Baren Digest               Friday, 30 March 2001       Volume 14 : Number 1373


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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 07:23:47 -0600
Subject: [Baren 14078] The Snake Song........ 

A few more slithering creatures have made their way to my humble home. I
have updated the web site (Dimitris, I am looking for a large scanner to do
your print....I will send you TWO rulers for Christmas!). Mine are ready
for shipping as soon as they pass the required quarantine period......with
Sue, Le, John and others posting on their status I think we are down to
about a dozen or so to go......please get them out before May 5th so I can
exhibit them in Skokie......

Thanks to Barbara, Kris, Ira, Eli, Dimitris and Gerald for the latest
batch......

http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/jcrstuff/snakes/


Has everyone heard the new song craze going around the country ? Is has our
snakes for a theme...and it goes like this :

70 snakes to go in the print run....70 snakes to go...put a sheet down, rub the
baren around...69 snakes to go in the run..........

69 snakes to go in the print run......69 snakes to go....put a sheet down,
rub the baren around...68 snakes to go in the run..........

68 snakes to go in the print run......68 snakes to go...........

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From: "Jeanne Norman Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 13:32:33 -0500
Subject: [Baren 14079] Re: The Snake Song.......& oil paint 

Dimitri is going to receive a lot of scissors!!!

Quick someone, what is the year of the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2002,
I want to get a jump start.

Question;  I have lots and lots of oil paint, from the days of old when I
used to paint large oil paintings. I have tried to use them for wood block
printing and they seem to refuse to roll out like velvet and come out
looking like cement on my paper. I have used linseed oil, burnt plate oil,
gel and still has that cement look to it. I guess I am too stubborn and want
to use the paint up on woodblocks. I do have block printing ink and etching
ink. But is'nt there some way I can use the oil (Winsor Newton) on the
woodblocks?

Jeanne N.

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From: "eli griggs" <eli.griggs@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:59:08 -0500
Subject: [Baren 14080] Re: The Snake Song.......& oil paint 

Hi there:

Have you tried using transparent base with your oil paints?

Something to remember is that Windsor & Newton manipulate their pigments so
that they all have a similar feel.  They do this by adding fillers, waxes,
driers, chalks, etc.  They also might use oils other than linseed in their
mixes.  This may well have an effect when you try to further amend the paint
for printing.  Paint made with no other ingredients than linseed oil and
pigments, such as Old Holland, might be better suited for printmaking.

Maybe someone from Graphic Chemical can give some tips on using transparent
base with oil paints?

You might also consider combining the woodcut with easel painting by using
the reverse of your blocks for panels.  Two art forms combined into one
economy.

Eli Griggs
Charlotte N.C.
USA



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From: Studio Dalwood <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 22:24:40 +1000
Subject: [Baren 14081] Stuff 

April said

"Then I gave a class at Josephine Press in Santa
Monica, a treat."

Wow! Great name for a press! But they didnt ask my
permission to use it?


Snakes.
A few more scurried in this week. I think I'm down to the
last half dozen or so that I havent got. Will check soon. Le
Green - I sent yours out late, did you get it yet? And
everyone else should have received mine long ago, if you
didnt get one can you let me know.


New work
The australian only exchange was loaded up onto Print
Australia yesterday, you can see it at
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/ausex/ausex.htm

ANd I took some time out to load up some images of some new
(related) work of my own at
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/wound/wounded.htm

Josephine

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From: owner-baren
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:36:42 +0900
Subject: [none]


hey everyone-

i want you to know that i didn't disappear completely after requiring your 
badly needed help. it's just that i needed to get back into the studio-

i am no longer having any problems with my block (baltic birch) buckling and 
bubbling up- i guess soaking it in a kiddy pool of water for half an hour or 
so isn't necessary (i now think this is funny). some damp towels laid over 
the surface seems to work just fine.

you all told me that the arches watercolor paper i'm using is less than ideal 
( that's putting it lightly)- even i can tell that this is not the hanga 
experience i'm looking for. so, i'm here asking for more help from you folks 
out there.

because i'm working large, i need sheets of paper that are at least 24 x 36" 
and fairly heavy- at least 130 grams, sized, white or whitish in color- and 
around $10-$12 per sheet. 

Macleans has one paper that's too thin- nishinouchi, and another that's too 
small- torinoko, altho i'm sure they are very nice to use.

the baren mall (i've been looking at the matsumura site) has so many papers, 
and i don't know enough to really make an educated choice. Any suggestions? 
my rudimentary math tells me that 970 x 670 mm is roughly 38 x 27"- am i 
close? Has anyone used a paper from the baren mall that they can recommend?

i appreciate seeing everyone's images very much- as soon as i have something 
online, i'll be sure to invite you.

thanks in advance,

noreen richards

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From: DosDots@aol.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:16:21 EST
Subject: [Baren 14083] missing message 

i'm going to try this again...

hey everyone-

i want you to know that i didn't disappear completely after requiring your 
badly needed help. it's just that i needed to get back into the studio-

i am no longer having any problems with my block (baltic birch) buckling and 
bubbling up- i guess soaking it in a kiddy pool of water for half an hour or 
so isn't necessary (i now think this is funny). some damp towels laid over 
the surface seems to work just fine.

you all told me that the arches watercolor paper i'm using is less than ideal 
( that's putting it lightly)- even i can tell that this is not the hanga 
experience i'm looking for. so, i'm here asking for more help from you folks 
out there.

because i'm working large, i need sheets of paper that are at least 24 x 36" 
and fairly heavy- at least 130 grams, sized, white or whitish in color- and 
around $10-$12 per sheet. 

Macleans has one paper that's too thin- nishinouchi, and another that's too 
small- torinoko, altho i'm sure they are very nice to use.

the baren mall (i've been looking at the matsumura site) has so many papers, 
and i don't know enough to really make an educated choice. Any suggestions? 
my rudimentary math tells me that 970 x 670 mm is roughly 38 x 27"- am i 
close? Has anyone used a paper from the baren mall that they can recommend?

i appreciate seeing everyone's images very much- as soon as i have something 
online, i'll be sure to invite you.

thanks in advance,

noreen richards

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