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Baren Digest              Friday, 3 December 1999      Volume 09 : Number 806

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From: (Bobbie Mandel)
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 08:58:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [Baren 6944] California here I come! 

Hi Bea, I have participated in exchange #2,3,and 4, but
usually sit back and just enjoy reading and hearing about
everyone.  But I will be in LA for the winter, starting
around the 20th of December, and would love to meet more
printmakers in the southern cal area.  I have been living
in the Portland area for the last 10 years, and have the
pleasure of knowing Barbara Mason and Wanda .  I am
originally from Los Angeles, and hope that I could be
included in the get together planned I think for January. 
Please let me know.  I will be living in Huntington Beach
area, and will be starved for interaction with other
artists in the area.  Look forward to hearing from you. 
Congratulations on your show at the Brand, and the
Purchase Award. Will look forward to meeting you in person
some time in the future.

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From: Dutch Stowe <dutch@crystalridge.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 09:13:01 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6945] Dragon Postcard Exchange 

My dragon which has been locked in a woodblock for the last 500 years is
also screaming to get out (along with the parrot,chicken,cats and dog make
it somewhat noisy around here.)

Also someone mentioned something about McClain's going by the wayside. 

Is this one of those vicious rumors or is there substance to this? I have
just started buying from them and if they are going to "fade out" I want to
buy more tools which I find to be reasonable priced.

Thank You 
Dutch Stowe

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From: Wanda Robertson <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 09:34:15 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6946] Re: Baren Digest V9 #802 

> Has somebody volounteered to buy Hosho? I thought I saw a non functioning link with
> it.

Hi Marco,

Don't know if anyone answered you on this one or not. But Dave was only
toying with the idea, as someone had mentioned a brush-maker in the
midwest that would make brushes to order. Dave's idea was that people
who were close to these places could take orders from Baren members & we
could order as a group and all save $.

The page he put up was only a sample of how it would be handled. 

How is the carving/printing going? Good I hope!

Wanda

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From: Wanda Robertson <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 10:03:43 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6947] Re: Dragon Postcard Exchange 

Hi Dutch,

Yes, McClain's business is for sale. We who are in the area are hoping
that someone will buy it soon. It would probably be a good idea to stock
up. 

Yes, there are two exchanges going on - the one with University of
Oregon. Margaret Prentice is in charge of that one. That message was
posted on the "Prints-L" list. Baren's version of that has been taken up
by Pete White - and is on a more informal basis. With the prints being
sent individually to each other. The page with names & directions is:

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5426/baren.html

Hope this helps clear up some of the confusion.

Wanda

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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:28:01 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6948] RE: California here I come! 

Thanks Bobbie, Can I say I "enjoyed" your Sorrow in Exchange #2? I did.
Looks like lots of woodblock printmaking folks coming this way - how nice.
I'll keep the Baren posted on the up coming gathering of Bareners in LA -
should be fun.  That was Maria Arango who won the Purchase Award at the
Brand Gallery.  I'm looking forward to meeting that energetic and talented
woman! She voted for the weekend of February 5/6 for an LA meeting and
that's fine with me - OK Georga? Ruth? Dutch? Pete? Roxanne? could you come
down then Andrea, Jean?  Julio - you coming? Graham you and Marnie? what a
nice trip - Sarah and April - escape the cold! how about it James? Any one
else? - think about it - some rain in LA at that time (if we are lucky), not
too cold, some sun and no smog! Giving up the hospital bed today - so I'm on
the mend! Bea

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From: Josephine Severn <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 19:57:58 +1100
Subject: [Baren 6950] Mail bouncing & Dragons 

Maria, Happy 40. I'm sure you do deserve both. So do I,
but I think its probably going to be 50 b4 I get mine.

John, I sent you mail, twice, one each to old and new
address and no reply, did you get it?

Amanda, if money is a real issue and believe me I do
understand, have you considered going to chinatown and
buying some caligraphy paper? You know, the stuff
that comes in a roll. I also got some, when a student,
that came in flat  A4 sheets and worked out at about 10c
per sheet. Printed very well with oil by hand too.

Dragons. I went to mail box to check yesterday, no dragons
yet. Spent the day pasting mine on cards made from mine
own handmade paper. I had some thicker stuff just waiting
for a project like this. Made four pale blue ones for the
four boys on the list. Isnt that sexist *grin*. Hope you
like them. Am hoping to post them today, with luck. Might
even scan one up so you can all see.

