moku hanga.

One way to start hanga . . .
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