Baren Digest               Monday, 11 March 2002       Volume 18 : Number 1757


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From: Printmaker <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:11:25 +1100
Subject: [Baren 17434] Graham Hall Prints 

Maurice said

"Barbara gave me the name of an art teacher, Graham Hall,
who was located in New Zealand 
(Wanganui Girls College, Wanganui, New Zealand). After
several emails between us, Graham and I set up a date in May
for our exchange with the theme being "The self-portrait."
In the mean time, Graham sent me some multi-color woodblock
prints that his students (age 16 - 19 years old) had done. I
was able to post them on our schools web site for all to 
see. The web site is.
http://www.jesuitportland.com/visualart.shtml

The students did an awesome job and we at Jesuit are proud
to post them. The theme of their work is based on the movie
"Metropolis" "

Hi Maurice

This is great news! Graham  was the co-ordinator of the Open
print exchange on Print Australia last year. He and his
colleague Marty Vreede both have works on the Print
Australia website for viewing if you would like to see more.
Go to
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/wil/w22.jpg
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/open/op13.jpg
http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/open/op01.jpg

enjoy!
Josephine

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From: slinders@attbi.com
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:12:38 -0600
Subject: [Baren 17435] Re: Statue 

Perhaps this is already an "art knock-off".  It seems very, very
close to Rodin's most famous sculpture, The Thinker (1880).
<http://www.rodinmuseum.org/visit.html>
<http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/conservation/projects/rodin/1.shtml>

BTW, "Darwin's Ape" is on clearance special
<http://www.designtoscano.com/catalog/prod_12095.html?Key=12249262427575322323>!

Sharen


Charles Morgan wrote:

> 
> Ahh, maybe I do fret too much ... but it was a really great statue for me
> at the time. And I see that it still sells well. Wish I could create an
> image that is so endurable.
> 
> The artist was Francisco Ramo, born 1926. I do not know where the original
> is, but you can buy copies in various sizes all over. He also wrote a
> satirical poem to the effect that man could not have descended from apes,
> because the behavior of man is so bad he could not have come from the apes.
> 
> It was fun tracking it down.
> 
> Cheers ....... Charles


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From: Charles Morgan <cmorgan@uvic.ca>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 14:59:02 -0800
Subject: [none]

Sharen,

Most certainly you are right about Ramo styling it after Rodin's Thinker. I 
think Ramo's little twist makes it that much more clever.

Cheers ...... Charles

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From: Legreenart@cs.com
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:31:25 EST
Subject: [Baren 17437] Re: Baren Digest V18 #1756 


A year ago, I bought an antique star wheel press, this summer we found a home 
for it, and began to look in to how to set it up and print on it. This led us 
into a new friendship, which developed into StoneMetal Press' Current print 
show in San Antonio.
 Black Printmakers in Houston: The John Biggers Legacy that opened February 
1st, and in now being extended through March 24. 
 Dr. John Biggers died last year, but left a generation of Black artists 
behind through his teaching. Biggers is featured in many museum collections 
and textbooks. Primarily a painter and muralist, he also was involved in 
printmaking. Charles Criner, now the resident printer at the Museum of 
Printing History in Houston, helped us arrange to show the work of  Dr. 
Biggers, Harvey Johnson, and himself. Our little studiio is really developing 
a following of collectors because of  our  exhibitions.
       The next show will be Will be another great one, Biron Valier of 
Australia.
       If any one comes through the San Antonio area, let me know, we can 
always arrange to give you a studio tour outside of regular hours...  

Yours, 
Le Green
StoneMetal Press
Email: legreenart@cs.com
http://www.stonemetal-press.com


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From: "Maurice Fykes III" <mfykes@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:48:31 -0800
Subject: [Baren 17438] Re: Graham Hall Prints 

Thank you so much Josephine,
I'll check those links out.

Maurice 

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Printmaker" <severn@acay.com.au>



> Hi Maurice
> 
> This is great news! Graham was the co-ordinator of the Open
> print exchange on Print Australia last year. He and his
> colleague Marty Vreede both have works on the Print
> Australia website for viewing if you would like to see more.
> Go to
> http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/wil/w22.jpg
> http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/open/op13.jpg
> http://www.acay.com.au/~severn/open/op01.jpg
> 
> enjoy!
> Josephine
> 


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From: Printmaker <severn@acay.com.au>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:55:55 +1100
Subject: [Baren 17439] Re: music  

Graham said
"Maybe I can retire and hang up my short and curlies."

Or maybe we could hanga you _by_ your short and curlies?  [;-)] 

*boom tish!*

Josie
whose eyes are watering at the thought, ouch!

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From: "Maurice Fykes III" <mfykes@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:05:33 -0800
Subject: [Baren 17440] Re: Baren Digest V18 #1756 

Le,
Wow, The print exhibit sounds exciting!
Being African American, I would delight in viewing the exhibit. Is there 
a link to the "Black Printmakers in Houston: The John Biggers Legacy" 
site ?

Maurice
 
 
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Legreenart@cs.com

 
>...Black Printmakers in Houston: The John Biggers Legacy...opened 
>February 1st, and is now being extended through March 24.
  
>Dr. John Biggers died last year, but left a generation of Black 
>artists behind through his teaching. Biggers is featured in many museum 
>Museum of Printing History in Houston, helped us arrange to show the 
>work of  Dr. Biggers, Harvey Johnson, and himself. Our little studio is 
>really developing a following of collectors because of  our 
>exhibitions...
>
>

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From: "Jean Eger Womack" <jeaneger@jeaneger.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 18:15:07 -0800
Subject: [Baren 17441] Re:   Baren Digest V18 #1756 

Monoprinting with water-based media seems to be the most popular medium to
teach high school students who are beginning printmakers.  I also taught
etching using a nail to etch plastic and then used Speedball waterbased ink
to print in a press.  Your positive attitude will be very important to them.
Also they like xeroxed handouts.  Summer school is more relaxed than regular
school, from what I have seen.

Continuation school means smaller classes, less pressure, less competition.

Howard and I are still talking about what we will do this summer, if I don't
get a job teaching summer school.  Hopefully we can visit both Vancouver and
Missouri.

I finished my big print last week and I'll mail it somehow this week.  Also
the smaller 911 print to Barbara Mason.
Jean
e-mail: jeaneger@jeaneger.com
http://www.jeaneger.com



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From: Graham <gscholes@woodblock.info>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 20:44:21 -0800
Subject: [Baren 17442] For Frank Trueba only. 

Unable to contact Frank Trueba at his e-mail address.

Frank please contact us 
gscholes@woodblock.info Thanks, 

Graham & Marnie 

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From: Daniel Dew <ddew@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 08:01:16 -0500
Subject: [Baren 17443] Curiousity 

Hey Graham, I was looking through the past exchanges, trying to get a handle
on this Hanga stuff, which I plan on trying very soon.

I decided to go to the Baren Forum Exchange site which has the posts of all
the previous exchanges, when I noticed that in all the exchanges you
participated in, your prints are "removed".
What's up?  Why are all your prints gone?
I thought as a part of the "group" and your experience, yours were the first
Hanga ones I looked for, but they are gone.
Why are yours not a part of the Baren pages?


Daniel L. Dew
http://www.dandew.com/
ddew@tampabay.rr.com



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