Today's postings
- [Baren 37289] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
- [Baren 37290] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V45 #4574 (Oct 13, 2008) (Marilynn Smith)
- [Baren 37291] Re: Online exhibition ... (Sharri LaPierre)
- [Baren 37292] Re: family print collectors (Sharri LaPierre)
- [Baren 37293] blogs? ("viza arlington")
- [Baren 37294] Re: Online exhibition ... (Graham Scholes)
- [Baren 37295] Re: family print collectors ("Ellen Shipley")
- [Baren 37296] xmas cards (Barbara Mason)
- [Baren 37297] Re: blogs? (Dave Bull)
Message 1
From: Blog Manager
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:11:21 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37289] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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The following new entries were found on the listed printmaker's websites during the past 24 hours. (54 sites checked, five minutes before 9:00 AM Eastern time)
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Site Name: Woodblock Dreams
Author: Annie B
Item: 12 Days Away From the Studio
http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-days-away-from-studio.html
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The following new entries were found on the listed printmaker's websites during the past 24 hours. (54 sites checked, five minutes before 9:00 AM Eastern time)
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Site Name: Woodblock Dreams
Author: Annie B
Item: 12 Days Away From the Studio
http://woodblockdreams.blogspot.com/2008/10/12-days-away-from-studio.html
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Message 2
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:36:53 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37290] Re: New Baren Digest (HTML) V45 #4574 (Oct 13, 2008)
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My jabber mouth can't stay out of this discussion. Why did I become a
printmaker. I saw a print being pulled from the press and watched the
paper being lifted, it was a monotype. I was awe struck and still am
every time I lift that piece of paper from a plate. I often do quick
monotypes, they are so close to watercolors that I find them fun, fast
and easy. yes, painting watercolors is a quick process and I can do a
full sheet in less than an hour, quick gratification and I still like
that.
Why woodblock and why of all people have I continued to learn more
about this??? Well, I am certain I am not a control freak. That is
why I dropped out of the all hanga exchange, I just can't work with
all the "rules". Preplanning everything is hard as heck for me as I am
the fly by the seat of your pants kinda artist. I love the water
based pigments, I just hate using kento marks and if I can't have
something that flows freely, not tightly planned I have a heck of a
time. Perhaps that is why I really like reduction printing for
multiple colors, I can carve each section from my feelings and guts
without total preplanning. I love the feel and smell of wood. I do
not think just the prints are a thing of beauty, I think the carvings
are as well, I do not have to wait to the end for that feeling of
gratification. The wood is beautiful, each mark is a creation, the
finished block is wonderful and each print is unique. Part of the
appeal for me is the challenge, wood blocks are not easy to do.
Giving away work?? Gads I have always felt appreciated. Maybe it is
because I rarely give work away. My son in law liked one of my
prints, so it became his when he married my daughter. My neighbors
came by with a wedding invitation, looked at my developing studio
space and some of my works and I asked them if they would like a piece
as a wedding gift, they were thrilled with the idea. I have a friend,
she is Japanese, who asks me every year if she can have one of my
Chinese New year cards, please, she is collecting them. I gave
several other friends art as wedding gifts and every time they were
thrilled. But, I only give art for special occasions or to people who
have expressed a liking for something. Both my children own work and
love having it. I even had a woman here ask me to paint her a sunrise
from Mexico and give it to her. That one made me angry and I told her
that I had learned a long time ago that if I am going to sell work I
cannot just give it away. I also told her I do give work for special
occasions, like weddings. She said she would buy one then.
Interesting! But, I will not be painting her a sunrise from Mexico, I
do not like commission work like that because I think it is very hard
to get inside of another person and create their vision.
Marilynn
printmaker. I saw a print being pulled from the press and watched the
paper being lifted, it was a monotype. I was awe struck and still am
every time I lift that piece of paper from a plate. I often do quick
monotypes, they are so close to watercolors that I find them fun, fast
and easy. yes, painting watercolors is a quick process and I can do a
full sheet in less than an hour, quick gratification and I still like
that.
