Baren Digest             Wednesday, 30 October 2002     Volume 21 : Number 2011


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:55:22 EST
Subject: [Baren 19682] Re: New year cards: sheep vs goats 

WILL DO A SELF PORTRAIT     FURRY = OLD GOAT

JOHN

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From: "Bill H. Ritchie, Jr." <ritchie#seanet.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 07:51:25 -0800
Subject: [Baren 19683] Toxic printmaking and Hashimoto's Disease 

Printmaker's Beware!

Here's another heads up as to the advantage of water-based printmaking, such
as hanga. I was diagnosed yesterday as having Hashimoto's disease. The
doctors had wondered why my autoimmune system had kicked in and made weird
charts for me.

In their questions, they asked about "exposure", meaning any kind of toxic
chemical or radiation that might affect the thyroid. All we could come up
with was my years of teaching and practicing various printmaking techniques
in the dark ages at the University of Washington.

There, throughout the history of printmaking, little was known or talked
about as regards the toxic effects of solvents such as those used in
laquer-based collagraphs, tuluols for lithography plate making, and etching
grounds for photo-etching.

True, I tried to practice good hazards reduction, by requiring students to
purchase those expensive  ($30) face masks, and I rigged up some clever ways
to ventilate the screen printing area. The division chair, Glen Alps,
however, missed the age of enlightenment by about ten years. He's no longer
with us, as most of you may already know.

Hashimoto's is not life-threatening, although once having developed it you
are on hormone replacement for the rest of your life. If ignored, of course,
a person's system cannot sustain, and certainly it does change your life as
hypothyroidism is the result.

So, three cheers again for the wisdom of learning non-toxic printmaking
processes, and an especially high reason for pursuing your art and craft in
Asian-style waterbase printmaking and wood, water, and all those other
"natural" materials.

As for me, I'm delighted to have learned about this now instead of ten years
from now, and I am sorry for all those printmakers and want-to-be
printmakers who belittle the risks of toxic printmaking processes. It is not
worth it.

PS: I'm grateful to the team at Bastyr University Health Center here in the
Pacific Northwest who were curious enough to double check my test
screening--Hashimoto's is not usually found in males and so many times it is
overlooked. Bastyr, in case you don't know about them, is a center for
naturopathic medicine.

Professional Career Site: www.seanet.com/~ritchie
First Emeralda Portal Site: www.artsport.com
Bill's Virtual Art Gallery & e-commerce Site: www.myartpatron.com
Experimental Free Site: www.freeyellow.com/members/videoprint
Snail Mail: 500 Aloha #105, Seattle 98109
e-mail: ritchie#seanet.com


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From: Mike Lyon <mikelyon#mlyon.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 10:40:42 -0600
Subject: [Baren 19684] Re: Toxic printmaking and Hashimoto's Disease 

Dear Bill,

How interesting...  You are the first other 'guy' I know who also has 
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (affects as many as 2% of all women and 98% of 
sufferers are women -- does this speak to our masculinity, do you 
think?)...  It's interesting that there are (at least) two of us men in our 
relatively small barenforum sample, as only about .04% of men (1 in 2,500) 
are affected -- if it's just the two of us, Bill, that would be about 20 
times greater incidence among Baren members than 'normal'.

I was diagnosed about three years ago after routine blood work showed 
elevated indicator antibodies. My doctor told me that it is an inherited 
auto-immune disease, but perhaps environmental factors <are> significant...

Sorry for the possible off-topic posting, but are there others among us who 
have the disease?

- -- Mike

At 07:51 AM 10/29/2002 -0800, you wrote:

>Printmaker's Beware!
>
>Here's another heads up as to the advantage of water-based printmaking, such
>as hanga. I was diagnosed yesterday as having Hashimoto's disease. The
>doctors had wondered why my autoimmune system had kicked in and made weird
>charts for me.


Mike Lyon
mailto:mikelyon#mlyon.com
http://www.mlyon.com 


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From: "Tyrus Clutter" <TRClutter#NNU.Edu>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 09:02:36 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19685] Re: New year cards: sheep vs goats 

I haven't done the New Year exchange before, but am particularly
interested in this subject matter. How are we signing up for this
again?

TyRuS

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From: Aqua4tis#aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 15:07:05 EST
Subject: [Baren 19686] Re: New year cards: sheep vs goats 



tyrus
   this is the site 
http://www.skokienet.org/bandits/jcrstuff/blacksheep/>2002 Year of the Sheep Print Exchange
and to be added to the exchange just email julio at  Julio.Rodriguez#walgreens.com

georga  
    

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From: "Mary Kuster" <mkuster#ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 18:56:31 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19687] Fw: Chair Search 

For any of those who may be interested, I forward this..........

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Arturo Alonzo Sandoval" <arturo6#prodigy.net>


> Please pass on the job search information below to whom ever you feel may
>
>be interested in the Chair position at the University of Kentucky. You may
>have them contact me via email for any additional questions they may have.

> Thanks in advance.
> arturo
>
> Chair: Department of Art
>
> The Department of Art at the University of Kentucky, a Research I, Land
>Grant University, seeks an energetic, mid-career professional to serve as
>the Chair of the Department beginning July, 2003. Appointment will be at the
>rank of tenured Professor or Associate Professor. Salary is nationally
>competitive.

>
> The Department of Art is a unit of the College of Fine Arts and offers
>programs in Art Education, Art History, and Art Studio. Degrees include BA
>and MA in Art Education and Art History; BA, BFA, and MFA in Art Studio. Art
>Studio programs include ceramics, drawing, fiber, new media, painting,
>photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

>
> A distinguished faculty of 22 full and 10 part time members serves a
>diverse student body of over 325 majors and is supported by a department and
>college administrtive staff of seven. The Department of Art Chair reports to
>the Dean of the College of Fine Arts. Facilities on the Central Campus
>include the Fine Arts Building, The Lucille Caudill Little Library, and a
>state of the art Technology Center. The Reynolds Building art studio
>facility is located on the west campus. On campus galleries include The
>Tuska Gallery for Contemporary Art, the Raymond Barnhart Student Gallery,
>and the UK Art Museum.

>
> The successful candidate will hold credentials suitable for appointment
>with tenure at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor. The Department
>seeks a Chair capable of fostering individual initiative as well as
>cooperation in collaborative policy-making and change. Responsibilities
>include administrative and artistic oversight of all department activities
>including supervision of personnel, curriculum, fiscal planning and
>management, and student recruitment. The successful candidate will also have
>demonstrated abilities in successful grant writing and in  implementing
>programs which include and accommodate diverse populations.

>
> All inquiries will be held in confidence. Applications should include a
>complete CV, contact for five references, and documentation of professional
>work and should be addressed to: Department of Art, Chair Search Committee,
>207 Fine Arts Building, College of Fine Arts, University of Kentucky,
>Lexington, KY 40506 - 0022. Review of applications will begin January 20,
>2003 and continue until the position is filled. The University of Kentucky
>is actively committed to increasing diversity within our community.

> AA/EOE/WMA
>
> Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Full Professor, Department of Art, University of
>Kentucky,

> studio phone: 859-257-8149
> Home and FAX phone: 859-273-8898
> email: arturo6#prodigy.net
> web page: www.arturoart.com, "Work Produces Results"




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From: Cucamongie#aol.com
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:29:47 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19688] solarplates 

just catching up on email - Juan Guerrero, you were looking for more info on solarplates?  
Dan Welden's site, www.solarplate.com, has a bunch of information.  Barbara Mason, do you 
know any more sites that tell more about this technique?
best wishes all,
Sarah

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