[Baren] Daily Digest

Today's postings

[Baren 34425] Mike Lyon's print (Cucamongie # aol.com)
[Baren 34426] Re: Year of the Rat ! (Barbara Mason)
[Baren 34427] Re: Year of the Rat ! (Dave Bull)
[Baren 34428] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)

Message 1
From: Cucamongie # aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:24:50 EST
Subject: [Baren 34425] Mike Lyon's print
Send Message: To this poster

Hi all, I'm another one late to the party on this. Mike, it's great to see
your blog and the monumental portraits are so powerful, congrats!

I have to say I much prefer the flat background. The woodgrain looks too
"busy" next to the image. to me, the portrait loses power if the background is
too busy. If you were set on using the woodgrain though, I would try not
having it print so dark, maybe just subtle in the background.

Just my two cents!

Sarah

[Back to message index]

Message 2
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:44:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 34426] Re: Year of the Rat !
Send Message: To this poster

Julio,
I am very late with my piggy...maybe I will send it
with the rat and try to be on time. I actually had the
block done in January so that is probably the height
of procrastination....illnesses aside. I promise I am
doing it and all who are patienly waiting will get
one. I seem to remember sending my rooster with my
monkey..good grief, how can we get so far behind in
our lives????
I am so excited about Dave's print for Christmas
gifts, I think I will send them to quite a few friends
and family...what a great idea!
My best to all
Barbara

[Back to message index]

Message 3
From: Dave Bull
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:12:41 +0900
Subject: [Baren 34427] Re: Year of the Rat !
Send Message: To this poster

Barbara wrote:
> I am so excited about Dave's print for Christmas
> gifts, I think I will send them to quite a few friends
> and family...what a great idea!

Thanks for the plug, Barbara!

And speaking of plugs ... I wonder if I can perhaps sneak in a mention
of the 'Help Dave Advertise his Prints!' program that I'm running for
(at least) the next couple of months?

My current series of prints is coming along quite well (better than I
expected, actually), but because it's a new and untried concept for me,
subscriptions are still quite low. I have no complaint about that, but
to try and make up the shortfall over the near future, I've got to try
and get some of the other projects flourishing ... and one of those is
the Annual Gift Print. The 'Help Dave Advertise his Prints!' project is
an attempt to help boost that along ...

Information is here:
http://woodblock.com/orders/affiliates/index.html

I hope those of you with blogs or websites will consider getting
involved with this; it's a bit selfish of me to ask I guess, but it's
not completely without benefits for you too! :-)

***

Over on this page of my site, illustrating the progress of the current
print:
http://woodblock.com/roundtable/archives/2007/11/seacoast_in_aut_2.html

... a comment was posted:
> I cannot wait for the green to turn
> to fall...how are you changing green to orange?

I _hope_ ... that over the next couple of days, the progress of the
print might be quite instructive! (At least it will be for _me_!)

Dave

P.S.
Completely unrelated to [Baren] affairs, on another self-indulgent note
... Here in Japan, there is such a thing as 'Coming-of-age Day', to
honour the kids who are turning 20, and thus becoming legal adults.
Thirty-five or so years ago, when it was my turn to become an adult, I
never got the chance ...
http://astoryaweek.com/en/display_story.php5en?
story_file=200711000481315

:-)

[Back to message index]

Message 4
From: Blog Manager
Date: 11 Nov 2007 04:55:35 -0000
Subject: [Baren 34428] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
Send Message: To this poster

[Back to message index]

End of [Baren] Digest

Subscribe/Unsubscribe to [Baren] here
Switch your Digest subscription between 'Plain Text' and HTML here
Upload your image to be used in these Digests here
Most recent statistics on our website are here
Contact the group managers here

--- Go to the Opening Page of the [Baren] web site ---

Baren Archives

[Baren] - the International Forum for Woodblock Printmaking

Volume: 41 / Number: 4111

Sunday, 11th of November, 2007

Today's postings

End of [Baren] Digest