Why woodblock and why of all people have I continued to learn more
about this??? Well, I am certain I am not a control freak. That is
why I dropped out of the all hanga exchange, I just can't work with
all the "rules". Preplanning everything is hard as heck for me as I am
the fly by the seat of your pants kinda artist. I love the water
based pigments, I just hate using kento marks and if I can't have
something that flows freely, not tightly planned I have a heck of a
time. Perhaps that is why I really like reduction printing for
multiple colors, I can carve each section from my feelings and guts
without total preplanning. I love the feel and smell of wood. I do
not think just the prints are a thing of beauty, I think the carvings
are as well, I do not have to wait to the end for that feeling of
gratification. The wood is beautiful, each mark is a creation, the
finished block is wonderful and each print is unique. Part of the
appeal for me is the challenge, wood blocks are not easy to do.
Giving away work?? Gads I have always felt appreciated. Maybe it is
because I rarely give work away. My son in law liked one of my
prints, so it became his when he married my daughter. My neighbors
came by with a wedding invitation, looked at my developing studio
space and some of my works and I asked them if they would like a piece
as a wedding gift, they were thrilled with the idea. I have a friend,
she is Japanese, who asks me every year if she can have one of my
Chinese New year cards, please, she is collecting them. I gave
several other friends art as wedding gifts and every time they were
thrilled. But, I only give art for special occasions or to people who
have expressed a liking for something. Both my children own work and
love having it. I even had a woman here ask me to paint her a sunrise
from Mexico and give it to her. That one made me angry and I told her
that I had learned a long time ago that if I am going to sell work I
cannot just give it away. I also told her I do give work for special
occasions, like weddings. She said she would buy one then.
Interesting! But, I will not be painting her a sunrise from Mexico, I
do not like commission work like that because I think it is very hard
to get inside of another person and create their vision.
Marilynn
Message 3
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:39:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37291] Re: Online exhibition ...
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Graham,
I would beg to differ with you about the intaglio work, dear friend!
Again, it all depends on what you wish to make it. My intaglio work
takes every bit as much planning, prep work, and time as the
woodblocks. I think you must be comparing black and white intaglio to
color wood block. My color intaglios usually include a dozen color
runs and are a very intricate process, plus I often have some chine
colle which requires sitting there cutting out those little shapes!
The piece " Not a Knot " is a good example of what I mean:
http://web.mac.com/barebonesart/iWeb/barebonesart/Newest%20Work.html
The other piece on that page, Birth of Aphrodite, does not include
chine collé but, the map of Cyprus on her head is copper leaf and that
stuff is a bugger to work with and takes a lot of time. I usually end
up with it all over the place and at least one piece glued to the end
of my nose.
However, I would agree that we both gave up watercolor for the same
reason. We are compulsive - obsessive and need more of a challenge
than most painting requires. I do hop back to both oil and watercolor
painting when I need some time away from printmaking, though, which is
not often.
At the moment I am working on a copper engraving. It is 24" square,
and I've been working on it for 3 weeks - another intaglio which is
not offering instant grats!
Cheers,
Sharri
I would beg to differ with you about the intaglio work, dear friend!
Again, it all depends on what you wish to make it. My intaglio work
takes every bit as much planning, prep work, and time as the
woodblocks. I think you must be comparing black and white intaglio to
color wood block. My color intaglios usually include a dozen color
runs and are a very intricate process, plus I often have some chine
colle which requires sitting there cutting out those little shapes!
The piece " Not a Knot " is a good example of what I mean:
http://web.mac.com/barebonesart/iWeb/barebonesart/Newest%20Work.html
The other piece on that page, Birth of Aphrodite, does not include
chine collé but, the map of Cyprus on her head is copper leaf and that
stuff is a bugger to work with and takes a lot of time. I usually end
up with it all over the place and at least one piece glued to the end
of my nose.
