Baren Digest               Thursday, 26 June 2003       Volume 23 : Number 2275


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From: FurryPressII#aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:38:16 EDT
Subject: [Baren 21938] Re: Baren Digest V23 #2272 


I would be happy to send a print to the summit exchange   only problem which 
print and all are bigger than normal baren exchanges.        i would be 
interested but keep the different sizes in mind.    One of the prints is foldable 
but the other two are not.

On the pillow book      I would be glad to do the coordination with the 
pillow book     but i would need space and mabe some help in binding.     Mike that 
would give me an excuse to come to Kansas city.  I never got to the BBQ  that 
Kansas City is know for.

On the next summit I think it should be both  oil and water    

John "furrypress" Center


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From: colleen#tin.it
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 01:49:27 +0200
Subject: [Baren 21940] forgot the links 

Hi,

In my last mail I just forgot to add the link for the photos... here it
is!

http://www.monoprints.com/summit/

More will be added tomorrow.

Colleen


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From: "Maria Arango" <maria#mariarango.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003  

Back home finally after 1500 miles of beautiful open country and much
excitement...

If I had to choose one word for the Baren Summit I, it would have to be
"perfect." Mike Lyon was the perfect host who offered the perfect location,
ample room and all those amenities like internet access? wow! I can't name
names because I just know I will forget someone, and I can't quite pin-point
what I liked best, the free format was great, most of us worked a little,
talked a little, broke into groups and shared stuff with each other...then
Dave would start to show someone something and we all gathered around from
time to time to watch and learn. I confess I "borrowed" 3  bamboo covers and
have tied my first and second, the second is staying until it rips although
it doesn't really look very good...it's TIGHT!!!!

I guess learning was an underlying theme for it all. I learned tons from the
most unexpected people and by watching everyone carefully. I learned in the
museum and I learned things unrelated to printmaking...like how food tastes
better in good company. The exchange of information and techniques was going
on all the time, even in casual or humorous conversation. I think we were
all awed a little by everyone else? I was! my favorite moment seeing some
colorful prints from one of our shy members (who shall remain unnamed).
Presenters were great (and brave!), coming from all corners of the world and
bringing us the most intriguing techniques or information. Beating a plywood
block with different rocks who flew all the way from Austria still lingers
in my memory...my kingdom for a river bed!!!

My only regret was that I could not come earlier and stay later...maybe next
time.

As for a location, I would still like to explore possibilities in the middle
of the continent or perhaps an easier location to get to than what has been
suggested, but the group rules!

Absolutely wonderful to meet everyone in the flesh...I think we are
definitely the best hugged printmakers in the world, at least for a while.
Emails now seem to have more meaning, don't they? Okay, don't answer that!

Maria, very much looking forward to the next time

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         Maria Arango
  Las Vegas Nevada USA
  www.1000woodcuts.com
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From: barebonesart <barebonesart#attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:36:50 -0700
Subject: [Baren 21942] Re: Baren Digest V23 #2274 

Yes, Jeanne, I am on a Mac, but perhaps the right address would help.  These
machines are so picky, picky, picky -
Try this one:

http://homepage.mac.com/barebonesart/PhotoAlbum2.html

My hand is up for the John Furr Summit exchange -  Although I agree with
Mike that I am feeling rather stretched at the moment  I'm such a busy- body
that I don't want to miss anything.  So far I'm right there with everyone
else: cards, 2 calendars, War and Peace and a show in Dec.  What's another
deadline 'tween friends?

Thanks, Mike - I thought I remembered someone saying they would do the
Shunga Exchange :-)  I should have remembered that John C. would want to see
all those images first   ;-)

Sharri




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From: barebonesart <barebonesart#attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:40:03 -0700
Subject: [Baren 21943] Re: Baren Digest V23 #2274 

Here I go posting twice again - I PROMISE to behave from now on.  But, I
can't let Jean W's comment on 'no one of color' being in Baren so far.
Whadaya mean no one of color?  We're all super colorful!

Sharri



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From: Jsf73#aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:18:22 EDT
Subject: [Baren 21944] Re: summit exchange 


Sharri et al., 

I have heard directly from several people interested in a summit exchange, 
and I believe that the feeling is such that it would be tragic to miss such a 
fantastic opportunity. I think an informal exhange is in order with the numbers 
to be determined by those who respond by a set cut off date, which could be 
somewhere around sept., then finished prints could be due october or so.... No 
need to rush.

I am happy to coordinate such an endeavour. I'll leave people to stew on that 
for a while since I will be in no rush to push people to sign up nor will I 
even push at all. Right now I came home to a pile of paper work too deep to 
think about......

Take care everyone,

John Furr


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From: Salsbury <salsbury#forbin.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:24:42 -0500
Subject: [Baren 21945] Hummmmmmmmm! 

Let me see if I have this right.  Everyone from the summit is suppose to
print out copies to exchange.  Right?  That's everyone with previous
experience doing beautiful work on one side of the room, and Moi, totally
unexperienced making a mess on the other side.   OK!  I am in.    

Fooled ya!  Finished the carving.  Wow, you should see the look on your
face now.

A quick question though.  What happened to the idea of printing the table?
And perhaps someone should explain the chain of events leading up to the
table.  

