Today's postings

  1. [Baren 45642] what is Moku Hanga? (Barbara Mason)
  2. [Baren 45643] Re: what is Moku Hanga? (Mike Lyon)
  3. [Baren 45644] From: Jeff Simpson (owner-baren # ml.asahi-net.or.jp)
  4. [Baren 45645] RE: From: Jeff Simpson ("Browder, Tina")
  5. [Baren 45646] Post-Digital Printmaking: CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques (Mike Lyon)
  6. [Baren 45647] Post-digital Print Making (Raymond Hudson)
  7. [Baren 45648] Re: From: Jeff Simpson (ArtfulCarol # aol.com)
  8. [Baren 45649] Re: From: Jeff Simpson (Barbara Mason)
  9. [Baren 45650] Re: Post-Digital Printmaking: CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques (Barbara Mason)
  10. [Baren 45651] Re: From: Jeff Simpson (Bea Gold)
  11. [Baren 45652] Long and thin again? (Eileen Corder)
  12. [Baren 45653] Re: Long and thin again? (Mike Lyon)
  13. [Baren 45654] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:18:04 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45642] what is Moku Hanga?
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Jeff,
It is the Japanese style of woodblock using all water based materials... I think it translates as "wood picture" but is used to describe the eastern style of non oil based printmaking
It is very relaxing...but hard to master. It takes real dedication, which is why I just do it for the Baren and my real work is solarplate!
But I do love it, I will just not live long enough to get really good at it!
my best
Barbara
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Message 2
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:04:07 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45643] Re: what is Moku Hanga?
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Moku-hanga means woodblock print.

Usually intended to mean polychrome Japanese technique - multiple blocks,
multiple colors, on-block registration notches (kento), water-borne
pigments brushed (not rolled) into printing areas, printed using printing
disk (baren).

Otherwise it's all mainly relief printing...

Mike Lyon
Kansas City, Missouri
http://mlyon.com

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Message 3
From: owner-baren # ml.asahi-net.or.jp
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:14:56 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45644] From: Jeff Simpson
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Thanks Mike and Barbara. I've wanted to learn the traditional Japanese way
of carving/printing, but in New Mexico there seems to be no one teaching.

~jeff simpson
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Message 4
From: "Browder, Tina"
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:37:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45645] RE: From: Jeff Simpson
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Hi!

There are so many great Moku-Hanga artists on this list. I've been thinking that it would be great if one or some of them could host online webinars demonstrating the technique! I've seen some videos on youtube but a web session would be nice because you could bring together a group have a discussion and ask questions...just like you were in a class. This would be so awesome for those of us that live in areas that don't have many workshops.

Tina Browder
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Message 5
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:01:21 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45646] Post-Digital Printmaking: CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques
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Paul Catanese and Angela Geary have written "Post-Digital Printmaking:
CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques" which includes a chapter about
me and my woodblock prints (and drawings) and includes lots of big
photos... Linda called a moment ago to let me know that Paul had sent
me a copy -- gotta run home and read all about me! Ha-ha! But it
DOES feel a bit like Christmas, my birthday, and anniversary all
rolled into one!

Read all about it:
http://www.amazon.com/Post-Digital-Printmaking-Traditional-Hybrid-Techniques/dp/1408124947

I remember when I couldn't even spell "moku-hanga"! Wait... I still can't!

YAY!!!

Mike

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Mike Lyon
Kansas City, Missouri
http://mlyon.com

PS -- I've been posting my new work in progress for some time at
http://facebook.com/MikeLyon.ART -- if you go 'like' that page, you
can keep up with whatever I'm doing, pretty much... It's much more
current than my mlyon.com web site. If you're interested, that is.
If not, please ignore this post.
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Message 6
From: Raymond Hudson
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:43:54 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45647] Post-digital Print Making
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Fantastic, Mike! Well deserved!

Ray Hudson
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Message 7
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:09:41 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45648] Re: From: Jeff Simpson
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I've been trying to figure out what the characteristics of Mogu-hanga are.

