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Message 1
From: Clive Lewis
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:30:35 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44694] Re: Subject=Re: What is the idea of red stamps/signature in Japanese woodblocks?
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I would hate to see all Canadians viewed in the manner painted by Graham
Scholes. Because of the plethora of offshore, and Canadian, imitations of
indigenous art the Canadian Department of Indian and Northern Affairs
developed a system of identifying legitimate indigenous art in order to
protect tourists and others from buying badly done imitations. Public
galleries are not allowed to sell appropriated imagery in two or three
dimensional form, but that's a good thing, who needs fakes? This policy
also brings to the public an indigenous perspective on indigenous peoples,
a far cry from the idealized, Western version. This type of legislation is
also in place in various forms in some American states.

This was not a narrow minded, bigoted action, it was intended to protect an
indigenous art form from cheap imitators. Rightly so.

As to not painting totem poles, perhaps it's because painting totem poles
was done to death by Emily Carr in the early part of the 1900's. I've seen
recent totem paintings by non-native artists and have heard no howls of
protest.

The preaching of the non-use of seals is, I agree, pretentious. Most of the
seals on art I've seen are by Inuit printmakers but have noticed seals on
the work of non-native Canadian artists and have never heard a disparaging
comment on their use.


My take on the issue,
Clive

clivelewisprintmaker.com



Dear Graham and others,

I think the information you got was more then a bit skewed or pretentious.

For Canadian authorities; it seems as they are more then a bit narrow
minded and bigoted. (If it is a religious symbol you have to consider how
far you are prepared to go as an artist, see the Mohammed drawing debates,
but also remember it is an artist right to widen the discussion (in the
"free world"))

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Message 2
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:29:06 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44695] Re: Subject=Re: What is the idea of red stamps/signature in Japanese woodblocks?
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These red seals are like chops that printmakers have used for centuries, they put a chop or raised image on a print that was printed in their shop, sometimes the artist has one as well and there are two of them on works. I think they help identify work and the more info on a piece of work the easier it is to identify it in the future....having a little piece of paper with it is good also, but easily lost in future generations. Nothing beats having penciled in information on the back of a piece of artwork. So think about this when sending your work out into the world...later curators will bless you.
My best to all
Barbara

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Message 3
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:09:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44696] Exchange #50
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Hello participants -- your prints went out this afternoon. The post office personnel were nice about the big job they had to do. I filled out all the customs papers last night at home, so that made it easier. I have made a "map" of the prints and titles in alphabetical order which I can send to each of you by email. It's not a true colophon, but you may need it to identify some of the prints which are unsigned, or to read titles and names more clearly. It's less than a megabyte (compared to the pdf I wanted to send which was 250 megabytes!) I took screen shots of each page and that solved the problem. The prints were distributed in the collating boxes as they came in, so there's no order to the pile, so the map should help. This has been a long several months, but it's been fun, too. Thank you to all who participated, and thank you for cards with encouraging notes, surprise prints, and thank you to all of those who sent extra funds to cover costs as that made it more affordable for me to make everyone a small archival box/wrap. Thank you Maria and Kristine for all your behind the scenes advice and help. Well done, everyone!

~Gayle Wohlken
Exchange #50 Coordinator

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Message 4
From: Raymond Hudson
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:15:06 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44697] Re: Exchange #50
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Dear Gayle,
Wonderful news! Many many thanks for doing this huge job for us!
All the best,
Ray

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Message 5
From: "Maria Regina Pinto Pereira"
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:25:24 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44698] RES: Exchange #50
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Thanks everybody and specially Gayle !
Kisses

MaRegina

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Message 6
From: key sevn
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:24:33 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44699] Re: RES: Exchange #50
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HA!

2011/12/7 Maria Regina Pinto Pereira

> Thanks everybody and specially Gayle !
> Kisses
>
> MaRegina
>
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Message 7
From: Bronwyn Merritt
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:30:27 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44700] Re: Exchange #50
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Thanks, Gayle. You are a champ!

Bronwyn

Sent from my iPad

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Message 8
From: Gretchen Greene
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:04:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44701] Re: Exchange #50
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Thanks Gayle

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Message 9
From: Elizabeth Atwood
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:15:29 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44702] Re: Exchange #50
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Wonderful news............thank you, Gayle.
Breathlessly awaiting the prize.............ElizA

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Message 10
From: Lisa Toth
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:10:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44703] Re: Exchange #50
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Thanks for everything Gayle. This is my first baren print exchange and I can't wait to see all the prints! Thanks for putting it all together.
Lisa

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Message 11
From: "Terry Sargent Peart"
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:44:57 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44704] RE: Exchange #50
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Thank you Gayle for all your hard work. I'll be haunting my mailbox until
they arrive!

This will be the best Christmas present ever!

Terry P
West Seattle



Hello participants -- your prints went out this afternoon.

~Gayle Wohlken
Exchange #50 Coordinator

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Message 12
From: "Bea Gold"
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:43:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 44705] Re: Exchange #50
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Gayle you super coordinator! I have been trying to picture you with one
hundred little boxes catching the tiny prints. Did you take any photos?
Thank you. Bea

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From: "Lisa Toth"
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:10 PM
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Subject: [Baren 44703] Re: Exchange #50

> Thanks for everything Gayle. This is my first baren print exchange and I
> can't wait to see all the prints! Thanks for putting it all together.
> Lisa
>

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