Count me in for 2005.  I was already trying to figure the best route to
drive to Hawaii.  Canada will be some what easier on the car. 

Sue Salsbury
Waterloo, Ia.

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From: G Wohlken <blueman#pantek.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:38:00 -0400
Subject: [Baren 21946] Sharpening Tools 

April, I want to thank you for showing me the way you sharpen tools. 
 Today I sharpened tools I thought I'd never be able to sharpen well. 
 Even my bull nosed chisel is cutting beautifully.  I found I could do 
it on those smaller stones, too, even though you suggested the longer 
ones as being easier to use.  I found a way to sharpen the inside of the 
v-cutter, too.  I put honing compound on an index card on both sides and 
the thin rim.  I ran the inside of the vee down the length of the card 
and it worked.  I feel empowered.  In case people want to know April's 
way, it's making a figure 8 on the stone, turning the tool as you go 
around the curve to come back again.  Keep doing the 8 shape until the 
tool is sharp.  The deeper the u (if it's a u-gouge) the more you turn 
it round the curves of the 8.

Gayle/Ohio      



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From: Jsf73#aol.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 22:51:58 EDT
Subject: [Baren 21947] Re: Hummmmmmmmm! 



Sorry to post yet again, however I know the story Sue wishes to hear better 
than most.... if I am in error please someone let me know, since I am still 
just a little out of it....

Sue, the table did get printed with Mike pulling two complete prints from the 
table with the help of Dave.

They came out surprisingly well given the wood grain situation. The prize for 
tenacity and carving goes to John Amoss in my opinion, his work was 
excellent, and he took things with such good humour.

The story of the table came about while riding in the van. Early on Mary 
Green suggested we should find some end tables and floor lamps and bring them into 
the studio. We would then tell Mike we had decided to stay. Then someone 
suggested carving initials in the table (Mary Green?) and giving it to Mike as a 
gift. I suggested it would be better if we all carved our own design into the 
table so that it could be printed and everyone given a copy, and mike get the 
finished table....

Well, before we had time to visit the goodwill store Aimee Youmans went for a 
walk and found the table out in someones trash. Aimee and I immediately went 
to fetch the table back to the studio.

When Mike left to go away for a day or so, we called mikes friend David? and 
asked him for a belt sander. Aimee Youmans, Ray Hudson and I all took turns 
sanding the top down so carving could begin......

The rest you should know, given the fact I am sure everyone still has some 
nasty dull tools from carving....

I am sorry we didnt reveal the table a little earlier so that more people 
could see how great it looked. Of course others here have posted some pics from 
the pulling of the prints from the top. I hope others took a rubbing of their 
own carving as I did of mine.

Maybe everyone could explain to Mike which piece of the table they did, so he 
can label your work. 

Hope that fills you in enough on the story Sue. I hope Mike enjoys the gift 
as much as we all did planning and making it.

John Furr


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From: Jan Telfer <jtelfer#iinet.net.au>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:56:11 +0800
Subject: [Baren 21948] Re: Solving a printing problem 



I thought I would like to share a "problem" that I had while I was 
printing my Calendar Exchange prints this week and which I finally 
solved...after the first 30 or so!!!!

I won't mention which of my Calendar prints it was in because then it 
will bring it in to focus for those who get the offending ones!!!!

THE PROBLEM -  It is only a circular section of about half a centimeter 
or 3/8ths of an inch, that would not print from the block to the paper 
- - so insignificant really but it really "bugged me"!

PROOF - I printed two proofs the day before my editionable prints using 
a small roller and used a small baren (4" diameter) - perfect, no 
problems.

EDITION - Next day I rolled up my oily block with a large 10" roller 
and used a larger baren, in fact several different barens thinking it 
could have been something that was amiss with the individual barens.  
After inking each time I always check the block for "bugs" which could 
be little pieces of stray woodchips or hard pieces of ink skin or dust 
that has blown in through the open door, but no, nothing showing on the 
inked plate each time in "that" particular spot.

BUT what it was was a little section of the woodblock that must have 
had a dent in it, or a small valley so that the small barens were 
getting into it, but not the larger ones and so from that enlightened 
moment on all I had to do was put a finger or thumb pressure on that 
spot from the back of the paper as I was barening the rest of the print 
surface!!  I usually print with a piece of plain paper under the inked 
block marked with the position of the block and the approximate 
position of the paper  to take out some of the guess work so to isolate 
the divet/dent/valley in the block I put arrows on the underlying paper 
coming from the top and side of the paper (like you use in search in an 
atlas or street directory for a specific spot) and that worked.

I still can't see the divet/dent/valley of the block so it must be only 
very slightly off the surface level.

I have now finished my calendar prints and will have them in the mail 
next week Mike.

I am still putting my hand up for a Perth Summit "one" year ...   I 
know it is a very long way for a lot of people to come. We don't have 
the cultural quilt  you are all accustomed to in your own cities and 
surrounding environment, because of our isolation on the West Coast of 
Australia, ours "cultural" exhibitions usually only visit if we are 
lucky and only very sporadic as far as woodblock prints, but we do have 
a lot on the East coast in Sydney and Melbourne, but what we don't have 
in culture, Perth  makes up for with an inspirational environment and a 
good wine cellar!

Jan


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