[Baren} the mailing list / discussion forum for woodblock printmaking Baren Digest Thursday, 15 June 2000 Volume 11 : Number1045 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: gcarter@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu (Greg Carter) Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 09:19:48 -0400 Subject: [Baren 10086] Re: Jigsaw Cut plates >It is my understanding that white line woodblock prints are occasionally >made using a jigsaw to cut the pieces apart. Then the pieces are inked and I am sure most Bareners are familiar with the woodblock prints of Edvard Munch who used a sectioned block in many of his prints. They were usually used in conjuction with a key image printed from another block or litho stone. Greg Carter block or keyUsing cut plates can bethe jigsaw to cut plateI belive ------------------------------ From: "Jean Eger" Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:36:43 -0700 Subject: [Baren 10087] Re: Baren Digest V11 #1044 The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are at http://www.thinker.org/ The URL is named after Rodin's statue, The Thinker, which is in the Legion of Honor museum. This is a large database of lots of paintings and prints. It's definitely worth an online visit. Jean Eger http://users.lanminds.com/~jeaneger ------------------------------ From: "Philip Smith" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 09:46:29 -0700 Subject: [Baren 10088] Re: Baren Digest V11 #1044 Thanks Jean,....I knew I was somewhere in the neighborhood,...and I saw that statue for the first time somewhere back in 1939,....S.F. being my home town. Philip ------------------------------ From: Artsmadis@aol.com Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:50:53 EDT Subject: [Baren 10089] Re: out of print books Not to beat a dead horse but egroups has an art book swap group at http://www.egroups.com/group/ArtBookSwapSale Some of us frantic bibliophiles might find something there, although it looks like the list hasn't been very active lately. Darrell ------------------------------ From: "Lezle Williams" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:12:27 -0600 Subject: [Baren 10090] Re: Baren Digest V11 #1044 I have one done in this method, but it is done with linoleum and cut apart with an X-acto knife. And I did have a bit of trouble with the water-based inks drying... http://www.laughingcrow.org/antelopeherd.html Lezle Williams Mission, SD ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:46:33 -0700 Subject: [Baren 10092] suppliers The Printmaking Studio is growing growing... My links page started getting too big, so I decided to keep suppliers in a separate page. There are also links to amazon and will soon be link to ebay, since that is where many supplies can be found sometimes at a bargain. Let me know if you have some that I missed, I try to add them as you guys post them for everyone's quick reference. http://www.printmakingstudio.com/artsupplies.html Don't go buyin' over your credit limit, now Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango, Printmaker Las Vegas Nevada USA http://www.printmakingstudio.com maria@mariarango.com mariten@lvcm.com <><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: "Daniel L. Dew" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:50:16 -0400 Subject: [Baren 10093] Re: suppliers Hey, check out my (?) new site also, the supplier page is broken down by what you need with automatic links!!!!!!! Sorry for the plug, but it is free......... www.printmakersociety.com see ya, dan dew tampa,fl ------------------------------ From: "Philip Smith" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:30:07 -0700 Subject: [Baren 10094] Re: Re;"Brixham Town" Sorry Barbara P.,.....I have already been corrected! The address is www.thinker.org Sorry about that,....sleep and I miss each other a couple of times a week!!!! Do try that sight and look at John Platt's "Brixham Town",......as Jean says,...lots of stuff there to look at, she's right! Philip ------------------------------ From: Studio Dalwood Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 08:48:08 +1000 Subject: [Baren 10095] whiteline woodblocks Jean Eger wrote: "It is my understanding that white line woodblock prints are Jean, over here we call them jigsaw blocks. Its one of the methods that are taught in art school. There doesn't have to be a white line between the blocks when its printed, it depends on how close you butt them up. You need good registration and a little extra time to roll the little blocks in different colours, but then again, its completed in one pull of the press. Try it with a lino block first. ITs easy to cut up the block with a stanley knife. A variation is to use the jigsaw blocks for your colour areas and then print your black line key block over the top. Yes, I've done it with that yummy oily smelly inky stuff. You register it all by cutting a block sized hole into a piece of matt board and then drop the inked blocks in and assemble. Just like