Baren Digest             Saturday, 16 November 2002     Volume 21 : Number 2029


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From: G Wohlken <blueman#pantek.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:34:38 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19844] Horses, A Press,  Sheep and Dan's Prints  

Hey, I discovered something yesterday.  You all know by now that I've 
been slow with my horses, though the two blocks are carved.  It was the 
number of prints I had to make that was so daunting.  Well, yesterday I 
thought I'd try something.  On my front porch (which is a kind of 
storage room) is an old poster press -- a small thing -- I bought for 45 
bucks from a professor at Kent State University a number of years ago. 
 I got it out, plunked it on the kitchen table and played with a 
registration system that was a bit complicated as it had to be changed 
for each block since I used scraps of wood that had other carvings on 
them, so the horse image carvings were in different places on each block 
of wood.  My way to print is do the whole print at once, rather than go 
through with one color on all the prints, then go through again with the 
next color.  But even with the changing each time of the press 
furniture, this little poster press worked very well.  I only had to do 
a little touch up with the wooden knob once in a while, but I started in 
mid afternoon and in a couple hours I had 19 of them completed.  A 
couple days, and they could all be finished!    

Sarah (those humorous fleeced babies look a bit like Kewpie Dolls 
(remember those anybody?)) and Philip, what a strong animal in your 
print--so much dignity.  Anyway, both of  you put me to shame, but now 
that I know I can make many more prints, more easily, I feel encouraged.

* * *


>http://www.dandew.com/psalm8.htm
>(This is now my favorite print)
>
>http://www.dandew.com/alpha.htm
>(Another in my animal series, sorry, it's Speedball)
>
>http://www.dandew.com/proverbs25_24.htm
>(My first attempt on new paper)
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>http://www.dandew.com/abaddon.htm
>(never, never, try to carve red oak, never again)
>

  Dan Dew, I'd like to hear more about how you got the subtleties in your 
woodcuts.  Looks almost like hand drawn lines. Tell us about what was 
difficult in carving red oak--for instance, was it too hard a wood? and 
what tool gave you such fine lines?  Nice prints!

Gayle
Ohio




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From: Daniel Dew <ddew#tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:52:48 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19845] Re: Horses, A Press,  Sheep and Dan's Prints  


> From: G Wohlken <blueman#pantek.com>


> Subject: [Baren 19844] Horses, A Press,  Sheep and Dan's Prints


> Dan Dew, I'd like to hear more about how you got the subtleties in your
> woodcuts.  Looks almost like hand drawn lines. Tell us about what was
> difficult in carving red oak--for instance, was it too hard a wood? and
> what tool gave you such fine lines?  Nice prints!
> 
> Gayle
> Ohio


Red oak just refused to be carved across grain.  If I tried to go very
detailed, I was always breaking off the line and destroying a portion of the
print.  The wood itself also sucked up the ink like a thirsty sailor!
I use a very, very small tiny carving tool I found in one of my woodworking
catalogs.  Someday, when I find their site again, I inform the group.

The background in >http://www.dandew.com/psalm8.htm

>(This is now my favorite print)

was done with a small dremel tool wire brush.  The wood was just plain old
pine form the local Home Depot, a very soft wood that allowed me to play
around with the grain.  It also allowed me to get a Hanga look with Western
style printing.

Gotta go, bye for now.


d. dew
 


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From: Vishnovus#aol.com
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:01:48 EST
Subject: [Baren 19846] sheep /goat exchange 

Sarah, Philip, hey you industrious ones, thanks! Philip, what a handsome 
fellow greeted me at the mailbox, and Sarah your print had my mother in 
stitches laughing.
Id better get going and put some thought and effort into this project. 
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Ld

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From: G Wohlken <blueman#pantek.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:26:46 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19847] Missing Digest 

Check the Baren Archives, Carol, and anyone else who didn't receive 
yesterday's digest.  I didn't recieve one either, but  was able to 
retrieve and put online the messages that came to me from an alternate 
backup list.

http://barenforum.org/archives/vol21/v21_2027.txt


Gayle, Wearing the Archivist's Hat  
Ohio


>From: "carolwagner" <carolwagner#softcom.net>
>Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 17:33:40 -0800
>Subject: [Baren 19842] RE: Baren Digest V21 #2027 
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>OK, who ate the Baren Digest V21 #2027 content!?
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>puzzled in Sacramento...
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>Baren Digest             Thursday, 14 November 2002     Volume 21 : Number
>2027
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From: Charles Morgan <cmorgan#uvic.ca>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:12:50 -0800
Subject: [Baren 19848] sheep 

Hey, I got my postcards from Sarah and Phillip, too. I have a big photo 
album for card exchange prints. You guys are quick off the mark, and are 
first in the sheep exchange section!!! You prompted me to get to work. I 
have my design pretty well in hand, and hope to be printing soon.

Cheers to all ........ Charles

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From: "marilynn smih" <marilynnsmih#hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 08:35:28 -0800
Subject: [Baren 19849] Re: Baren Digest V21 #2028 

Lezle Williams are you out there?  I want to talk with you about your 
firemans print.
Marilynn Smith
mariynnsmih#hotmail.com




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From: Cucamongie#aol.com
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:14:55 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19850] Sheep, ponies, rams, etc. 

Sheep and ponies and rams, oh my!  I love getting these cards, never mind if 
the horsies are a little late.  Wanda, thanks for the nice feedback on my 
sheep card - I look forward to seeing your animals as well, and I'd love 
to meet you someday, I'm sure we'd have a lot of laughs.
Dan, your new work is great.  It has so much presence and power.  
I also recently took on the daunting task of immortalizing a gorilla.  
I created a limited edition of prints which I donated to the Gorilla Foundation, 
the organization which works with Koko and other gorillas, teaching them sign 
language, etc.  They will have the print up on their website at some point, I'll 
keep you posted (their website is koko.org).  At any rate, I did a bunch of drawings 
but they felt too tight, like the personality and spirit of the animal was not there.  
So instead of limiting myself to pencil, I got out brush and ink and pastels and such, 
and out came a bunch of very quick, loose drawings, which finally had the feeling that 
I had been working too hard to get before.

Happy artmaking!
Sarah

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