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[Baren 34297] Re: Blogs. (Sharri LaPierre)
[Baren 34298] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
[Baren 34299] Re: Blogs. (David Harrison)
[Baren 34300] Re:Blogs ("Mark Mason")
[Baren 34301] Re: Blogs. (Dave Bull)
[Baren 34302] New book on Gustave Baumann ... (baren_member # barenforum.org)
[Baren 34303] Re:Blogs ("Ivan Locke")
[Baren 34304] Re: Periodic Table plea (Jan DiPietro)

Message 1
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:21:51 -0700
Subject: [Baren 34297] Re: Blogs.
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Dave,

What I meant to say was that rather than restricting the label to
Woodcut or Woodblock, can't we use "Printmaking". No watercolor
paintings that way. I see your point, but I just hate to see us be
so restrictive - especially since what works in one technique can
often be rearranged a little to work in woodblock, too. But,
whatever works.

Cheers ~
Sharri

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Message 2
From: Blog Manager
Date: 18 Oct 2007 03:55:40 -0000
Subject: [Baren 34298] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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Message 3
From: David Harrison
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:46:49 +0100
Subject: [Baren 34299] Re: Blogs.
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Sharri LaPierre wrote:
> Dave,
>
> What I meant to say was that rather than restricting the label to
> Woodcut or Woodblock, can't we use "Printmaking". No watercolor
> paintings that way. I see your point, but I just hate to see us be so
> restrictive - especially since what works in one technique can often be
> rearranged a little to work in woodblock, too. But, whatever works.
>
> Cheers ~
> Sharri
>

Providing it confines the initially visible blog content down to 'things
relevant' I don't see anyone complaining about that... I'd predict a range of
labels/categories according to taste. Some people may only want to provide the
feed to their 'moku hanga' category, others to their 'printmaking'. Providing
the 'printmaking' category includes sufficient relief printing, would anyone
really mind?

cheers,

David H

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Message 4
From: "Mark Mason"
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:23:57 +0100
Subject: [Baren 34300] Re:Blogs
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Eli wrote:
"If members are forced to edit their blogs to tailor to
the taste of a few here, pretty soon they won't bother
posting at all."

I think you've misunderstood the point Eli. Baren Forum isn't forcing people to edit their blogs. This is about labelling each blog entry so that predominantly woodblock related posts are picked up by the Forum to share with others whilst posts about other subjects are skipped.

You don't have to change what you write on your blog.

When this subject was first raised Julio referred to predominantly woodblock related posts which seems right as this is a site dedicated to this subject. Sharri does raise an interesting point as information on other hand-pulled printing techniques can add to the total sum of knowledge, and some mixed media prints incorporate various techniques. Print Exchanges allow all hand-pulled methods, so maybe blogs should too; but with the emphasise always remaining on woodblock printing.

I can wholly understand the reason for fine-tuning blog listings and think it's a good idea. I'm a member of Baren because I value the people and info they share on woodblocks and hand-pulled prints (the reduction print posts in particular have been fantastic - thanks all) but if I want to read posts on watercolours, painting, animation and other matters I look to other forums and blog searches.

Cheers,
Mark.

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Message 5
From: Dave Bull
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:47:26 +0900
Subject: [Baren 34301] Re: Blogs.
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> What I meant to say was that rather than restricting the label to
> Woodcut or Woodblock, can't we use "Printmaking". No watercolor
> paintings that way. I see your point, but I just hate to see us be
> so restrictive - especially since what works in one technique can
> often be rearranged a little to work in woodblock, too.

Sure Sharri, in that sense nothing is different from what we have been
doing all along. We've only been (supposedly) accepting blogs that are
about printmaking, with a (presumed) focus on woodblock work.

If your blog is like that, then of course no problem. Tag your posts
with 'printmaking', and send the information to Julio for adding to the
new list. If there are occasional posts about intaglio, that's still
well within our remit.

The whole point behind suggesting this change is that we are just
trying to rein in horses that are starting to run off in all directions
... Please don't assume that this is an attempt to severely constrain
our focus. And note that this change also gives Baren bloggers much
more freedom to blog about anything they like - grandchildren, whatever
- without worrying about being 'off-topic'.

Dave
(Apologies for these multiple posts, but hopefully the 'conversation'
will sort out the details of this thing ...)

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Message 6
From: baren_member # barenforum.org
Date: 18 Oct 2007 10:28:52 -0000
Subject: [Baren 34302] New book on Gustave Baumann ...

Message posted from: Google alert ...

"There's a new book out on Gustave Baumann (1881-1971), whose luminous woodblock prints are synonymous with the Southwest and Santa Fe, where he spent the last half-century of his life at the center of an exploding art scene. While much study has been devoted to the mechanics of his innovative printing techniques, the new book, Gustave Baumann's Southwest, explores the unique creative environment in which his woodcuts were made and the reasons they remain at the forefront of interest in Southwest art today. The first book on the artist in 15 years, Gustave Baumann's Southwest includes more than 50 of his woodblock prints and gouaches in an 80-page survey featuring 65 full-color illustrations."

Publisher: http://pomegranate.stores.yahoo.net/a138.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gustave-Baumanns-Southwest-Joseph-Traugott/dp/076494178X

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Message 7
From: "Ivan Locke"
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:40:45 -0500
Subject: [Baren 34303] Re:Blogs
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Hi All,

I like the idea of leaving blog open more widely for related
printmaking - mostly in the self interest of experimenters like
myself. Lately I have been burning instead of carving in wood, which I
think is close enough as it makes the same kind of inscised line, but
I have been printing intaglio more than relief. But, I guess if you
allow that intaglio, one could argue that you need to let etchings or
drypoint in as well. Maybe it makes sense to make it stricter. Someone
can always click over to view all of an artists blog, or use another
blog reader to keep up with blogs they want notification of all posts,
woodblock and non-woodblock related. I would still tend to keep things
more open.

Ivan

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Message 8
From: Jan DiPietro
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:57:42 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
Subject: [Baren 34304] Re: Periodic Table plea
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I would be interested in doing this. I am a member of Atlanta Printmakers Studio. Could you send me a list of the elements that are left to do? When I tried clicking on them I got an error message. Thanks, Jan DiPietro
atlantaprintmakersstudio.org

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