those kiddies wooden jigsaws that have a border around them. Jeanne NC wrote "Sure it has all been done before" Hasnt it just! (and Im a hopper fan too). I find it really frustrating when I have worked through a long process to come up with what turns out to be the re-invention of the wheel. Yes its gratifying to know that someone somewhere else has reached the same conclusion, but I wish they'd do it after I've exhibited it first! Even worse when I'm half way through producing the artworks when I find out. (Which happened with a piece I was making for exhibit recently.) Then you have to decide whether to start again or be labelled derivative. Grant and I play a gallery game called 'spot the influence'. Easy if they are 'doing' a well known Aussie, or 'master'. Not so easy when the artist providing the inspiration is from overseas and not well known down here. One of the things that has become more obvious to me since I've been looking at a lot of non-aus stuff on the net is that there _is_ a distinct 'Australian School' as well as the indigenous stuff. I'm currently re-visiting the work of Fred Williams see http://me.com.au/williams/index.php I just spent some non-productive time looking for another favourite artist on the net to show you, but unfortunately there does not seem to be any pics of his landscapes on-line. What a shame. I found a couple of book reviews. His name is William Robinson (which always makes me hear 'danger, danger, will robinson'. Too much sci-fi in my youth!) Its not printmaking but I've been deserting the cause and actually put brush to canvas and rediscovered that 'painting' thing this week. Josephine PS Julio, great story! ------------------------------ From: Vollmer/Yamaguchi Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 22:08:17 -0400 Subject: [Baren 10096] Wiley Coyote Jean, I love William Wiley, sorry I couldn't join you and Gayle at Aurorabora to see his monoprints. Sounds like a great day. And James, thanks for the class listings, I'm always interested to hear who's teaching. Judy would know for sure, but I believe the "Wet on Wet" block printing at Manhattan Graphics is oilbase. There's still room in my weekend waterbase woodcut class at Dieu Donne, July 29 and 30, 433 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013, 212-226-0573 http://www.colophon.com/dieudonne/ The weather here has alternately been 55 and rainy and 95 and humid. I guess both are good for hanga (though not, I think, for most humans!) In the heat the mold comes in pretty fast. Paper starts to smell after two days, so you have to put it in the freezer. Whatever happened to those mild spring days? April Vollmer 174 Eldridge St, NYC 10002, 212-677-5691 http://www.aprilvollmer.com ------------------------------ From: "john ryrie" Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:18:20 +1000 Subject: [Baren 10097] World Festival Of Art On Paper ~ Kranj 2000 Hear is an email I just got about the World Festival Of Art On Paper ~ Kranj 2000 It's a bit close to the closing date for me but some one may be interested. On Sun, 11 Jun 2000 info@wf-a.si wrote: > "World Festival of Art on Paper ~ Kranj 2000" > > has among artists a very good response. The dead line, June 30th > 2000, is coming closer and will be strongly respected by managing > committee. > > Managing committee has made some arrangements for artists, > journalists and other visitors in the time of the festival in > September 2000. > > * accommodations for a satisfactory price in the hospice Smuk > near Kranj > * 20% discount on destinations by our official airliner Adria > Airways from Slovenia > > Previous notification via email:info@wf-a.si is recommended. > All news and information's about the Festival is daily updated on > home page www.wf-a.si. > > Best regards, > Dusan Fischer > John Melbourne ------------------------------ From: Graham Scholes Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 23:09:37 -0700 Subject: [Baren 10098] http:// I wonder if bareners could do a little favour for others on this list server. Whenever you post an web site please please include http:// before any site name to which you are directing people. See the example below www.members.home.net/gscholes/ .... this is static and when double click does not take you to a site... however....... http://members.home.net/gscholes/ If you are in Netscape or Eudora and Explorer the line of copy is blue...... This tells you that all that is needed is to double click the line and presto it opens your browser, (if it is not open) and/or takes you directly to the site. I for one will not bother manually open the browser and type in the www site name to go to a site. When dealing with about 40 posts a day I find the fastest way around, and double click is for me. So if you want someone to go to your site include http:// otherwise they my say .... later I'm to busy just now. You have probably lost them...... Regards Graham ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V11 #1045 *****************************