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Message 1
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:26:33 -0400
Subject: [Baren 28851] still more on ball bearing barens
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Barbara mentioned that she has used the ball bearing baren for oil-based printing. I have used them for waterbased hanga-type printing, for printing large areas and sometimes printing large blocks, like 30" x 40". They work GREAT on large areas using concentrated pigments from Guerra and using Akua Kolor inks (both of which I use for hanga). I have tried other barens for this purpose and the ball bearing one gives me the smoothest result when printing large areas (both large flat areas and large line areas). I'm sure some of the traditional bamboo-covered baren-loving folks will disagree with me, but as someone already said, the very good "regular" barens are much pricier than the ball bearing ones, plus you have to re-cover them, which is not so easy to do either, especially if you are doing a lot of printing.

To avoid getting baren-suji with the ball bearing baren, remember that you usually do not have to push down very hard with this tool. Also, I generally use a thin sheet of mylar or other thin, smooth paper in between the baren and my printing paper, in order to avoid damaging the paper and getting baren-suji. You also have to watch how much pigment/moisture is on the block, in the paper and on the printing brush.

Anyway, my extra 2 cents - and to each their own :)

Happy printing!
Sarah

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Message 2
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:29:48 -0400
Subject: [Baren 28852] GREBLEZNIKS
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Sorry for posting twice in one day, but Carol, GREBLEZNIKS is the best!!! Enjoyed looking some more at your website.

Also, Ellen, enjoyed the images on your blog.

best wishes
Sarah

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Message 3
From: Clive Lewis
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:50:11 -0400
Subject: [Baren 28853] Using a rolling pin instead of a pin press.
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Andrew. I find that a large roller is hard to control on some plates,
especially ones with little or no detail near the edge at which points
the roller dips down a bit. I remedy that by using 'bearer bars',
usually just 2" or so wide material that's the same height as my plate
and that runs the length of my plate, on two sides, as far out from the
plate as possible.. They keep the roller even on the plate surface and,
if you were pushing down heavily, they'd save the fine detail in your
engraving from taking a lot of abuse. If the bars won't allow enough
pressure to the plate, add a sheet of paper underneath the engraving to
raise it.

Clive


>I would suggest that before opting for the "pin press", you try a
>marblerolling pin ... or even a wooden one. They are readily available new
>...but I have found several in junk stores. They work fine as is, but I
>foundthe rod through the middle to be a bit light weight if I wanted to put
>a lot of pressure on. Sooo, I just got a 3/8 steel rod from the hardware
>store, pulled the handles off the old rod and drilled them out a bit
>for the new rod, and drilled out the plastic collars in the ends of the
>roller for the new rod. Now I have scookum rollers that you can really bear
>down with. The marble rolling pin will be as smooth and accurate as metal
>"pin press", and a LOT cheaper.
>
>Cheers ..... Charles
>

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Message 4
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:00:33 -0400
Subject: [Baren 28854] another word or two about ball bearing barens
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Andrew, I happen to have ball bearing barens from McClain's, so I can't totally answer your question re the ones on the Baren Mall. However, I can tell you that the barens with fewer ball bearings are better for printing large flat areas and the ones with more bearings are better for more detailed line work. Anyone know the difference between the "stiff-running" and "smooth running" barens?
best,
Sarah

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Message 5
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:34:04 -0700
Subject: [Baren 28855] Re: GREBLEZNIKS & Blogs
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>Also, Ellen, enjoyed the images on your blog.<

Thanx Sarah. 8-] I've got another image up.

Ellen, CA

http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/philippaschuyler/my_photos

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Message 6
From: baren_member # barenforum.org
Date: 29 Sep 2005 01:09:22 -0000
Subject: [Baren 28856] Woodblock prints on display in Santa Monica / Dave Stones is online ...

Message posted from: Google News Update

The full-page newspaper story on David Stones first published last week is now online:

"OKAZAKI, Aichi--As he delicately chips away at the block of wood, David Stones often wishes he could have lived in the Edo period.

Fascinated with the beauty of traditional Japanese towns and architecture, Stones has spent more than 30 years in Japan building a career as a woodblock print maker. Over the years, however, he has noticed something worrisome--a disappearing Japan.

"What I think has been lost--and forever, as it can never return--is the Japaneseness of Japan," the 60-year-old Briton said. "Manners, language use, as well as the physical things like the basis of culture. Things have become so un-Japanese."

This observation has led him to frequently observe that he would like to have visited Japan in the Edo period (1603-1868), when the art of woodblock printing flourished and its artists were surrounded by a plethora of intriguing subject matter." ... more ...

