[Baren]: The mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking. Baren Digest Sunday, 16 January 2000 Volume 10 : Number 863 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Gayle Wohlken Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:02:00 -0500 Subject: [Baren 7740] Re: Baren Digest V10 #862 Welcome Kevin. I hope your carving goes well and you will have something to show us soon. Gayle ------------------------------ From: Cucamongie@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:23:51 EST Subject: [Baren 7741] monster print, etc Maria, finally had a chance to check out your monster print, I love it!!! love the idea of the scale & using a car to print. A few months back, someone told me about a German printmaker who uses a STEAM ROLLER (apparently his own) to print with - cool eh? wish I could see your print "in person" best wishes Sarah ------------------------------ From: (Colleen Corradi) Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:15:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Baren 7742] Dragons coming ... Dear Bareners I have received many of your dragons which were really wonderful... mmine are on the way, just be patient... as I have just returned from my holiadys Colleen Corradi p.s. could you please tell me when is the Miami print 2000 held? ------------------------------ From: "Jeanne Norman Chase" Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:44:34 -0500 Subject: [Baren 7743] Re: Dragons coming ...+various Colleen I am sure that you will get umpteen answers as to when the Miami Print Conference is held. March 1 to the 5th. Hope you can make it. So far, Barbara, Dan, I think Shireen, Ray Esposito and myself are going. Who knows who else will be there but, it should be a real learning experience. Maria Your bigger than big endeavor is awesome. I used to paint very large, but now some of my large paintings; 50 by 80 will not fit into my van. So instead of bigger , I am doing smaller. I am a big girl and you are a small girl, so go figure! Josephine Love the tree idea, go for it! Also, you and John, please speak English. I am having a terrible time trying to understand the jargon. Although it IS a learning experience. And John, I never lie, just stretch the truth a little. Congratulations on your show, love the title Old and New Dreams. Good title for another print exchange. Julio What a great Dragon page. Enjoy it tremendously and had no trouble getting to it. Graham I have been ignoring all the advice about cutting a kento and have been having registration problems. Tried it out last week and what do you know , it works. I admit I have a hard head and try doing things the way I have been doing them for years, but I finally took your advice. Thanks Heaps And welcome Kevin, you will find much advice and many friends and some kooky people on the Baren but it is the best thing going!!! Jeanne N. ------------------------------ From: Wanda Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 09:30:07 -0800 Subject: [Baren 7744] Re: Hello Welcome into the fray, Kevin! You will find a wealth of information & if you like to argue/discuss you will find lots of opportunities for that too! :-) Wanda ------------------------------ From: arafat alnaim Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 10:51:32 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Baren 7746] babies Congratulations, John and family! Arafat ------------------------------ From: "Jean Eger" Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:09:33 -0800 Subject: [Baren 7747] Congratulations John Amoss, congratulations on your new baby! Having a baby was the best thing I ever did. I am sure you will enjoy your fatherhood immensely. Have you picked out his college yet? I guess I got out-voted on the tree idea. I will have to do a tree full of flying horses. Next week is my first week of teaching art to high school students. I know I will screw up, but I don't know exactly HOW I will screw up. First off, the slides came out thin, so that's out. Wish me luck. Jean ------------------------------ From: James G Mundie Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 14:50:08 -0500 Subject: [Baren 7748] boxwood substitute Shireen wrote: > I saw the Caxton Bible recently at the National Gallery of Art in > Washington D.C. I was very impressed. ... > I was interested in what you said about a substitute for boxwood. What > exactly are the engravings done on? They were done on Resingrave, the same stuff Maria has been working with on her engravings. I believe I read somewhere that Barry Moser helped develop Resingrave for this project, working closely with the company to get the right properties for cutting and printing. With the tremendous number of engravings in the Pennyroyal Caxton edition (as well as the "large" size of some of them -- large for engravings, that is), the cost of boxwood would have been astronomical. James Mundie, Philadelphia USA http://www.fleisher.org ------------------------------ From: Matt Bagley Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 11:37:32 -0600 Subject: [Baren 7755] Hi Hey Y'all. I new to "Baren" but not new to woodblock printing. My skill level is somewhere between novice and guru. I took on the craft in college after becoming frustrated with making mold in sculpture about seven years ago. and graduated with a BFA five years ago. Since then I have work in commercial printing and been painting murals in private homes. But now, I've decided to pursue an MFA in printmaking and I'm actively putting together application packets and portfolios at this time. Woodblock prints make-up the majority of my portfolio. I primarily create multi color prints in the European style. I usually use etching inks because wider selection of colors available. For wood, I prefer cherry, poplar, and birch plywood. I enjoy enjoy wood engraving, but I've not done many. I've never attempted the Japanese style, but I an a big fan of it and desire to learn more. I an delighted to find a group devoted to this underrated medium. I am anxious to see what "Baren" and its member have to offer. I hope I can reciprocate and share some of my knowledge also. MattBagley ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V10 #863 ****************************