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Message 1
From: Legreenart # cs.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:39:29 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31737] RE: New Baren Digest : Italian Printmaking Center
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I didn't have the contact information when the question came up, but here is the Santa Reparata printmaking school located in Florence, Italy's contact information,


Meredith Dean
Vice-President
Santa Reparata International School of Art
Via San Gallo, 30
50129 Florence, Italy
Tel: ++39 055 462-7374
Tel: ++39 055 051-6422
San Antonio Registrar's Office
Attn: Claudia Picos Harding
2941 Mossrock, Suite 201
San Antonio, TX 78230
Tel: (210) 340-2675
Fax: (210) 340-2680

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Message 2
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:34:47 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31738] Re: too many non-essential posts - not really - its about leaves
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This message has nothing whatever to do with non-essential posts, which
a number of you will be absolutely ecstatic about :-) It has to do
with finding leaves, yes beautiful leaf specimen, hidden in the pages
of the phone book I use for wiping intaglio plates. The first one I
found I just thought Charles had forgotten something he intended to
print and had run out of time. Then the second one appeared and I was
spoiled. Such fun! Every few pages I found another surprise. I was
suddenly a little kid at Christmas or Birthday, again. I just wanted
you all to know how much I enjoyed the little phone book treats, and
one of these days I am going to print them all.

Cheers!
Sharri

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Message 3
From: "Lori Biwer-Stewart"
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:16:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Baren 31739] Sue Salsbury
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I appologize for posting this on the forum (especially after the most
recent disscusions) but Sue Salsbury posted a message for me asking about
the Waterloo art show coming up and I can't find her personal e-mail
address anywhere. Sue would you please contact me?

Lori Biwer-Stewart
lbstewart@artspan.com

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Message 4
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:18:23 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31740] Re: too many non-essential posts - not really - its about leaves
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Yayyyy for you, Sharri ... I must say that nature printing is very
addictive, and it will change the way to SEE things around you. For
everyone who is interested, check out the Nature Printing Society home page at:

http://www.natureprintingsociety.info/

Cheers .... Charles

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Message 5
From: Keiji Shinohara
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 14:04:29 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31741] Re: new website
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Dear Baren group,

This is Keiji Shinohara. I've been subscribing to this group and
it's wonderful that you guys have a passion for this method. I
really appreciate the interest, since when I came to this country 20
years ago there wasn't much. My university and I have created a
website for our print collection (which has 27,000 prints and
photographs, with 700 Japanese prints!). So please check out the
website for the Japanese print collection, and let me know if you
have any suggestions as we're still developing it.

http://learningobjects_devel.wesleyan.edu/blockprinting/

Sincerely,
Keiji

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Message 6
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:31:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Baren 31742] Re: new website
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Keiji,
This is absolutely wonderful...I was mesmerized. I had a little trouble figuring out how to move the little buttons at the bottom to make things move, but figured it out. I am on a PC with windows xp.
I did not see infomation about the baren itself, but maybe I missed it. It was such fun to watch you carve and print. This will be a great help to beginners as well as those of us who need a help with specific printing problems.
Thank you so much. We will get a link to this site in our encyclopedia right away, as soon as I remember who updates the encyclopedia.
Amazing website. Thank you
Best to you,
Barbara

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Message 7
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 13:55:12 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31743] Re: new website
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Thanks so much, Keiji -- the Baren home page has been updated with a link to
the Weslayan Ukiyo-e Techniques site (under our 'Encyclopedia' topics) --
GREAT JOB!!! Loved watching you carve and print!

-- Mike

Mike Lyon
Kansas City, MO
http://mlyon.com

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Message 8
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:15:28 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31744] Re: new website
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The part that I found to be so particularly helpful was the part
concerning special techniques. They are all very clearly described
and illustrated, with very good examples. Watching you actually do
them gives me courage to try them myself.

Cheers ...... Charles

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Message 9
From: Cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 15:49:45 EDT
Subject: [Baren 31745] Puzzle print
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Hi everyone, I sent my carved piece to Maria for the Cairn Puzzle print, and
just received an email from her that I have received the "first one back"
award :)

anyway, look forward to seeing everyone's contributions and the whole print,
of course.

