Baren Digest Wednesday, 20 September 2000 Volume 12 : Number 1150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: BHearn2001@aol.com Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:13:18 EDT Subject: [Baren 11369] Re: Baren Digest V12 #1145 In a message dated 9/15/00 9:06:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, owner-baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp writes: << maria@mariarango.com >> Maria, I could not have said what you said any better than how you said it! Funny sentence! Thank you for that. I totally agree but, as you said regarding taking a course (which you didn't do)- I have come close to a course but have been restrained by thoughts very similar to yours.I miss working with people. It took me years to realize what I really missed were the people who were independently problem solving. Barbara Hearn ------------------------------ From: Gayle Wohlken Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:28:13 -0400 Subject: [Baren 11370] Re: Baren Digest V12 #1149 Seems some of you weren't aware of the Kent/Geauga exhibit coming up for the month of October. I just sent Brad Schwartz an email about this as he hadn't been aware of it, so thought maybe I should put the information up on Baren again so everyone is aware. I'm sorry if I've not kept you all informed of the actual event of this coming to fruition. Gayle ------------------------------ From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 11:59:25 -0500 Subject: [Baren 11371] Rockwell Kent Barbara P. writes: ".....my best to date is a small book (diary of his stay in Alaska) written by ,and illustrated with the woodcuts of, Rockwell Kent." I was downtown Chicago over at the Newberry Library doing research on my family history and got to see some of his works up close. They have a little hall area next to the elevators (don't remember which floor) with about a dozen small woodcuts (4 X 6 and smaller) by Mr. Kent. Really wonderful work ! All with a maritime theme with beautiful compositions and crisp lines. Julio ------------------------------ From: "kate courchaine" Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:21:31 GMT Subject: [Baren 11372] Water Based Ink and Wood Engraving Greetings Printers, Water based Ink: I tried Daniel Smith water based relief ink about four years ago and didn't like it much. The black was not very deep and it didn't roll out and print as nicely as the oil based ink. However Daniel Smith has come out with a new water based ink that they claim is superior. Haven't tried it as yet. Wood Engraving: Tried the 'Masa' paper suggested by Maria, it is nice and crisp. Also tried Kitakata, I liked that, and a beautiful very strong paper 'Guttenberg Hahnermhle' that is a bit too textured perhaps for wood engraving. Have yet to order the inks... Thank you Maria, Tyros, Robert, and Don for your responses. Kate Courchaine ------------------------------ From: Sharri LaPierre Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 14:58:53 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11373] Re: Baren Digest V12 #1149 Will someone please give the address of Lee Valley? I'd like to order their catalogue. Dan Smith has a new waterbased relief ink which is pretty good. I've also used Green Drop Inks http://www.safeink.com/, which are very, very nice. I printed one block with both oil and water base and then asked several other printmakers to tell me which was which. No one could tell the difference. It prints well on Japanese paper or BFK Rives or Somerset Satin. Sharri ------------------------------ From: "Ramsey Household" Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:08:12 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11374] Dream Press For those of you who use presses to print your work, what would be your = dream press? What press are you using? Would it be large? Small? = What brand do you think is best? Is there a best value? Thanks, Carolyn ------------------------------ From: "Bill H. Ritchie, Jr" Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:23:54 -0700 Subject: [Baren 11375] RE: Dream Press I've always dreamed of one of those vertical presses that are driven by hydraulic pressure. People have drawn up plans--they can be quite simple. Years ago I almost realized my dream when the U of Alaska-Anchorage asked me to create a shopping list for a perfect printmaking studio. I had been there and I knew those Anchorage artists had a strong sculpting sense, and the closest kind of printmaking to THAT was deep embossing. I worked briefly with Rolf Nesch, and through him I knew the work of many deep embossing artists, and there was an American press that promised fantastic power and good design--and VERY expensive. But the Alaskans bought it. The problem then was that the faculty who agreed to buy it left! I heard the sad story, later, that the thing just sits there. So it goes. But I wanted to answer this interesting message because I was reminded of one of my unrealized dreams. There are so many of them . . . but life IS long. -----Original Message----- From: owner-baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp [mailto:owner-baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp]On Behalf Of Ramsey Household Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:08 PM To: Baren Subject: [Baren 11374] Dream Press For those of you who use presses to print your work, what would be your dream press? What press are you using? Would it be large? Small? What brand do you think is best? Is there a best value? Thanks, Carolyn ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V12 #1150 *****************************