Baren Digest Monday, 12 February 2001 Volume 14 : Number 1316 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jean Eger" Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:49:48 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13359] Skokie library use of art work charset="iso-8859-1" Hi Julio, Perhaps you should ask the library to give Jeanne Chase an honorarium for using her art work on the web, if it is to be used to promote the library in the long run. It is nice to see the library stands up against censorship and permits a nude image to be used in their web site front page. In the early days of the web we were all worried about what would be permitted. Anyway, the webmaster of the library should be aware of the implied copyright in any original work of art. I think that most people who organize exhibitions, ask permission of the artist for use of their art to advertise the exhibit. I know that the California Society of Printmakers did that, at least while I was working on exhibitions. They actually get a copyright permission signed by the artist. There is one on my web site at http://www.jeaneger.com/csp/agree.html Also, the copyright law is at http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/copyright.html Jean Eger Womack http://www.jeaneger.com ------------------------------ From: James G Mundie Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:24:14 -0500 Subject: [Baren 13360] "we interrupt this discussion for some personal horn-blowing" Howdy, folks. I had a bit of good news in the post yesterday which as it relates to printmaking I thought I would share with y'all. One of my woodcuts ("The Terrible Coney", 2000) is to be part of the Boston Printmaker's biennial at Boston University, and it seems that my print has received the award of Juror's Commendation from David Kiehl, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Whitney Museum. I don't really know what this approbation entails, but it's pretty neat, huh? I believe I recall reading that some fellow Barenites were also in this show... Mario, perhaps? Anybody else? Back to trying to finish this late print for exchange #8... Cheers, James http://www.missioncreep.com/mundie/index.htm awarded a Site of the Year award for 2000 by Yahoo ------------------------------ From: B E Mason Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:20:55 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13362] Congratualtions Jim, What exciting news, an award and judged by such a prestigious guy.....our hats are off to you!!!!! Hit him up for a show at the Whitney if you meet him, even if you don't meet him, write him a letter, send him slides of your other work. Who you know is everything! Barbara ------------------------------ From: B E Mason Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 17:40:10 -0800 Subject: [Baren 13363] Dan Smith Water based inks I spent a little while working with these inks this AM and will report I was favorably impressed. These are the new Dan Smith water soluble relief inks. I printed an old lino block plate and used all the colors (I forgot to get black, I don't know how I did this) and found them pretty good. I printed on dry arches 88 paper. The ink stayed wet for several hours on the glass. It handled a lot like oil and rolled out well. I liked the transparent base. I did not print one color over another as I was in a hurry, but all the colors printed strongly and with good definition and blended together well. No mud when mixing the colors. I did not have any problem with small lines filling in. So there you go. I would need more time to play with them to give a better report, but so far I liked them. They did not thin with water perfectly, the pigment tended to float in the water a bit, but not horribly. A tentative thumbs up on these. Sorry if you get this three or four times.....if so you are like me and on too many lists. Clean up was great! Best to all, Barbara ------------------------------ From: GraphChem@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:10:38 EST Subject: [Baren 13365] Re: Daniel Smith waterbased inks Actually, Graphic has had inks out there that are water clean up long before Akoua or Dan Smith. You can't thin them with water (you have to use the vehicle) but you can clean up with soap and water. If you let them dry, you will have trouble cleaning up - someone suggested rubbing alcohol if that happens. Anyone that wants a sample, call 1-800-465-7382 and refer to the baren site. ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest v14 #1316 *****************************