Have just discovered that the reason I have been getting
cut off the net is that windows is doing a 'you are idle I
will time you out' thingy. Cant seem to find where to
switch this off. Any helpers? I just changes over to
netscape 4 too, am still learning how to use it. It doesnt
seem to be in preferences. Help please?

Graham, have I offended you in some way? I know I
sometimes inadvertantly get clumsy and say the wrong
thing, but the last thing I want to do is upset or offend
anyone.

Josephine

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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:16:44 -0600
Subject: [Baren 6954] re: Dragons online  

Philip: Thanks for your print. Is a wonderful dragon and I like what you did
with the scratch lines.

I was thinking that we should create a dedicated dragon's  web page for
displaying all the prints.
I started to put something together on my server.....and I will add the prints
as I receive them in the mail.

I will also be participating in the "other" dragon exchange due in March as
probably will other bareners.
As soon as the DRAGON page is functional I will post the URL.

Thanks.......Julio

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From: Legreenart@cs.com
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 20:30:37 EST
Subject: [Baren 6955] Re: Baren Digest V9 #805 

I think baren is the best thing I've gotten out of getting on the web. I 
enjot reading every posting even though I do only style western woodblock and 
other methods of printmaking, and no Japanese style woodblock at all. 

I would like to invite any interested printmakers who have not already done 
so to enter Stonemetal Press' juried exhibition, Hand Pulled Prints VIII. The 
show is held at a high end galley in downtown San Antonio in April. The 
owners of the gallery work hard to make sales, and local museum curators 
attend the opening. If you would like to enter, I will email you a Prospectus
Le Green ,
legreenart@cs.com

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From: Josephine Severn <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 01:12:18 +1100
Subject: [Baren 6957] Dragon Cards 

Hi everyone

There is now a page dedicated to the dragon exchange at

http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/dragon.htm

I have put up images of my card here and will put up all the cards as
they come in. If you dont want yours displayed please let me know.

Josephine

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From: Wanda Robertson <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 19:52:34 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6958] Re: Dragons online 

Umm...scratch lines? Isn't that wood grain? 

The dragon page sounds wonderful Julio. My dragon is emerging (slowly)
from his place between the plys. He sure looks cranky, though. Hope he
behaves until I can send him off to the 4 corners of the earth!

Wanda

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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 06:47:33 +0200
Subject: [Baren 6959] Re: Dragon Postcard Exchange 

> Yes, McClain's business is for sale.

Do you have any idea why they have put their business up for sale? Is it a matter of
lagging demand for woodblock supplies, or something else?

Jack

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From: B Mason <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 21:03:13 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6960] McClain's 

Jack,
Elaine's husband George has just retired and they want to travel. They
said if they did not find a buyer they will just close it down after the
new year. What a shame. Think someone could increase the business
greatly by putting it on the internet. It could be run from anywhere as
it is almost all mail order.
Barbara

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 21:34:00 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6961] Re: McClain's 

>Elaine's husband George has just retired and they want to travel. 

Hummmmmm.

Marnie and I have had experience on the art supply business in Barrie
Ontario.....
The major observation we had was that people would drive 60 miles to
Toronto to save 15

We use to rack our brains over this....
So much so that now we have none left....(<:

Another observation,
4or 6 months I have had the materials web page with all sorts of goodies.
The prices are better than McClain's with the exchange.
Maybe two inquiries. One order.  Actually thats not bad....50%

I have related to many about the wonderful pigments available ...
Not one order
I offered a really great deal on the Hosho paper.
6 orders out of the 100 odd people on the Baren....

Dave has related to me that the paper makers in Japan are desperate for orders.

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Does anybody have an answer.

Graham

ps
A little voice in me says......
Computers its all the computers fault...

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From: Graham Scholes <gscholes@home.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 23:25:22 -0800
Subject: [Baren 6964] Carving Stop - Horai Dai 

All Bareners.
If you want to make yourself one of my patented  (just kidding) Horai Dai
Carving Stops.
then get your .... you know what ....over to:

http://members.home.net/woodblocks/HoraiDai.html

With a table saw and drill and plywood etc etc you will be in business.

Enjoy.

Graham

Yes ....  Necessity is the mother of.......
No more sore backs...

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