[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Tuesday, 1 December 1998 Volume 05 : Number 360 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Roger A. Ball" Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 07:58:47 -0700 Subject: [Baren 2225] Graham's Studio >http://www.islandnet.com/~gscholes/studio.html Wow! Look at those drawers! Look at that sink! Look at the wood, the windows, the stove, the nudes on the walls! This is enough to make me start designing the addition to my house right now. What a great environment to work in, Graham! I'm insanely jealous of your layout but I think I better start out small and just get a tall chair...my boy's high chair is just too short and doesn't have a big enough seat! Thanks to all who have responded to this thread. There are obviously a number of ways of doing this that I haven't even considered. Cheers, Roger ------------------------------ From: jimandkatemundie@juno.com (James G Mundie) Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 11:28:48 -0500 Subject: [Baren 2226] more members on the web Hello, [Baren] folks now a year older and getting better with age. A fellow pointed me to the updated website for the Agart World Print Festival, and who should I find but two of our own dear [Baren] members. You can all see another fine print by Don Furst at: http://www.src.si/~agart/repro/Gfk.261.html And what seems to be a very fine woodblock print by Haydee Landing at: http://www.src.si/~agart/repro/Gfk.251.html Mise le meas, James Mundie, Philadelphia USA ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08:57:45 -0800 Subject: [Baren 2227] Re: Graham's Studio Roger wrote ...... >>http://www.islandnet.com/~gscholes/studio.html >Wow! Look at those drawers! Look at that sink! Look at the wood, the >windows, the stove, the nudes on the walls! This is enough to make me >start designing the addition to my house right now. Ya, one bit at a time....and after some years you will get it. The nudes on the wall comes sooner ...... if you are like me and just have to draw. Graham ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 07:53:10 +0900 Subject: [Baren 2228] Expressions Graphics Small Print Show This message arrived this morning, and it seems like something that will be of interest to some of you ... *** start quoted message *** I'm one of the organizers of Expressions Graphics first Small Print Exhibition. We are a not for profit tax exempt organization and have put this show together to raise monies for a local elementary school after school project. We are sponsored by the Oak Park Area Arts Council and have obtained support from institutions like Speedball, Graphic Chemical, Twinrocker, The Japanese Paper Place, and others. I'm sending information on our upcoming show in hopes you could share it for others. Thank you, Janet Schill Special Projects Director Call for Small Print Exhibition Send up to 3 prints (11"x17" max. including border) and $20 in US dollars non-refundable fee. Juried by Professor Dorothea Bilder. Cash/certificates & purchase awards. NO commission taken on any sales. Deadline March 15, 1999. Send for prospectus/entry form. Expressions Graphics 149 Harrison St., Oak Park, IL 60304. E-mail Jschill824@aol.com for more information. *** end quoted message *** P.S. The link from Jim that points to a print by Haydee Landing should read: http://www.src.si/~agart/repro/Gfk251.html (take out the dot after Gfk) ... Dave ------------------------------ From: Brad A. Schwartz Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 07:50:09 +0900 Subject: [Baren 2229] YES! Paste? Hi... I've been lurking around on this list for a few months now and haven't introduced myself yet... I've been too busy absorbing all the good information from the list and the Baren website. I have a BFA from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. I studied printmaking, painting and drawing there. My favorite printing technique is intaglio, but due to lack of press and facilities I have started working on lino and woodblock prints. (Some of the lino prints can be found on my website). Anyway... I don't recall who posted it, but there was some mention of using YES! paste & water to attach an image to a block and then rub the paper fiber off the back of the block to see the line work/imagery. What I'd like to know is how much paste & water is used to achieve the best results. I'm probably going to try this using office copier paper for fear of ruining our big 1200dpi laser printer running rice paper through it. And... in case anyone was interested, I've found another method for transfering images to lino and or woodblock. The only factor in using would be size limits. Take the image you'd like to transfer and get it color laser copied on to thermal transfer paper (the same stuff they use to make t-shirts out of) and then iron the transfer onto your block. Pretty simple. I was amazed when someone suggested I try this. It works pretty good and allows you to do some neat stuff with computer generated color separations (crop marks and registration marks to boot!). I also had a question regarding wood. I went to my local Home Depot and found they had 1/2" 4x8' sheets of Birch plywood and a wood called Luana or Launa... Does anyone know if the latter would be good for block printing?? Thank you all for your time... keep the good information flowing! Brad - -- Brad A. Schwartz fine art - design - graphics brads@iea.com conceptual & perceptual manipulation http://baschwar.iea.com/ ------------------------------ From: kim and paul Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:17:05 -0600 Subject: [Baren 2230] Happy Birthday Baren Happy Birthday to Baren! --- this is Kim. Thanks for all the hard work, Dave. My hat's off to you for all the time you put into the website and discussion group. It seems like the information is endless...... reminds me that I will never have all the answers. As for printing on the floor...... didn't Kathe Kollwitz print her woodcuts on the floor, with a rolling pin and a lot of elbow grease? Also, I want to buy a set of high-end woodcutting tools and am looking at McClains catalog. Any suggestions on which ones to buy? I don't want tools that are used with a mallet. Thanks. ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V5 #360 ***************************