Carol
Lyons
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Message 8
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:52:48 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45649] Re: From: Jeff Simpson
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Tina,
There are tons of these types of things on Dave Bull's Website and you can go daily to his webcam and watch him carve and print
www.woodblock.com, also Dave had a great how to video that is downloadable for about $10 or less.
My best
Barbara
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Message 9
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:13:35 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45650] Re: Post-Digital Printmaking: CNC, Traditional and Hybrid Techniques
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Major congratulations Mike...you deserve lots of credit for developing your process...you know the truth of it is 1% inspiration and 99% working hard and if it doesn't work, trying something else till it does
My best
Barbra
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Message 10
From: Bea Gold
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:52:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45651] Re: From: Jeff Simpson
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Years ago when I took a class from April Volmer I wrote up the difference I
found between oil printing and Moku-Hanga. I'll find it and post it.  I loved
what Barbara said about never finishing learning,  It is so true.   Bea Gold 
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Message 11
From: Eileen Corder
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:41:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45652] Long and thin again?
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I'm pretty sure that the last two moku hanga exchanges were both long, thin
dimensions. I want to be a part of this hanga exchange but sure wish the
paper dimensions could be less LONG.
Any comments?

Namaste,
Eileen
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Message 12
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:11:15 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45653] Re: Long and thin again?
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I LOVE this long and thin format - I intend to sign up!


Mike Lyon
Kansas City, Missouri
http://mlyon.com

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Digest Appendix

Postings made on [Baren] members' blogs
over the past 24 hours ...

Subject: Exhibition and Open Studios
Posted by: Andy English

The beginning of July is going to be very busy with the two biggest events in my calendar both beginning in the first week. My exhibition at the Old Fire Engine House, Ely Opens on Friday 6th July and continues through to the 5th August. You are cordially invited to the private view on Thursday, 5th July between 6:30 and 8:30pm:


Once again, I am downstairs at the Old Fire Engine House in the lovely room that shows my work well in a domestic setting. Here is a photograph from my 2010 show:


I will be exhibiting approximately fifty engravings an about half of them are being shown here for the first time, including much new work. Some old favourites will be shown for the last time


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This item is taken from the blog Wood Engraver.
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Subject: Catching a virus ... we hope!
Posted by: Dave Bull

It has been a very interesting day here today ... We had a full house of ladies here: Yasui-san was trimming poets prints for our project to re-awaken that series; Tsushima-san wrapped up the final finishing work on the current batch of cases; and Ayumi-san and Ishikawa-san both continued with their printing training sessions.

And I plugged away at the carving of the colour blocks for the 'Rickshaw Cart' print (as it is coming to be known).

But for most of the afternoon, many of us found it difficult to concentrate on our work. Late Wednesday evening, just before going to bed, I had uploaded a short video to YouTube - not the Kingfisher one I did yesterday, but one showing how a colour block is carved, having filmed it during the making of one in the current batch. I 'telescoped' the process into around 4 minutes, and added a voice-over narration explaining what I was doing.

It's this one:

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This item is taken from the blog Mokuhankan Conversations.
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Subject: Crate and Ship
Posted by: Sherrie York


My days continue to be about illustration projects and workshop prep rather than printmaking, but I did at least get to LOOK at a linocut today.

This is "Pas de Ducks," all framed up and ready to ship off to Birds in Art at the Woodson Art Museum. The exhibition isn't until September, but right now it feels good to be able to tick anything I can off my to do list.

One of the more nervous-making things about this business of art is shipping framed work hither and yon. I frame my prints on paper in a traditional manner? mat, glass and frame? but for exhibitions most venues prefer plexiglass. Plexiglass is lighter and less prone to break, but it's delicate stuff and apt to scratch. What to do, what to do?

Enter the MasterPak Strongbox. It's a double-walled box built expressly for shipping artwork. The top and bottom are lined with a hard plastic "puncture guard" (the black you see in the lid), and the interior foam is customizable to fit your exact piece. There's a piece of waffle foam on the bottom, a customizable piece in the middle, and another piece of waffle foam on the top. Very cool.

They're not cheap. The double-walled versions with puncture guard start at about $70, but the crates are reusable. (And even re-customizable . . .
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This item is taken from the blog Brush and Baren.
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