However, I would agree that we both gave up watercolor for the same
reason. We are compulsive - obsessive and need more of a challenge
than most painting requires. I do hop back to both oil and watercolor
painting when I need some time away from printmaking, though, which is
not often.
At the moment I am working on a copper engraving. It is 24" square,
and I've been working on it for 3 weeks - another intaglio which is
not offering instant grats!
Cheers,
Sharri
Message 4
From: Sharri LaPierre
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:47:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37292] Re: family print collectors
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Ahh yes. For years I did either intaglio or woodblock Xmas cards.
And then one year my sister in law wrote back and said, more or less,
nice card but could you send something more Christmassy. The image I
did that year was a Native American woman sitting cross legged by a
stream holding a baby. The colors were pink, violet, green and
purple. I thought the mother and child image was plenty Christmassy,
but guess I should have done it in red and green! After that, being
pretty gosh-darned steamed, I sent photocopies of a pen and ink
drawing. People seemed to like them more than the original print and
some have even told me that they have collected them all. I have
since cut it back to a Christmas Letter - no card, no image. And, the
Letter is now being emailed. I have really been on a downhill slide!
Love,
Sharri
And then one year my sister in law wrote back and said, more or less,
nice card but could you send something more Christmassy. The image I
did that year was a Native American woman sitting cross legged by a
stream holding a baby. The colors were pink, violet, green and
purple. I thought the mother and child image was plenty Christmassy,
but guess I should have done it in red and green! After that, being
pretty gosh-darned steamed, I sent photocopies of a pen and ink
drawing. People seemed to like them more than the original print and
some have even told me that they have collected them all. I have
since cut it back to a Christmas Letter - no card, no image. And, the
Letter is now being emailed. I have really been on a downhill slide!
Love,
Sharri
Message 5
From: "viza arlington"
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:57:18 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37293] blogs?
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hi printers,
my favorite part of the printing process is the first and last print pulled in the edition. the others are kind of boring. my next favorite part is the design/research/drawing. carving for the most part is more fun then printing but i do need to get a chisel for clearing large areas.
what happened to the blogs? i posted a woodblock print but it didn't show up. i labeled it Woodblock, Woodcut, Printmaking. does it have to say Woodblock in the title?
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2008/10/arion-exchange-38_11.html
off to print
viza
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my favorite part of the printing process is the first and last print pulled in the edition. the others are kind of boring. my next favorite part is the design/research/drawing. carving for the most part is more fun then printing but i do need to get a chisel for clearing large areas.
what happened to the blogs? i posted a woodblock print but it didn't show up. i labeled it Woodblock, Woodcut, Printmaking. does it have to say Woodblock in the title?
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2008/10/arion-exchange-38_11.html
off to print
viza
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Message 6
From: Graham Scholes
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:28:41 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37294] Re: Online exhibition ...
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I must admit that I did not take into consideration multiple colour
intaglio...
Sorry about that. Obviously was comparing red apples and orange,
oranges....
and not black and white and read all over. (, Graham,
intaglio...
Sorry about that. Obviously was comparing red apples and orange,
oranges....
and not black and white and read all over. (, Graham,
Message 7
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:26:17 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37295] Re: family print collectors
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Awww, I'm sorry Sharri,
I'd love to be on your xmas card list (were you still doing it). But it is
a losing battle, like bailing the tide. Not only do I never hear back about
handprinted xmas cards I usually send, but I get less and less cards in
return as time goes on. Everyone is into e-mail these days.
I probably get one card back for every four I send out. I don't think I
ever did better than half tho. Some people send cards, some people just
receive them.
Like the people in the office who always eat the candy but never refill the
jar. ;-] It's a fact of life.
