Baren Digest              Friday, 1 February 2002      Volume 18 : Number 1703


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From: Chelsea391@aol.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:17:58 EST
Subject: [Baren 16816] Introducing myself 

Hello everyone. I'm delurking to say how extremely interesting and useful 
this forum has been. I love how you model the way an international community 
can come together on line. Also, the web site is easy to traverse and loaded 
with information. I'm happy to be part of this, even though usually a silent 
member. 

I intend to sign up for the next exchange. I've based most (but not all) of 
my drawings and prints on musical imagery for almost 30 years, starting from 
my stint at S.W. Hayter's Atelier 17 in Paris. While there I did some life 
drawing at a Paris university, and the models were dancers dancing. My life 
is full of music anyway, and I found that translating dance gestures into 
hand movements that drive the mark-making tool suited me well. 

This worked really well in drawing and painting, and I found ways to make it 
work in etching and copper engraving. Wood-block printing is very different, 
and I'm still searching for the way to make it mine. But I love it, and like 
the surprisiing results. At least, each print has surprised me! I started 
just about a year ago, and have taken three courses in New York to move me 
along, one of them with April Vollmer.

I just turned 63 and love to have started to learn something new, 
challenging, surprising, and satisfying.

See y'all in the Exchange.

Janet Hollander, Jersey City, NJ
Nimble Jacks Design

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From: Julio.Rodriguez@walgreens.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:35:16 -0600
Subject: [Baren 16817] Re: 4th KIWA competition 01/31/2002 12:35:17 PM 

Welcome to Janet and all the other new members....

Thanks Graham for posting the info about the 4th Kiwa Exhibition in Kyoto.
Some of us that were around for the very first Baren exchange in 1999 had
our prints included by Richard Steiner in the 1999 KIWA show. This turned
out to be Baren's "coming out" party and the very first official exhibition
in which our forum group took place and got recognition.

I have another week to go before I have to put the newletter to press (as
they say!)...last chance to get published in the net's best newsletter for
woodblock...don't hold back now, anything goes!  (well..almost anything!)

thanks....Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois)...under 10" of fresh fallen
snow...


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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 11:25:35 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16818] quote! 

Victoire!

The quote in question:

> > "But more important than all this is the undeniable fact that
> > working with a
> > woodblock takes on the aspects of a struggle between antagonists. The

wood

> > is reluctant, the artist determined, and it is reasonable to suggest

that

> > the battle of wills brings about a result (snip)


was written by no other than Lynd Ward in the introduction of "Storyteller
Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward" pub in 1974
The post belonged to Shireen Holman, thank you, ma'am!
And the book is available through Amazon.com for a measly $1300, give or
take a buck. Sigh.

Incidentally, through my searches, I re-read most of the books in the
library of Barenforum.org and golly gee wiz that's good reading! For all
newcomers and everyone else, go back there once in a while and appreciate
what Master-Bull and his chillun have done for us humble woodcutters.

M




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From: FurryPressII@aol.com
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:20:06 EST
Subject: [Baren 16819] Re: quote! 

cool ms m. i got that book    lol
j. of the furry press

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