Baren Digest Friday, 29 June 2001 Volume 15 : Number 1474 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: GWohlken Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 10:04:41 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15011] Re: Baren Digest -- Hatch Show Prints John Center, you mentioned something about the Hatch Show Prints out of Nashville, and I have been meaning to tell you that we visited them a couple years ago and it was a wonderful place. We were invited behind the sales area to see the presses and the large carved blocks that are stacked in slots from floor to ceiling. If you ever get a chance to go to Nashville, I'd recommend visiting them. I bought a couple prints from them. They had made one for Dr. Martin's shoes that was only a few dollars and my son now has that framed and hanging on his dining room wall. I bought one of a mule (not much to do with their show prints, but the artist liked to do his own woodcuts aside from the business end of it, and I was smitten with that one). I wish I remembered more about the presses to tell you, but at that time I was more interested in the blocks themselves. They were poplar blocks (which is what I use most often). Bea, you mentioned pressing the paper to get rid of creases. Someone, and I wish I could remember who (I think a bookbinder) told me heat should never be applied to paper because it changes it. The times I have tried it made the paper appear strangely flat and it wanted to roll at the ends. I think dampening and pressing with weight might be better for the paper. Gayle Ohio, USA ------------------------------ From: "David Stones" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:33:22 +0900 Subject: [Baren 15012] Re: Works of art charset="shift_jis" Dear All, This has nothing to do with the extended discussion on print/art copies but does have a direct relation to those of us who use traditional tools and water-based pigment. I'm scheduled to give six workshops for an art museum and wanted to use traditional tools so I asked Dave B to give me a quote (for the museum) for Fumi's hakobi - for those who maybe don't know, these are "transfer brushes" to carry pigment to the block - and when I received my package I found the most nicely produced hakobi there must be available. My own-produced versions are ex-baren covers pounded with an old rice mallet and bound with rough cord to old chop sticks... they function. Fumi's are nearly too good to use... check them out. The only thing they have in common with mine are the chopsticks... Nice work Fumi! Yes, this is a blatant advert - for some real art... Please check the Baren Mall at http://barenforum.org/mall/index.html Dave S (Ishita) ------------------------------ From: "Bea Gold" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:46:55 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15013] # 11 sign up Just wanted to remind you all that the #11 sign up will open on July 1st -Here's the information: Theme: Flora Paper dimension: o-ban size - a range of 10 x 15 inches (25.4 x 38 centimeters) to 10 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (26.6 x 39.4 centimeters). vertical or horizontal orientation. Advance sign-up period: One week from 3:00 p.m. of July 1st (GMT), through July 7th. Advance sign-up is open only to members who did not have a chance to participate in the previous exchange (#10). Note: the actual moment of startup has been selected in order that the largest possible number of [Baren] members will be awake. This will be somewhere in the morning of July 1st for west-coast Americans, mid-day for east-coasters and Brazilians, afternoon/evening for those in Europe and the Middle East, and late in the evening for the Far East (Residents of Hawaii will have to set their alarm clocks and get up in the middle of the night) Please check your local equivalent time carefully. General sign-up period begins exactly one week later: 3:00 p.m. of July 8th (GMT). General sign-up is of course open to any [Baren] member. (Anyone who will be 'on holiday' or away from their computer during their particular sign-up period should make arrangements with a friend to make the sign-up for them.) Get ready, Bea Gold ------------------------------ From: "Maria Arango" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:37:26 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15014] RE: # 11 sign up > Advance sign-up period: One week from 3:00 p.m. of July 1st (GMT), through > July 7th. Advance sign-up is open only to members who did not > have a chance > to participate in the previous exchange (#10). What is the destiny of those of us in the waiting list for #10. It is obvious by now that we will not get to participate in #10. Do we belong to the category of those who did not get to participate? Maria ------------------------------ From: "Tyrus Clutter" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 11:53:59 -0600 Subject: [Baren 15015] #10 Speaking of Exchange #10... Just wanted to put some pressure on (and = perhaps brag a bit). I printed my blocks and am currently trimming the = paper down. I expect to send the prints out at the beginning of next week. = Remember, only a month left. I'll be showing these prints and those from #8 second semester (I think in = January) as that is when my releif class is in session. TyRuS ------------------------------ From: Daniel Dew Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:56:48 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15016] Re: # 11 sign up Sniff, sniff, do I smell another Salon? Anyone? dan dew > From: "Maria Arango" > What is the destiny of those of us in the waiting list for #10. It is > obvious by now that we will not get to participate in #10. Do we belong to > the category of those who did not get to participate? > Maria > ------------------------------ From: "Bea Gold" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:30:07 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15017] Re: # 11 sign up charset="shift_jis" >From what Lynette has said, it looks like those of us on the #10 wait list will be eligible for #11 - Lynette - are you