Ellen
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Ellen Shipley
Trompt As Writ
~----- Ahh yes. For years I did either intaglio or woodblock Xmas cards. And
> then one year my sister in law wrote back and said, more or less, nice
> card but could you send something more Christmassy. The image I did that
> year was a Native American woman sitting cross legged by a stream holding
> a baby. The colors were pink, violet, green and purple. I thought the
> mother and child image was plenty Christmassy, but guess I should have
> done it in red and green! After that, being pretty gosh-darned steamed,
> I sent photocopies of a pen and ink drawing. People seemed to like them
> more than the original print and some have even told me that they have
> collected them all. I have since cut it back to a Christmas Letter - no
> card, no image. And, the Letter is now being emailed. I have really
> been on a downhill slide!
>
> Love,
> Sharri
>
I'd love to be on your xmas card list (were you still doing it). But it is
a losing battle, like bailing the tide. Not only do I never hear back about
handprinted xmas cards I usually send, but I get less and less cards in
return as time goes on. Everyone is into e-mail these days.
I probably get one card back for every four I send out. I don't think I
ever did better than half tho. Some people send cards, some people just
receive them.
Like the people in the office who always eat the candy but never refill the
jar. ;-] It's a fact of life.
Ellen
-(>-----~
Ellen Shipley
Trompt As Writ
~----- Ahh yes. For years I did either intaglio or woodblock Xmas cards. And
> then one year my sister in law wrote back and said, more or less, nice
> card but could you send something more Christmassy. The image I did that
> year was a Native American woman sitting cross legged by a stream holding
> a baby. The colors were pink, violet, green and purple. I thought the
> mother and child image was plenty Christmassy, but guess I should have
> done it in red and green! After that, being pretty gosh-darned steamed,
> I sent photocopies of a pen and ink drawing. People seemed to like them
> more than the original print and some have even told me that they have
> collected them all. I have since cut it back to a Christmas Letter - no
> card, no image. And, the Letter is now being emailed. I have really
> been on a downhill slide!
>
> Love,
> Sharri
>
Message 8
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:59:20 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37296] xmas cards
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Ellen,
I am one of those who never returns cards....but last year I sent good friends and family one of Dave Bull's beautiful prints as a christmas card. So it made up to a limited number of people the fact that I am such a bad investment for cards. I highly recommend it. People called to thank me and some said it was so beautifully packaged they saved that part also.
My best
Barbara
Some people send cards, some people just
receive them.
Like the people in the office who always eat the candy but never refill the
jar. ;-] It's a fact of life.
Ellen
I am one of those who never returns cards....but last year I sent good friends and family one of Dave Bull's beautiful prints as a christmas card. So it made up to a limited number of people the fact that I am such a bad investment for cards. I highly recommend it. People called to thank me and some said it was so beautifully packaged they saved that part also.
My best
Barbara
Some people send cards, some people just
receive them.
Like the people in the office who always eat the candy but never refill the
jar. ;-] It's a fact of life.
Ellen
Message 9
From: Dave Bull
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:02:10 GMT
Subject: [Baren 37297] Re: blogs?
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Viza wrote:
> what happened to the blogs? i posted a woodblock print but it didn't
> show up.
Your posts are properly tagged; the error here was mine. I'm making a
few changes to the 'back-end' of the blog feed scraper, and am
struggling with the timing of the thing; no matter how I adjust it,
some stuff seems to be getting skipped every day (I'm thinking daylight
time might be the problem ...). I'll keep at it until I figure out
what's wrong. Until then, if anybody else has a post that was missed,
please let me know (off list), as it would help with my diagnosis ...
Dave
> what happened to the blogs? i posted a woodblock print but it didn't
> show up.
Your posts are properly tagged; the error here was mine. I'm making a
few changes to the 'back-end' of the blog feed scraper, and am
struggling with the timing of the thing; no matter how I adjust it,
some stuff seems to be getting skipped every day (I'm thinking daylight
time might be the problem ...). I'll keep at it until I figure out
what's wrong. Until then, if anybody else has a post that was missed,
please let me know (off list), as it would help with my diagnosis ...
Dave