Today's postings

  1. [Baren 44103] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible? (Phil Hillmer)
  2. [Baren 44104] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible? ("Ellen Shipley")
  3. [Baren 44105] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible? (Phil Hillmer)
  4. [Baren 44106] RE: How Many Prints for Exchange 50 ? (jerelee basist)
  5. [Baren 44107] Re: How Many Prints for Exchange 50 ? (Raymond Hudson)
  6. [Baren 44108] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible? (Viza Arlington)
  7. [Baren 44109] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Phil Hillmer
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:29:00 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44103] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible?
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Thanks very much Viza and Sharri, Barbara, Maria (did I miss anyone).?

After trying everything mentioned in this thread, really for my water scene
I am blending 4 color boundaries in all - gradients so I think I realize now
that I will have to do as suggested - do the water as a monoprint so I can
both rainbow roll just two colors at a time and then fade colors in and out
by blending by fingers after the block is inked. Because just when I think
I have the problem solved I still have those ugly roller marks to deal with
so I think all 4 colors on one block and maybe a pencil outline on the block
to act as a general guide for my color areas. Maybe I will use some kind of
stencil setup. The vid was helpful gave me a few ides. Maria the inking
the roller was a good idea I tried that. Maybe a combo of your idea and
hand or burush blending as monoprint.

Quick question - do any of you blend colors via brush (instead of by
fingers/hand) on the block, after colors are rolled out? If so what kind of
brush do you reccomend?
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Message 2
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:35:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44104] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible?
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I have sometimes used pounce brushes (for stencil printing) to blend colors. I have also used those soft foam brushes, but the stencil brushes work better.

For very small areas (smaller than my finger or brush) I wrap a chopstick in paper towel and dab lightly with that.

Ellen
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Message 3
From: Phil Hillmer
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:26:57 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44105] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible?
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thanks Ellen,

I saw some cheap stencil brushes over the weekend at I think Jo Annes
Fabrics or maybe it was Michaels, is there a particular brand you like or
will any cheap stencil brush do?

using my hand -fingers work but sometimes the smudges show through on the
print.
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Message 4
From: jerelee basist
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:37:11 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44106] RE: How Many Prints for Exchange 50 ?
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For the tiny print exchange there's 101 people who are participating. Usually we send 31 prints to the coordinator, therefore how many prints are we sending this time?

Jerelee
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Message 5
From: Raymond Hudson
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:11:56 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44107] Re: How Many Prints for Exchange 50 ?
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Jerelee,
I think it has been decided that we will be sending prints equal to the total number of participants plus one for the archives. So, that will mean 102 prints, unless I'm mistaken.


Best,
Ray Hudson
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Message 6
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:15:41 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44108] Re: Widening, expanding rainbow roll - possible?
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This monoprint was made with oil paint brushes brights mostly.
http://vizart.blogspot.com/2011/01/poppies-watercolor-22x30-inches.html
viza

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Subject: The next step forward ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

Another small step yesterday (maybe not so small!). Here's a view of the entrance door to the workshop:

Count 'em ... one, two ... three pairs ... Yes, the second printer-trainee has started work!

Dave has (temporarily) lost his prime window seat! Tsushima-san is sitting there while she works on her current batch of the Peony design, and over in her usual spot is new printer-to-be Ishigami-san.

Is there enough work here for yet another printer already? No, of course not. None of Tsushima-san's work is yet in the catalogue (aside from the dribble of kakegami that are going out), but there's no point in waiting until she's 'ready'. As she slowly moves up the competence 'ladder', we might as well get going with the next person on the bottom rung.

But with this change there is a whole new 'dynamic' now present in the workshop. Ishigami-san is of course starting off with the same kind of practice blocks that Tsushima-san worked on a couple of months ago, and - with both of them in the room at the same time - I have to be very careful what kind of comments I make. They are going to have different skills in different places, and I have to avoid direct comparisons. I have no idea if they will naturally be 'at ease' with each other, or whether a competitive situation will develop. We'll see ...

And it's so strange to see Tsushima-san sitting in my own place!


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Subject: Woodblock Print: Barn and Dahlia
Posted by: Amanda

My great-aunt and great-uncle live on a farm in rural Pennsylvania with this wonderful, old barn. This woodblock print is based on a view from their beautiful garden, which has dahlias in late summer/early fall.

Title: Barn and Dahlia
Paper: Magnani Pescia, 10" x 12"
Image Size: 8" x 10"
Block: Shina--5 blocks
Ink: Akua Intaglio, a professional-quality, soy-based ink.
Edition size: 22

I first posted about this block way back here. I originally planned to print it as a reduction print, but decided to do it with 5 separate blocks instead (one "key block" and four color blocks).


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Subject: Mirage
Posted by: Robert Simola

 

This 6"x6" wood and linocut print for Chaucer's "The Merchant's Tale." In this tale, the marriage of January and May is definitely not a love match.  This is one of a series of prints illustrating stories from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

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