Happy carving!

best wishes
Sarah

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Message 10
From: cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:40:13 -0400
Subject: [Baren 31746] sumi "rice paper"
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hi folks, I don't believe that most of the "rice paper" meant for sumi painting contains much, if any, sizing unless indicated, as part of the interesting process of sumi painting is how the ink bleeds into the paper. At orientalartsupply.com, they do sell more upscale varieties of this type of paper and they so have some sized paper there. You can ask them about acid-free, they are pretty helpful if you call them.

for painting, you can use either side of the paper, depending on what type of effect you want but I would think it would come out best if you print on the smooth side.

enjoy!

Sarah

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Message 11
From: Blog Manager
Date: 7 Sep 2006 03:55:09 -0000
Subject: [Baren 31747] 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. (23 sites checked, five minutes before midnight Eastern time)

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Site Name: m.Lee Fine Art

Author: m.Lee
Item:
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com/2006/09/fall-breeze-originally-uploaded-by-m.html

Author: m.Lee
Item:
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com/2006/09/closeup-carving-originally-uploaded-by.html

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Site Name: VIZArt

Author: Viza Arlington
Item: Pall-Bearers
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2006/09/pall-bearers_06.html

Author: Viza Arlington
Item: Mourning the death of Pope John Paul ll
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2006/09/mourning-death-of-pope-john-paul-ll.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

For reference, sites/blogs currently being checked are:
http://barenforum.org/blog
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http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com
http://studiodiary.blogspot.com
http://larimerart.blogspot.com
http://artflights.blogspot.com
http://printmakersmaterials.blogspot.com
http://mlyon.com/blog
http://room535.blogspot.com
http://mleeprints.blogspot.com
http://snowgum.blogspot.com
http://onthisblock.blogspot.com
http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
http://theitinerantartist.blogspot.com
http://PLawing-Printmaker.blogspot.com
http://readdevine.blogspot.com
http://mokuhankan.com/conversations
http://mokuhankan.com
http://belindadelpesco.blogspot.com
http://vizart.blogspot.com
http://phare-camp.blogspot.com
http://amymstoner.blogspot.com

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Message 12
From: Julio.Rodriguez # walgreens.com
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 01:12:21 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31748] Re: new website
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Dear Keiji.....

Thank you so very much for sharing your University's website link with
us.....I love the way you have managed to showcase both traditional and
contemporary works and I am excited with all the video
demonstrations....it is so much easier to understand the process when you
can see an actual demo....

thank you again and please share with us a bit about your training and
current work....

http://learningobjects_devel.wesleyan.edu/blockprinting/

Julio Rodriguez (Skokie, Illinois)

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Message 13
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 23:09:01 -0700
Subject: [Baren 31749] Re: sumi "rice paper"
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I sometimes use this "Sumi" paper to transfer the key block image to
the color blocks. It is fairly absorbent, so takes the water-based ink
well & doesn't seem to bleed out much when I glue it (either with
watered down Elmer's glue or with methyl cellulose) down to the wood
block. Then I just carve right through it. It has the added advantage
of taking colored pencil well while glued down (after it dries of
course), so I can mark the sections to keep or to carve away. I've
never tried actually printing on it, though.

The last couple of prints, I've just glued the computer print-out of my
subject (reversed in the computer- love that Photoshop) directly to the
block (face up) & carved through that. It works pretty darned good.

Hope this helps!
Wanda

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Message 14
From: "Angee Lennard"
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:50:02 -0500
Subject: [Baren 31750] Baren Forum Drama
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I have to admit, I kind of like it when people get up in arms on the
baren forum. Sometimes the content is so darned informative, that is
nice to see that all these vehicles of information can also be so
passionate about their online forum. I really enjoyed all the hub-bub
that was created over the last exchange and political themes, and this
is quite exciting as well. There are some very eloquent writers...
Things like this really liven up my daily e-mail checking. I am afraid
that this post sounds a little creepy- like a derive pleasure from
disputes, but that isn't it. I just think it is great to see the
results of peoples opinions being challenged, which I think causes no
permanent harm.

Angee

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