Today's postings

  1. [Baren 38645] "Dandelions and Grass" (Gayle Wohlken)
  2. [Baren 38646] Re: "Dandelions and Grass" (Diana Moll)
  3. [Baren 38647] Re: "Dandelions and Grass" (Barbara Mason)
  4. [Baren 38648] Re: "Dandelions and Grass" (Diane Cutter)
  5. [Baren 38649] Re: Online print collection ... ("Louise Cass")
  6. [Baren 38650] Re: "Dandelions and Grass" ( slinders # comcast.net)
  7. [Baren 38651] Re: "Dandelions and Grass" (ArtfulCarol # aol.com)
  8. [Baren 38652] "Dandelions and Grass" (Gayle Wohlken)
  9. [Baren 38653] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:15:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38645] "Dandelions and Grass"
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Dave, I enjoyed visiting the printmaking galleries of Lawrence
University. One print has captured my curiosity. It's titled
Dandelions and Grass and is supposedly a woodcut. I zeroed in on the
dandelions (gone to seed) and can't imagine capturing that in wood.
The softness of the edges is beyond anything I can do in wood. http://digitalmedia.lawrence.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/WAG&CISOPTR=3531&CISOBOX=1&REC=1

If anyone goes to see this, I'd like to hear how you think this was
achieved in wood. Would this be more a wood engraving than a woodcut?

~Gayle

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Message 2
From: Diana Moll
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:38:20 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38646] Re: "Dandelions and Grass"
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I see what you mean, what detail and softness. According to Wikipedia
Wood Engraving is still a relief process, the tools are different and
the wood is a cross cut grain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Wood_engraving
So very fine tools on hard wood.......
Spring is here!
Diana
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Message 3
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:51:40 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38647] Re: "Dandelions and Grass"
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I think it has to be an engraving...I have one here done by Deborah Mae Broad that is equally amazing with such fine lines that it looks impossible for it to be done in wood, this takes a while to load so be patient http://deborahmaebroad.com/collections/18221
My best to all
Barbara
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Message 4
From: Diane Cutter
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:56:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38648] Re: "Dandelions and Grass"
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I'm not sure it's an engraving, Gayle. You can click on the picture several times over and you'll see very, very fine horizontal lines that make up that soft background.


Diane

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Message 5
From: "Louise Cass"
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:59:22 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38649] Re: Online print collection ...
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Dave - thanks for the link to a v interesting collection!
Louise C.

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Message 6
From: slinders # comcast.net
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:23:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38650] Re: "Dandelions and Grass"
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Gayle Wohlken wrote:

Would this be more a wood engraving than a woodcut?
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> ~Gayle

Hi, Gayle,

It looks like a wood engraving to me! (Wood engravings are done
on a tight grained wood on an end grain slice, not a 'plank
cut'.) It might be helpful to have the dimensions of the print
included in the information, but using the signature I agree
that it's probably a wood engraving. What a lovely print!

Sharen
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Message 7
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:52:01 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38651] Re: "Dandelions and Grass"
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Beautiful Dandelions and Grass
It says "woodcut, printmaking". Doesn't that mean in addition to woodcut it
could be any number of types of prints? It could also be a mistake.
Carol Lyons
Irvington, NY

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Message 8
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:10:15 GMT
Subject: [Baren 38652] "Dandelions and Grass"
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Carol, I think all of them in this particular gallery are listed as
being in the printmaking format, but what they specifically are is
also listed; hence "woodcut" for this one. Others there show as
"etching", or "lithograph", etc.

~Gayle

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Subject: Fleshing Out Dorothy May
Posted by: Annie B

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I want to give Dorothy May some substance, make her look real, so I added a couple of layers to her form today. More to come.

Sometimes I use blank areas from old blocks when I can find them. The second impression I did this afternoon was carved on my old zero and one block from the Great Wall print:


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Subject: As the Emperor Turns
Posted by: Phare-Camp

Almost finished editioning the emperor. Glad I broke off on the last steps when I did, I find that i'm getting too dense of cut marks on the keyline (black) block. I'm going to need to wipe the plate in some areas before I print it. I like to incorporate cut marks and I like the marks on the slightly lighter plates, I may cut some of the cut marks out or just wipe lightly so that I get blendy cut cut marks.

I will also need to go into some of the cards after they dry and lightly brush in some yellow on the turtle. My press kept loosening on one side, the side closest to me so it was easy to readjust, but the gauge didn't move so I couldn't tell the pressure was too light on the turtle side until I pulled the print.

When the pressure is adjusted just right there is a very slight resistance when it hits the beginning edge of the plate and it gives a very slight jump when the roller goes of the edge of the plate. This will still happen if one . . .
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