Baren Digest Monday, 9 July 2001 Volume 16 : Number 1483 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Maria Arango" Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 13:24:53 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15075] exchanges charset="iso-8859-1" One possible alternative to the recurring "salon des refuses" would be to increase the number of participants in a Baren exchange. I know that 30 is a manageable number of prints for everyone, but how many people "really" would we have if we extended the limit to everyone that wants to participate? 40? 50? Would many participants have much trouble coming up with a larger edition? Maybe we have outgrown the 30-limit and it is time to come up with another scheme? Any comments? Maria <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maria Arango Las Vegas, Nevada, USA http://www.1000woodcuts.com maria@mariarango.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ------------------------------ From: "pwalls1234" Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:10:15 -0500 Subject: [Baren 15076] Re: exchange sizes Maria, >50? >Would many participants have much trouble coming up with a larger edition? 50 is probably tooooo many!! yikes ;-) >Maybe we have outgrown the 30-limit and it is time to come up with another >scheme? I like the idea of 1,2, or 3 smaller portfolios of the same theme. Yes, you do not get as many prints but STRESS is reduced and making the prints becomes much more enjoyable! I would rather work 20 prints to a higher level of quality than be cranking out 40, 50, or 60 prints. Most people make a few extra and would gladly trade or sell if you did not get a particular print you desired. My two-cents, pete Louisiana State University baton rouge ------------------------------ From: barebonesart Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 16:18:49 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15077] Re: Baren Digest V16 #1482 Jean, Along with all the other info you've received on the history of printmaking, which I find about the most fascinating subject there is, remember that the Impressionists and Post Impressionists, mainly in Paris, greatly helped to spread the fever for prints in the late 1800's. As an example of this, I always use Van Goghs rendition of paintings taken directly from Japanese prints. With the popularity of these images, many Western artists proceeded to cut blocks and from then on, printmaking in the Western World took a hefty plunge into a widespread resurgence. This is a real compression of that period in history; the course in a nutshell, as it were. Sharri ------------------------------ From: "Jim Bryant" Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:51:39 -0600 Subject: [Baren 15078] Re: exchange sizes Well, I would guess that if we made the sign-up total 50, only 30 would want to participate. How about making the early sign up period open to artists who didn't participate in the previous 2 exchanges (instead of one). And adding one or two more exchanges per year. It doesn't solve the number of people in the exchanges, but it does spread us out a little more. jim- ------------------------------ From: "bemason" Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 18:03:40 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15079] 50 prints??? Maria, I would far rather do two exchanges of 30 than one of 60....it is just so really hard to print so many of the same thing..I totally admire Dave being able to do 200....even the thought of that makes my knees weak. Just my 2 cents worth..I will go with the majority as always but I think more people might be late, that is a lot of prints to print and dry and ship on time. Barbara One possible alternative to the recurring "salon des refuses" would be to > increase the number of participants in a Baren exchange. I know that 30 is a > manageable number of prints for everyone, but how many people "really" would > we have if we extended the limit to everyone that wants to participate? 40? > 50? > Would many participants have much trouble coming up with a larger edition? > Maybe we have outgrown the 30-limit and it is time to come up with another > scheme? > Any comments? > Maria > ------------------------------ From: "Murilo Pereira" Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 00:01:17 -0300 Subject: [Baren 15080] Re: inspiration Ol‡, Dona Maria, gravadora, Vossas gravuras s‹o deslumbrantes. Fiquei maravilhado com a sŽrie do deserto! , e tanto que me vejo obrigado a lhe dizer o que sinto. As formas, as cores, o asfalto - Ž como se um carro tivesse acado de passar por ali, I could even smell the perfume of Thelma and Louise... The desert is like a sea without any water. Na linha do horizonte, l‡ onde deserto e cŽu se encontram, posso ver claramente uma mulher nadando. aparece apenas parte do corpo dela, o brao direito fora da d‡gua para marcando ritmicamente o curso. Ali h‡ uma pausa magn’fica - o brao parado no ar. Vejo tb um ser de luz voando por sobre ela ( a nadadora), e tem uma luz maior, ainda mais acima que se espalha por toda a gravura. Ali‡s, toda a sŽrie est‡ perfeita: formas , cores, luzes. O azul do cŽu est‡ sempre na tonalidade exata. Obrigado por nos mostrar. "Rock guardian" is incredible, too, there is a sensuality on it. Eu nunca estive no deserto, a n‹o ser o de minha'alma, e nem sei se poderia! sua gravuras tocam na minha alucina‹o. Congratulations, you're great! Muchas gracias, parabŽns, berst wishes. Murilo Pereira, Florian—polis, SC, Brazil. ----------------------------------- From: "Murilo Pereira" Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 00:13:25 -0300 Subject: [Baren 15081] Re: # 11 sign up Hi, Wanda, thanks for reminding me to sign exchange 11. You see, I had forgotten, and if it wasn't your email I couldn't have signed at all. Congratulations for your and your daughter exhibition. I'd love to see the prints, the party, the people, the place, your daughter and husband. Health to all. Best wishes, Murilo. ------------------------------ From: "Bea Gold" Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:32:29 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15082] Re: exchange sizes Hi all, I was waiting until Wednesday (end of early sign up for #11 - Flora theme) to start another discussion about exchanges but Maria started it first. Speedy Maria! So here goes - the time we seem to have issues with sign up is when it is a themed exchange - the open exchanges seem much easier. Each exchange is so different - #9, Endangered Species had a lot of people anxious to get in and then several people dropped out. Two of the participants were very young students (of one of the members) and they did not adhere to size or format and their work could not be used. The Salon de Refuses was fun and some people who were in the first exchange joined the second one as well. It became an exchange of 30 and another with the same theme of 20. There have been no dropouts in #10! We need a coordinator for #11 and I think coordinating an exchange with 40 or 50 prints has to be one tough job especially if the prints are large. I thought it might be interesting to have younger members in an exchange if they had a sponsor who would shepard them through. Like Dan has with Megan Dew. Other ideas? Bea Gold ------------------------------ From: "Bea Gold" Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:38:38 -0700 Subject: [Baren 15083] Re: Preview Party Pix Wanda, I just got a chance to look at your show and party. How wonderful to be able to do this with your daughter. The work is lovely and the people look grand. Congratulations. Pat away you deserve it. Bea ------------------------------ From: slinder@mediaone.net Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 07:03:14 -0500 Subject: [Baren 15084] Mary Azarian on Martha Stewart Show... "THURSDAY, JULY 12 FIELD TRIP: WOODCUT ARTIST Learn how Vermont woodcut artist Mary Azarian uses her own garden as inspiration for her nature-themed woodblock prints." Mary Azarian is the featured artist of 'The Cook's Garden' Catalogue , and has illustrated several wonderful children's books, including the Caldecott Award winning "Snowflake Bently" and my favorite, "John Barleycorn". Sharen ------------------------------ End of Baren Digest V16 #1483 *****************************