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/columns/0003/inroads010.htm

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Thousands of years of ethnographic history will meet for a museum quality show and sale at the Santa Monica Civic auditorium from September 29 through October 2, 2004.

Japanese Woodblock Prints Make an Impression
On display this year will be a substantial collection of 19th century Japanese woodblock prints, or Ukiyo-e, from the collection of Roger Dunn from Scottsdale, Arizona. Ukiyo-e, which, translated literally, means, “pictures of the floating world,” is characterized by its poetic representations of Japanese landscapes. Hiroshige was the last great name in the Ukiyo-e school and a prolific figure in 19th Japanese art—at the time of his death in 1858, he had produced nearly 5400 prints.

In the late 18th century, Hiroshige’s work was widely seen across Europe, due in part to the inclusion of a Japanese pavilion at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1867. His use of odd shapes and black contours, and his emphasis on planar surfaces influenced Impressionists such as Degas, Gaugin and Toulouse-Lautrec. The impression was so great that Van Gogh actually painted copies of two Hiroshige works.

Public hours for the Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Arts Show are Thursday, September 29, 2005 from 6-9 p.m.; Friday, September 30, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Saturday, October 1, 11 a.m.- 7 p.m.; and Sunday, October 2, noon-5 p.m. There will be no admittance after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. General admission is $10 per person. For more information, the public should call (310) 455-2886.

http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=15063

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Message 7
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:19:49 EDT
Subject: [Baren 28857] Re: GREBLEZNIKS
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Than you Sarah
Mutual admiration society!
Hope your Mom is doing OK
Carol

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Message 8
From: "Mindy Wilson"
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:36:27 -0600
Subject: [Baren 28858] Re: GREBLEZNIKS & Blogs
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Ellen,

Fantastic! I love the anniversary gift and your two latest images. Great image. Is this for the upcoming exchange? I am sure that it is. I am so jealous there are people who will be getting these! I hope I improve quickly so that I may participate.

Mindy Wilson

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Message 9
From: Blog Manager
Date: 29 Sep 2005 03:55:06 -0000
Subject: [Baren 28859] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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This is an automatic update message being sent to [Baren] by the forum blog software.

The following new entries were found on the listed printmaker's websites during the past 24 hours. (8 sites checked, just before midnight Eastern time)

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Site Name: BarenForum Group Weblog

Author: Dave Bull
Item: The Invisible Collection
http://barenforum.org/blog/archives/2005/09/the_invisible_c.html

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Site Name: Woodblock Dreams

Author: Annie B
Item: Heaven On Earth Final
http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com/2005/09/heaven-on-earth-final.html

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[Baren] members: if you have a printmaking blog (or a website with a published ATOM feed), and wish it to be included in this daily checklist, please write to the Baren Blog Manager at:
http://barenforum.org/contact_baren.php

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Message 10
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:18:18 -0700
Subject: [Baren 28860] Re: GREBLEZNIKS & Blogs
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Sorry, no such luck Mindy. I was too late to join the latest exchange (just found this place recently). It's actually a prophetic dream I had concerning my son. It has to do with learning to let go. ;-> I'll be talking about it as I go, so stay tuned for the next installment.

Ellen, CA

http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/philippaschuyler/my_photos

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Message 11
From: Jeanne Norman Chase
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:32:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 28861] Re: Woodblock prints on display in Santa Monica / Dave Stones is online ...
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Thanks for the wonderful article on David Stones.
He is a real treasure. I keep his web page marked and go to it often for inspiration.

I think I will start going to the "Blog" pages now. Just to see what I have been missing!!!

Jeanne

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Message 12
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 04:14:52 -0700
Subject: [Baren 28862] RE: Baren Digest (old) V32 #3207
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I have the korokoro ball bearing baren and love it.
Marilynn

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Message 13
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 04:28:24 -0700
Subject: [Baren 28863] RE: Baren Digest (old) V32 #3208
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For me a blog is sooo easy. I had a web page started over a year ago and it was much harder to upload info. A blog is free and MSN spaces is easy. I do not chatter away on my blog, mostly just post pics of my art work. It is a way of sharing, a little more informal than a web page. It is free and easy. For those who fear a blog, just visit the links anyway and enjoy the work, truly they do not bite.
Names, how interesting Carol that you used your maiden name back wards. When I got married my husband discovered that I was Marilynn, not Marilyn. He asked why I did not spell my name the right way, it was because the teachers in school could not get it right! So glad to use it right as it is unique! I am not Marilyn I am Marilynn pronounced Mari Lynn. Yes do sign your work, it is yours and you should be glad to claim it. And Barbara your work is really good, do claim it.
Marilynn

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