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Baren Digest               Sunday, 23 August 1998       Volume 04 : Number 253

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From: jeaneger <jeaneger@lanminds.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 10:14:56 -0500
Subject: [Baren 1424] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

Gary,
Katherine McKay studied with Akira Kurosaki.  She must have said his name 50 times 
during the course, so I remember that distinctly.  She got an MFA from the California 
College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC), in Oakland, a highly respected art school.  She was 
a good teacher, although somewhat authoritarian.  I promoted her giving a 
demonstration of Asaian printmaking techniques at San Francisco State, at the art 
gallery.  Although I was unble to attend, the gallery people thanked me profusely and 
said that it was one of the most successful demonstrations they ever had.

McKay started my lesson by cutting off some of the handles of my woodcutting knives! 
 She showed us how to hold the knife in the nook between the thumb and forefinger.  
She said there is more control that way.  It takes a little getting used to.  I'll try to 
remember to draw a diagram of this knife position when I get home.

I don't know if she studied in Hawaii, but it is quite possible that she did.    Is that
the same person you met?

Jean Eger

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From: Gary Luedtke <GLuedtke@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:27:20 -0400
Subject: [Baren 1425] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

Jean,
It appears this is not the same person.    I had the lady's business card
there for a few years, but never anticipated contacting her so tossed it
out.   The name did not stick with me.   There must now be _2_ ladies in
Sausalito doing woodcuts!   

Thanks for the response.


To All Baren Members,

I have been doing a little more experimenting with the computer in doing my
drawings for future woodblock prints.   They're quick and easy and cheap to
print off the computer, if anyone is interested in seeing a "mini" 
version, I'd be happy to print one off and send it your way.   Now that I
have my printer back from the repair shop it's in top form.   This is of
course _nothing_ like the real thing, but about postcard size, and not too
unattractive.   Let me know if anyone's interested by sending me your home
address, and send it to me direct so we don't clog up Baren mail.    My
latest is a lighthouse, oops, Graham may be after me for that!   This one
is not on the Canadian seacoast however, so Graham, I hope you don't feel
like I'm invading your turf.

Gary 

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@islandnet.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 12:55:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 1426] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

>My latest is a lighthouse, oops, Graham may be after me for that!   This one
>is not on the Canadian seacoast however, so Graham, I hope you don't feel
>like I'm invading your turf.

Not at all. Lighthouses are for all to see.

I'm curious, what kind of printer and computer do you have?

Graham

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From: Gary Luedtke <GLuedtke@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 19:49:48 -0400
Subject: [Baren 1427] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

Graham et al,

I work on a Quantex Pentium 200 and use an Epson Color Stylus II printer at
720 dpi.   I'm curious to see something printed on the new 1440 dpi
printers but am quite happy with the results from this one.  

Gary

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@islandnet.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 19:20:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 1428] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

Gary wrote:
>I work on a Quantex Pentium 200 and use an Epson Color Stylus II printer at
>720 dpi.   I'm curious to see something printed on the new 1440 dpi
>printers but am quite happy with the results from this one.

Gary,
I have an Epson 800 and have done some pr stuff usiing 1440.
The quality does not justify the slow speed at the dpi.

I have tryed the 720 dpi and it is not worth using compared to the
360 dpi and fine the quality perfect.

I use this on catalogues and brochures and is on par with any commercial
stuff I use to order.

Graham

Someday everybody will use a Mac and wonder why they bought the other thingy.

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From: Gary Luedtke <GLuedtke@compuserve.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 23:19:03 -0400
Subject: [Baren 1429] Re: Baren Digest V4 #252 

Graham,

Thanks for the tip, I won't buy a 1440 then.    I am surprised however that
you prefer 360 to 720dpi.  I find the 360 fine for quick printing something
just to see what it'll look like, but I prefer the better quality 720 to
get an even better idea.   I guess it depends a lot on what type of things
you're printing also.  Are you doing graphic type things with 360 or
lettering and such?   For lettering and text the 360 is great, but I get
too many lines, even if they are faint, in a 360 graphic. 

How's the weather up there?

Gary

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From: David Bull <davebull@woodblock.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 14:25:05 +0900
Subject: [Baren 1430] Re: G&G conversation 

Gary wrote:
>This one is not on the Canadian seacoast however, so Graham, 
>I hope you don't feel like I'm invading your turf.

Gary, surely you meant 'invading your surf' ...

Dave

(What a drag!  I even have to make the jokes myself these days ...)

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