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Baren Digest              Wednesday, 29 March 2000      Volume 10 : Number 953


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From: Studio Dalwood <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 10:17:14 +1000
Subject: [Baren 9035] Exhibition  

http://www.sla.purdue.edu/ad/ad/info/gallery/60/sixty.html

There's a barener in here... Tried to sneak that one past me did we????

Josephine

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From: Wanda <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:10:50 -0800
Subject: [Baren 9036] Re: Exhibition 

More than one - Don Furst and Sarah Hauser! congratulations you two! And
Don even won an award. Didn't get to see his print, though. As he hasn't
given them permission to use it yet.  There are several woodcuts, linocuts
& wood engravings in there. Plus, a gorgeous print by Karen Kunc.
Certainly worth a look.

Thanks Josephine for pointing it out to us!

Wanda


Studio Dalwood wrote:

> http://www.sla.purdue.edu/ad/ad/info/gallery/60/sixty.html
>
> There's a barener in here... Tried to sneak that one past me did we????
>
> Josephine


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From: Jack Reisland <reislandj001@hawaii.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 18:37:00 -1000
Subject: [Baren 9037] Re: meeting Baren member 

shimizu@mail1.nai.net wrote:

>
> Now Jack, about that dragon ...I think you may be sending a lot of us
> back to the drawing board.  Seeing the accurate registration in those
> kite strings is really quite a humbling experience.  How did you
> transfer your image to the blocks?

The design was transferred to the color blocks with a modified hanshita
process. In doing this first print, I learned a lot, particularly in
things that -don't- work. This brings up a Two Point Lesson, if I may.

 For  the hanshita for the key block, I used Dave's copy machine
technique to transfer my ink drawing to a thin sheet of Japanese paper
adhered to a heavier sheet of copy paper run through a copy machine. It
worked so well that I thought I would try, against Dave's advice, to
also copy the keyblock design onto hanshita for the color blocks at the
same time. I discovered, after carving several color blocks, Lesson
Number One:
 1. Copies made all at the same time, even on a high end machine, do not
come out the exact same size. I ended up with several color blocks that
were out of register by as much as 3/16".
  After carving the keyblock, I found that the thin Japanese paper that
I had for hanshita had little sizing, and so pasted itself all over the
keyblock when I tried to print on it. To solve this problem, I
discovered Lesson Number Two:
 2.  To make quick and easy hanshita, or to quickly proof a block, the
new pigmented ink stamp pads work great! These are the foam stamp pads,
mine says 'Color Box' on it. You hold it over the block, press it all
over the design, put your paper in place, and rub with a baren. The
great thing is that it doesn't matter what kind of paper you print on,
or whether it is sized or not, it will print on pretty much anything.
You could print your keyblock on your stomach!


Jamie asked:

>Since it is your first woodcut ever what is your
>usual media for making art?

I haven't had one. After twenty some years as an art restore in private
practice, I have had plenty of experience with lots of tools and media,
but no time for any creativity. This is not just my first print, but my
first "art", although it seemed more like technique than creativity to
me.

Jack
Aiea, Hawaii


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From: Aqua4tis@aol.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 00:14:58 EST
Subject: [Baren 9038] Re: Jack's dragon flies the web 

In a message dated 03/27/2000 10:49:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
davebull@w.com writes:

> http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/jcrstuff/jacks.html

bravo jack!!!!!!!!!!
georga

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From: Wanda <robertson@canby.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:33:11 -0800
Subject: [Baren 9039] Re: meeting Baren member 

Well,Jack, now I'm wondering what your *second* piece of art is going to
look like?

Your experiment with the ink pad came at a good time. I just finished
carving a key block & am looking around at the thin (unsized paper) that I
have on hand. I think I'll have to try that ink pad method.

I don't think this key block of mine will look good on my stomach, though.
Maybe on my back - like one of those fantastic tatoos. Let me see......

Just in case some of you have not found *everything* in the Baren
Encyclopia - be sure and check out the "one-point lessons". Lots of gems in
there.

Wanda
Sorry I'm so chatty today. I'll be quiet tomorrow, I promise.

> <snip>

> The great thing is that it doesn't matter what kind of paper you print on

> or whether it is sized or not, it will print on pretty much anything.

> You could print your keyblock on your stomach!
>
> Jamie asked:
>
> >Since it is your first woodcut ever what is your
> >usual media for making art?
>
> I haven't had one. After twenty some years as an art restore in private
> practice, I have had plenty of experience with lots of tools and media,
> but no time for any creativity. This is not just my first print, but my
> first "art", although it seemed more like technique than creativity to
> me.
>
> Jack
> Aiea, Hawaii


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