Baren Digest Tuesday, 3 April 2001 Volume 15 : Number 1377 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Bea Gold" Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 08:03:46 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14106] Exchange # 10 early sign up Hi all, Baren people are really moving fast. Early sign up for Baren Exchange # 10 started just yesterday and as of Monday morning, Los Angeles, California, USA, April 2, 2001(my birthday) time the list is up to 17 http://barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_sign-up.html Bea Gold ------------------------------ From: multiartist@email.com (carl bindhammer) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:35:31 -0600 Subject: [Baren 14107] Re: Deckled or torn edges Greetings to the best forum on the net! I have lurked and lurked for months, but now feel compelled to "come out". I make my living as a sculptor and a part time art professor at a local community college. My favorite material to sculpt is wood and am kept busy with commissions. While searching for a medium which would produce art that could be sold at a lower price than the 4 to 5 figure sculptures I typically produce, I discovered woodcut printmaking. My carving and drawing experience provides a considerable advantage in producing plates. I'm so passionate about this new-found method of expression that I don't think I've had a full night's sleep in a year. I am fascinated with Gustaf Bauman's work and pattern my approach after my understanding of his. I am also developing a printing process which I call "pyroxylography". This method produces a print resembling an etching while retaining the visual charm of wood grain. The wood grain can be controlled to enhance the "etched" image. It also avoids the offensive chemicals problem associated with metal etching. Now to get to the reason for my coming out. Is it possible that the deckled or torn edge is a regional preference? . Every print I have sold so far has been in the Dallas/Fort Worth region. I show the prints' edges by floating the mount with a colored backing which provides contrast for the edges. A standard mat is then mounted a fraction of an inch away from the print edges. I have not been able to sell a print with standard matting if the customer sees a deckled mount. I have even had to remount to satisfy the customer's request for the exposed edges. Because of this experience, I no longer mount without the deckled or torn edges exposed I know I brought this upon myself by showing the different mounts, but I believe that I have been more successful in sales because of it (there have been times that I have feared that the customer bought my art for the edges rather than the images - they make such a fuss over it). I really would like to hear more experiences about this. Carl Bindhammer Plano, Texas ------------------------------ From: b.patera@att.net Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 18:42:54 +0000 Subject: [Baren 14108] Re: Deckled or torn edges Welcome! Tell us more about this new method you have developed. Sounds intriguing. Barbara P. ------------------------------ From: "Kinzua" Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 16:44:26 -0400 Subject: [Baren 14109] Re: Baren Digest v15 #1376 Hello All, I've been in lurking mode lately but loving all the info about paper and ink. I'm working on my exchange piece and feeling inadequate. I was determined to do a woodcut, then when I learned lino was acceptable for the exchanges I began to chicken out. Trouble is I know I can do an acceptable linoleum cut but not serious woodcut. With so many accomplished woodcut artists in the exchange I feel you deserve something at least acceptable from me. May I practice, practice, practice woodcut for some other exchange? So much to learn, but I know I can get there. Eli, I like your site. My instinct would be to group images by medium. I never want to read anything on a website or artist statement that smacks of apology or caveat. You don't apologize for your work? Then don't mention apologies. The work is what it is. Just to remind you, I'm a textile printer. Do most of my printing as textile design, then turn them into studio quilts. I just got back from the opening of an exhibition in the Philadelphia area called Art Quilts at the Sedgwick. That's Mt. Airy if anyone nearby would like to look at art quilts. I have one piece in it. They put the catalog on CD which is very nice. Karen http://homepages.msn.com/timessquare/kfberkenfeld/ ------------------------------ From: Cucamongie@aol.com Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2001 17:52:03 EDT Subject: [Baren 14110] Eli's work sorry folks, I hit the send button a minute ago by mistake before I had a chance to input my post! Anyway, here goes: Eli, I had a chance to go to your site today, love it! very whimsical, wonderful work, great sense of humor! By the way, IMHO, the portrait of your son looks "finished" to me - - but then, I happen to like stuff that is kind of raw, unfussy & "unfinished" looking! best wishes Sarah Hauser Cucamongie@aol.com ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:18:57 -0700 Subject: [Baren 14111] Baren-Suji The latest issue of Baren-Suji is ready for your review. http://barenforum.org/newsletter/issue05/issue05.html Enjoy! Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: "Garth Hammond" Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 21:35:51 -0600 Subject: [Baren 14112] Re: Deckled or torn edges RE Carl Bindhammer: Carl welcome and thanks for the imput about Deckeled edges. I love Bauman there was a show a couple of years ago in Santa Fe and I gave up my what the hell has happened to this great old town attitude! to go down there and just drool. Garth Hammond GarthArt Studio Denver CO GarthArt@Earthlink.net ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest v15 #1377 *****************************