Baren Digest Friday, 26 January 2001 Volume 14 : Number 1298 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Angela Oates" Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 08:45:47 -0500 Subject: [Baren 13096] Car Prints charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Maria, I have been curious how you can print with a car and not break the board or tear the paper. In fact, I have wondered about this since reading about Katie Clemson printing with some road flattening device ( in The Complete Manual of Relief Printmaking). Do you use another larger board like a blanket or what? How do you get the pressure even? Any advice would be great because I have a board too large for my workhorse press. Thanks, Angela Oates inkypress@earthlink.net ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:47:05 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13097] RE: Car Prints Hi Angela The process was recorded here: http://www.1000woodcuts.com/Studionotes/Monster/monstercut.html You will indeed need a board used as a tympan and also one under the block if you don't want the back of your block to get marred. Most importantly, you will need a board placed perpendicular to the travel path of the vehicle both before and after your block. This allows the tires to grab on to that before hitting your block; otherwise the slippage of the tire when changing heights might send your block scootin' away several feet (not that this ever happenned). We had some trouble with coverage, but with a smaller block that we tested the print was perfect. I basically just ran over the block back and forth carefully with Daryl guiding me on the reverse runs; every run one tire width wide overlapping a bit. I will be happy to answer anything more specific, but really you just need to get out there and do it. It's fun! SGC Conference will have a demo with a steamroller. ************ While we are on the subject, I don't understand the use of blankets at all in relief printmaking. I have been using Ruth Leaf's method with my press, using boards as tympans and sometimes a packing of blotters. I know many relief printmakers use blankets but doesn't that make the paper go into the recesses as for etching? The flat board just presses the paper on to the inked relief. No messes, no cleaning the block, no embossment. Anyhow, Ruth's method is here: http://www.1000woodcuts.com/studio/method.html#Press It's really an encyclopedia entry. I just list it. Health to all, Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: "Robert" Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 10:45:45 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13098] Re: Car Prints charset="iso-8859-1" Angela, If you are using plywood, it will not break under you car, if you drive up on it slowly, the tire will flex around the edge and will not move the board but you may want to take the precaution of fixing the board in place. I drove a couple of 10 penny nails down into the asphalt to hold mine, worked fine. try to center the weight of the wheel on the print. We had one person drive back and forth on their print, not very wise but the result was "interesting". Good luck. ps use a 3/4 inch board or top the one you have with one to get an even distribution of pressure Robert ------------------------------ From: "Bridget Henry" Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:11:31 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13099] Re: Baren Digest v14 #1296 My snakeys went out in the mail on Monday, I hope they are not too oily. I considered titling the print "Irish Exiles Seek a New Tongue" but decided to stick with "Tongue Tied" as it was less obscure and more importantly easier to fit on the print. For those snake recipients who want a story with their print I considered that my snakes are the very same ones forced to leave Ireland and I assume it was by boat. I am teaching my first class in woodcarving tonight so hopefully all will go well and new printers will be born. Bridget Henry ------------------------------ From: Shireen Holman Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:49:10 -0500 Subject: [Baren 13101] blankets The paper doesn't go into the recesses if you don't use too much pressure - if you want an embossing you can always use more pressure. I like to use blankets because since they have some 'give' I don't have to worry about the block being warped; the blankets will press the paper down over all parts of the board. Also, because of the give and the way it presses the paper, you don't need to use as much ink, so you can print with only a thin layer of ink on the block. Shireen *********************************************** Shireen Holman, Printmaker and Book Artist email: shireenh@earthlink.net http://www.shireenholman.com *********************************************** ------------------------------ From: Raymond Pflederer Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:02:07 -0600 Subject: [Baren 13102] wringer washing machine Has anyone tried to print lino or anything else using one of those old wringer washing machines? I'm talking about the rollers on top, not washing them! I think I read about this in a book. Any input? Carolyn ------------------------------ From: Lawrence Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:10:49 +1100 Subject: [Baren 13103] Re: wringer washing machine It can work ok, but I found it best to buffer top and bottom of the print and paper. I (when I have tried to do this) used ply on top lino (inked) then paper then ply. Those mangles can get a lot of pressure so be careful not to squash your lino (and fingers). Also a bit of printers rubber matt in there is a nicer solution than etching felt (as far as relief printing goes anyhow). ciao ------------------------------ From: David Bull Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 08:40:02 +0900 Subject: [Baren 13104] Exhibition news ... The Second Annual 'Surimono Albums' exhibition is now up and running here in Tokyo. A small 'walk-through' of the show is at: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~xs3d-bull/exhibitions_events/finished_events.html Dave ------------------------------ From: Claude Villeneuve Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:01:56 -0500 Subject: [Baren 13105] Re: wringer washing machine My first "press" was an old wooden wringer with rubber rollers my husband found in a garage sale. What I used to do not to have creased or crumpled paper and not to dirty the rollers was to sandwhich my lino plate and my paper between two pieces of newsprints and 2 pieces of carboard (the thickness of mat boards) - the size of my printing paper. It worked very well for small prints! Claude AimŽe Villeneuve ------------------------------ From: Sunnffunn@aol.com Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:12:38 EST Subject: [Baren 13106] Re: wringer washing machine on this subject my first thaought was oh my now they re talking wringer washers. good greif where is this list going? WAITome f ahat i say and share i snot of interest to everyone, I am preaching tolerance and patience . This is important t the person who needs this information t create prints. (O: ------------------------------ From: B E Mason Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:38:31 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13107] exhibition Dave, As usual it looks spectacular! It is suich a tremendous amount of work to do for an exhibit that lasts only a week. I know this is always the way you do it, but still I marvel at so much energy used for so short a time! I do like the display, the light on each print really makes them look outstanding.. We are all hoping you get a lot of new subscriptions and have energy left for the move to your new place. Maybe someday we will have a baren party in Japan. You never know what could happen. I printed on an old wringer press, larger than a hand washing one, but it must have been used for large washing or something. It had a leaf spring for pressure and wooden rollers, truly a real antique. It is in a corner of my studio somewhere. I actually used a thin board as a press bed and put it through the rollers with the work. I couldn't get enough pressure to do a very good impression, but I did have a lot of fun with it and it was portable, if you were strong. I could barely lift it. It did not have a release like a true wringer for a washing machine. Just be careful, don't loose any fingers in the new "press". Barbara ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest v14 #1298 *****************************