there? What do you think? All #10 ers hanging in? Bea >What is the destiny of those of us in the waiting list for #10. It is >obvious by now that we will not get to participate in #10. Do we belong to >the category of those who did not get to participate? >Maria > ------------------------------ From: "Murilo Pereira" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:32:26 -0300 Subject: [Baren 15018] Re: # 11 sign up charset="iso-8859-1" Hi, printmakers/woodcuters (can't remember if it's doble "t"), here's and idea - maybe not new - without prejudice: why won't you, "the bosses" , plan two exchanges: one fot the bareners first time, and one second for the veterans? At the same time I have to recognize and to give thanks for have the chance to participate in this exchange with so select and powerful group of artists on the web all over the world with so nice and enchentˇe people - living in some many worderful and different places which I know only by heart. If I would have really the honour of participate in the "11", and ask if when I have my collection could I show them in a official expositions here in my city? Best wishes, Murilo , Florian—polis, Santa Catarina island, Brazil. If you wish call me at 048-2252885. ------------------------------ From: Sunnffunn@aol.com Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:51:19 EDT Subject: [Baren 15019] Re: # 11 sign up I pray I am hanging in for #10 the block is carved and I am nearly half printed. But the time is inching away as we are so busy here. I am also doing the belgium bookmark swap and lost my ink to where the info was can anyone help or do I do a web search? I have not run this one either, ooops. But I have a collagraph all ready to go, I sure hope it works or i will be scrambling. Time does fly. And I think those on a wait list at this point should be allowed into the next exchange. Marilynn ------------------------------ From: "Jim Bryant" Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 18:06:09 -0600 Subject: [Baren 15020] Re: # 11 sign up boundary="MS_Mac_OE_3076596370_489881_MIME_Part" http://home.tiscalinet.be/printmaking-in-be/pr-in-be/exchange.html I think that's the link you're talking about.... jim- - ---------- From: Sunnffunn@aol.com To: baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp Subject: [Baren 15019] Re: # 11 sign up Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2001, 5:51 PM I pray I am hanging in for #10 the block is carved and I am nearly half printed. But the time is inching away as we are so busy here. I am also doing the belgium bookmark swap and lost my ink to where the info was can anyone help or do I do a web search? I have not run this one either, ooops. But I have a collagraph all ready to go, I sure hope it works or i will be scrambling. Time does fly. And I think those on a wait list at this point should be allowed into the next exchange. Marilynn ------------------------------ From: Lynita Shimizu Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:30:38 -0400 Subject: [Baren 15021] Re: # 11 sign up Sorry to be slow responding ... had a "procedure" done yesterday and am kind of still in La La Land. Anyway, all members of the #10 Exchange have responded that they are definitely planning to complete their prints and stay in the Exchange. Seems to me that #10 Waiting List folk should be considered "non participants" and be able to jump into Exchange 11. Lynita ------------------------------ From: Julianne Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 23:13:59 +1000 Subject: [Baren 15022] Any tips for doing test prints? Graham I always knew I had a guardian angle somewhere - unfortunately the first half of your message was jumbled - words on top of words - but I got the gist of it. Yes I would love some help with my first woodblock print! I'm OK right now - The story so far is that in a fit of madness I actually signed up for Print Australia's exchange G, so I'm in it for real this time - gulp. I've chosen a piece to illustrate, and am cutting the key block at the moment. I know I should keep it simple, but I seem to think I need at least 4 colours, as well as the key block. My husband Simon has made me a registration board. It's a board with a raised side and top to hold the block, with a row of nails at the top to hold the paper. I lashed out last week & invested in a number of lithographic inks - too late to go with water based ones as you suggested I'm afraid. Barbara Mason kindly replied to me saying she likes litho ink better - so that was good enough recomendation for me. I know what you are saying about water based inks - I've gotton the impression though reading some of Baren members discussions that it is not so easy getting it off in soapy water as it should be? - I'm hoping that clean-up with vegetable oil won't be too dificult. Anyway, my next step - Using some greaseproof paper(?) and my trusty new registration board, I plan to transfer my key block (I'm cutting out of Japanese Maple) onto several blocks of lino I've already cut out to size, ready and waiting. A question:- Q. If I get a block of cardboard & stick on or paint on some texture to print as background for my keyblock - is this 'allowed' in the exchanges? Is this cheating? Are there any woodblock purists out there to be offended by this? Any tips for doing test prints? I'm really confused around this area, how to do just one print to check everything is OK. I imagine it will be a pain rolling out each colour ink, inking up each colour block, and just doing one print, making a few adjustments, and repeating it over again. I'd be grateful for any helpful tips about this. Anyone like to share their first time (printing a woodblock) experience? James Mundie wrote:- 'It was especially helpful to point out to these new and somewhat shy printmakers who the first-timers were in the exchange packages. So, rest assured in the knowledge that your work is serving to inspire and invigorate printmakers afar'. Oh dear am I really going to stand out so obviously as a first-timer! Julianne ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V15 #1474 *****************************