Baren Digest             Saturday, 8 September 2001     Volume 16 : Number 1548


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From: GWohlken <blueman@pantek.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 10:48:46 -0400
Subject: [Baren 15617] Re: Baren Digest #1547 - Electric? carving tool 

> I use a Ryobi dc 500 detail carver. It is a tool that does not work like a
> rotary (a Dremel) but like a gouge. When the tip finds resistance it pushes
> forward, therefore working like a carving tool.

Marco, are you talking about an electrical device for woodblock carving?
 Does it have any negatives about it?  Can it splinter wood where you
don't want it to, etc?  Is it expensive?  Or would it be more expensive
to buy big big bull nosed chisels.  

* * *
Do the mall managers think the Baren mall will ever supply the larger
sizes of bull nosed chisels (bigger than 15mm?)  I was going to order
one, but found the largest is 15mm.  I keep thinking about this large
print exchange we are doing, and I know I will be clearing some big
areas if I do the idea I want to do.

* * *

Nice job on the magazine for Print Australia, Arafat.  Lots of good
information about printmaking exhibits all over the world, not
necessarily for woodcuts, though, but if we like prints, it's all there.

* * *
Welcome home, Julio.  You were missed.

Gayle 
Ohio, USA

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From: "Rudolf Stalder" <stalderp@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:56:32 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15618] Julio/method/Frans-Masaarel 

Welcome back Julio !

Gayle wrote : "Rudolph, explain your wooden printing press, as well as your
registration boards.  I saw the photos Bea sent us .... "

I am actually up-dating my method-description at
http://www.rst-art.com/method-wct.htm

It contains information in regard of the press and the printing-board, and
also - of eventual actual interest - a way of framing large prints. The text
is not very elaborated yet, and not all images are good, but I hope
all-together everything basically understandable.

Comments are well-come - on and off-line - - especially in regard of
statements which may be misleading or which are very simply wrong.

During her visit in my studio Bea mentioned the German expressionist
wood-cut artist Frans Masaarel.

His worlk is at http://www.graphicwitness.org/historic/fm.htm
Click  "Die Stadt" or "Landschaften ...", then the title "Die Stadt" or
"Landschaften... ", then " the images.  A little bit complicated.

Enjoy and best wishes

Rudolf

http://www.rst-art.com


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From: FurryPressII@aol.com
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 11:16:31 EDT
Subject: [Baren 15619] Re: Julio/method/Frans-Masaarel 

would you have information on the German wood cut novelist   Nuckel?  at the 
same time and work as Frans Masaarel and Lynd Ward the two main wood cut 
novelists.  I am aware of all of Lynd Wards work and i have a wood cut novel 
by Nuckel but am not aware of other work by him or all of Frans-Masaarel work.

john of the furry press

ps   a  wooden prenting press   hummmmm very retro  Albrect Durer's work was 
printed on a wooden press

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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 08:18:14 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15620] RE: Electric? carving tool 

> > I use a Ryobi dc 500 detail carver. It is a tool that does not
> work like a
> > rotary (a Dremel) but like a gouge. When the tip finds
> resistance it pushes
> > forward, therefore working like a carving tool.
>
>
> Marco, are you talking about an electrical device for woodblock carving?
>  Does it have any negatives about it?  Can it splinter wood where you
> don't want it to, etc?  Is it expensive?  Or would it be more expensive
> to buy big big bull nosed chisels.

There is also an attachment that makes your standard rotary tool into a
reciprocating tool. This means that instead of going around, the action is a
sort of gentle tapping forward thrust. It's an alternative to the Ryobi. The
dremel attachment costs about $45 and comes with 4 chisels, more are
available from Flexcut. I bought mine from Woodcraft
http://www.1000woodcuts.com/artsupplies.html
Gayle, as Marco says, the tool only works when it finds resistance. That is,
when you first turn it on it just sits there, then when you apply the tip to
the wood, the reciprocating thrusts start and...there goes the wood! The
tool doesn't carve if you don't push, so controlling it is not a problem and
it doesn't go anywhere on its own.
It will only splinter wood if you push too hard _with_ the grain, but I have
only used it on cherry and plank maple, not on soft woods. Makes clearing a
job of minutes instead of tens of minutes :-} without the forearm and
finger-joint irritation. No negatives, other than I would recommend using
goggles because splinters can fly awfully close to your eyeball (but it
healed right away!).

Good luck and good health,
Maria

PS  This trivia just in from Sunshine Artist magazine:
Of the 200 best Fine Art Festivals in the US, only 15 are West of the
Rockies, none in Nevada, needless to say, none North of Colorado (that means
Oregon & Washington didn't make the cut either, which surprised me). Dismal,
if you ask me. On the other hand 28 of them are offered in Florida, making
it the state with most of the best craft shows by a nautical league. Next
state is Michigan with 12.

