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Message 1
From: Pauldejode # aol.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 12:29:42 EDT
Subject: [Baren 30878] Nori, Prussian Blue ,Embossing
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Three Questions!
1. I have bought rice powder from the grocery store and no
matter how much I cook it, it is still grainy .I have tried boiling rice to
extract the starch but have a hard time seperating the glutinous starch from the
rice, any suggestions?
I know buying the powder from various suppliers is the easiest way,
but I am trying to do as much of this as i can myself, any help out there?
2.Iwas tring to do some embossing on a shioji paper with
little effect,any suggestions for a good embossing paper?
3.I have some Prussian Blue pigment that i cannot seem to get
dissolved in solution.I have tried grinding with a muller on glass with both
water and alcohol , it just doesn't want to dissolve. Anyone know a way?
Help !!!
Paul de Jode , Boulder ,Co.

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Message 2
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 14:38:00 -0700
Subject: [Baren 30879] Re: Nori, Prussian Blue ,Embossing
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Paul wrote:
>1. I have bought rice powder from the grocery store and no matter how much
>I cook it, it is still grainy .I have tried boiling rice to extract the
>starch but have a hard time seperating the glutinous starch from the rice,
>any suggestions?
> I know buying the powder from various suppliers is the easiest
> way, but I am trying to do as much of this as i can myself, any help out there?

This technique is one I learned from Mary-Ann:

Put a cup of plain, white Basmati rice (or whatever white rice you can get)
in a pan with two cups of water and let is soak for a day ... not much
change. Then I added two more cups of water and boiled it for an hour,
adding more water from time to time. By the end I had a total of 7-8 cups
of water and one cup of rice. It was all very soupy. I strained out all the
fluid I could using a standard kitchen strainer ... put it in a jar in the
fridge. It congealed like jello ... very smooth. Did not want to waste the
rice mush, so I put it in a blender ... had to add a bit more water so it
would actually blend. It turned out to be very smooth as well ... put it in
a separate jar. Both seem to dry clear when applied to paper.

This stuff kept just fine in the fridge for well over a month. In fact, I
used stuff that was several months old to glue prints to post cards, and
none delaminated in the mail. If there is any water that separates, just
pour it off. Heat the gelled stuff gently in a microwave to de-gell it and
make it soupy again.

And frankly, the next time I make it, I would not bother to strain out the
rice ... just throw the whole works in the blender and run at high speed
until smooth.

Cheers ..... Charles

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Message 3
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 19:50:15 -0400
Subject: [Baren 30880] stonehenge paper
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Wanda, I know what you mean about Stonehenge being so thick you can't see if you are getting a good impression. If you are printing large flat areas with Stonehenge, you may have to print the area more than once, for one thing. Also, if you are printing a large flat areas, having a ball bearing baren is GREAT for this.

also, on the other hand, if you are printing hanga with very thin paper, you may want to use a barrier paper of some kind in between the thin printing paper and your baren. McClain's sells a barrier paper which works really well, but mylar will also work. I'm sure a lot of you have other types of paper you use.

best wishes, and happy printing!
Sarah

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Message 4
From: Blog Manager
Date: 11 May 2006 03:55:05 -0000
Subject: [Baren 30881] 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. (18 sites checked, just before midnight Eastern time)

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Site Name: m.Lee Fine Art

Author: m.Lee
Item: Three Colors
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com/2006/05/three-colors.html

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Site Name: The Itinerant Artist

Author: Diane Cutter
Item:
http://theitinerantartist.blogspot.com/2006/05/el-yunque-caribbean-national-forest.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 5
From: Dave Bull
Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 18:34:57 +0900
Subject: [Baren 30882] The new publishing venture ...
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Is it OK to post a bit of info about my new venture, Mokuhankan? Some
of you have visited it already, after seeing the notice in the RSS feed
yesterday, but for those who didn't, may I recommend you take a look
when you have some free 'browsing' time? :-)

http://mokuhankan.com

After nearly eighteen years of sending out prints on a 'by subscription
only' basis, this spring I have started up a small (_very_ small!)
woodblock print publishing venture, with which I produce prints with
the cooperation of other craftsmen, and send them out on a 'normal'
one-by-one basis.

My own subscription work will continue as before - and indeed, this
year's two projects are on track/on schedule - but Mokuhankan should
provide another string to the bow!

One special feature of Mokuhankan is that as new prints are produced, a
series of photos/descriptions is posted in the 'Conversations' section
of the website, giving everybody a real insight into how these things
are being made.

I hope you'll take a peek ... Thanks!

Dave

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