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Baren Digest             Saturday, 19 December 1998     Volume 05 : Number 382

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From: "Ray Esposito" <brassring@brassring.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 09:11:49 -0500
Subject: [Baren 2388] Re: certificate of authenticity 

April wrote:
>So, Ray, perhaps you could supply us with a sample certificate of authenticity? 

April
I stole the one from Graham's site at http://www.islandnet.com/~gscholes/

It is one of the best I have seen.

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From: "Roger A. Ball" <beckorro@inquo.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 07:28:43 -0700
Subject: [Baren 2389] Cert of Auth 

Yes, Graham,
I was going to suggest that we use your Cert as an example.  I took a long
gander at it yesterday and thought that for the most part, everything I'm
after is covered there.  Perhaps we can use it as a base and include other
info as desired by the most exchangers...

I must admit to being continually amazed at the art as well as the depth,
thoroughness and helpfulness of Graham's site.

Thanks to Julio for comments, comedy and continuing to muddy the formalness
of our (un)usually windy diatribes.

Here's to the weekend!

Joy to you,
- --Roger

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@islandnet.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 08:38:07 -0800
Subject: [Baren 2390] Re: Cert of Auth 

Roger wrote....
>I was going to suggest that we use your Cert as an example.  I took a long
>gander at it yesterday and thought that for the most part, everything I'm
>after is covered there.

We all have specific needs.  Take something like the certificate can be
modified and personalize.

AND
>I must admit to being continually amazed at the art as well as the depth,
>thoroughness and helpfulness of Graham's site.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.  I is interesting to see the number of
art related sites that are now using the horizontal positioning of art in
their sites. When I designed this I was told that it could not be done. It
took many hours of frigin around I got it to work smoothly.

Cheers

Graham

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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 17:21:57 -0600
Subject: [Baren 2391] re: Sex and the Japanese Print 

Catchy title ! And NO it  has nothing to do with my newly-inherited large
family.

 I was changing channels last night when I came across a movie on HBO (very
late at night!), this was an "R" rated flic with much nudity and sexual
connotations. It was a mystery /drama about a scamming set of twins who are
taking this poor guy for a ride and setting him up as the patsy on a big
score. Anyways; at one point the guy and one of the twins are in a hotel
bedroom and after a long passionate session of lovemaking they turn toward
a print hanging on the wall across the room and start discussing it's
artistic merits for several minutes.

The print is/was Hokusai's very famous "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" which
shows  a huge wave about to swamp a boat of japanese fishermen with Mt.
Fuji in the background.

The man in the movie asks the twin wether she thinks the print is "chinese"
or "Japanese" ?. Then they go on to discuss such things as the "tentacles"
of surf coming off the wave (how they look like fingers grasping at the
japanese men), the "look" on the fishermen faces as accepting their destiny
and not one of fear, etc, etc.......quite a critique ( for an "R" movie!)
Later on the man becomes infatuated with this woman and recreates the hotel
room down to the exact details in his own house with the hope of attracting
her back to him. Of course Hokusai's print again hangs on the wall across
the room.

What an unexpected place to get a "lesson" on Japanese print art ! Perhaps
the writer, director or producers were/are  connoisseurs.

Cha, chao for now. JULIO

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From: Steiner <steiner@mbox.kyoto-inet.or.jp>
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 12:00:45 +0900
Subject: [Baren 2392] Happy Holidays 

Richard Steiner/Kyoto
Dear Bareneers, twice a year, summer and winter vacations, I go to Okinawa
for sketching and escape.  This time, for about three weeks, so I will
temporary unsubscribe from B. F.  Any communications regarding the Baren
Print Exchange can be sent to my home e-mail address, which you all know.
The Fred I know, the little female beetle who used to eat in the avocado
tree but has since moved to the passion fruit shrub, tho I don't know why
because it isn't flowering at this time of the year, also sends her season
greetings along with her friends, Fred, Fred and Fred.
>From Kyoto, let me, too, wish all of you a Marry Christmas and a wondrously
Happy New Year.  After mid-January, I'll return to the fray, tanned and
ready to go.
Steiner/Kyoto

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