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Maria Arango
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria@mariarango.com
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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 12:22:29 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15621] exchange-D-lines 
Howdy all,

I am relaying some concerns from private e-mails that I have received, both
during my Council-days and several as of late, after retiring. Several times
I have been asked to talk to the council about this, but feel the issue
belongs to the entire list for discussion, ignoring or trashing. Please
don't kill the messenger.

Having coordinated two exchanges in the past, I was a bit shocked by the
number of print sets that came in late. On the two sides of the spectrum,
some folks paid next-day air post services to assure their prints would meet
the deadline; others would promise to send, promise to send, promise to
send...and end up as much as 3-4 weeks late. Regardless of how I feel about
excessive rules, I comply with them to the letter. I feel others should also
or not participate.

But here are some issues on both sides of the fence that are of relevance:

- -Life does happen in unexpected ways, no sense pretending that it doesn't;
and it really is only a printmaker's exchange.
- -There are three months from sign-up to completion. Perhaps those that are
continually late should start earlier to prevent life happenings from
suddenly interfering with the sacred art of printmaking.
- -There is an obligation to 29 other printmakers that is not being met. Were
this an exchange among printmakers in other organizations, the late prints
would simply be refused.
- -Late prints have created a bit of havoc with a couple of exhibition
deadlines and create more work for coordinators and exhibition champions.
- -Those who are e-mailing me are obviously irritated with the whole process
and some are unwilling to participate in further exchanges, which is a
shame.
- -The word "irritated" does not properly describe the state of the
coordinator during the period between deadline and mailing. Coordinators
receive e-mails from angry participants (usually those that spent the money
for FedEx Overnight), and have a stack of around 20-29 boxes somewhere
taking up space. Additionally, coordinators usually volunteered to
coordinate expecting to be busy somewhere around the deadline, not an
undetermined amount of time later.

Some suggestions I have received:

- -Prevent late senders from participating in a consequent exchange.
- -"Make" late senders coordinate the next exchange (hey, I really like this
one!); how shall we "make" them do this? CIA? FBI? Send Guido Spilattro
Maffiosso to break their legs?
- -Stick to the deadline and refuse any prints that are postmarked after the
deadline, thus resulting in sets less than the original number of
participants.
- -Warn everyone not to spend money on overnight post and not to expect the
prints back until 6-8 weeks after the deadline.
- -Do nothing and let the irritation continue.

Feel free to continue to use my private mail box to vent, perhaps 'tis the
nature of the exchanges. Late prints irritate me too, but I'm happy when
they come.

Health to all,
Maria

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Maria Arango
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
http://www.1000woodcuts.com
maria@mariarango.com
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From: "Bea Gold" <bnj50@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:07:10 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15622] Re: exchange-D-lines 

Hi to Maria and other Baren members,
I have been acting as the general exchange coordinators of coordinators and
am about to put together a draft for more stringent "exchange rules" for
time, money, size and method.  I will post it for input from members.   It
has been very unfair to coordinators and participants alike when people are
late.  Please add you ideas.  Watch for the message.  Thanks,  Bea Gold


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From: "Rudolf Stalder" <stalderp@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 21:56:09 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15625] Daphne-paper 

Hello everybody and Bea,

during your visit in my studio I showed you some prints done on Daphne
paper, made near the Himalayan up in Nepal. You showed much interest in
using it, but I pointed out that the paper may eventually be difficult to
print upon. Well good printing can be done.

I am fortunate to be able to present some images from an ongoing project
done on daphne paper by Carol Lyons (hanga -technic, print size 14"x9").

http://www.rst-art.com/carol-dap-b.htm
http://www.rst-art.com/carol-dap-w.htm
http://www.rst-art.com/carol-dap-o.htm

As Carol writes: "The - rough - texture doesn't scan and the color isn't
accurate, but you can get the idea."

Comments and more information are very welcome !

A web address is http://www.danielsmith.net/categories-daphne.html,
Carol address to order is McClains  orders@mcclains.com    or  800-832-4264

Rudolf





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From: Brian Lockyear <brianl@synopsys.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2001 20:59:09 -0700
Subject: [Baren 15626] Daphne-paper 

Hi Rudolf-

> A web address is http://www.danielsmith.net/categories-daphne.html,
> Carol address to order is McClains  orders@mcclains.com    or  800-832-4264
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                      ||||||||||||||||||| - incorrect

This should be orders@imcclains.com instead of mcclains.com.  (note the "i"
in front of the "mcclains").  Somebody else has the mcclains domain name.

    - Brian -

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From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 07:37:07 EDT
Subject: [Baren 15627] Re: Daphne-paper 

Hi Rudolf,
I didnt want these images to be out there before my curator had seen them and 
the exhibit is hung in Nov.

Carol

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