Baren Digest               Sunday, 6 January 2002       Volume 18 : Number 1677


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From: "Rudolf Stalder" <stalderp@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:27:26 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16629] Large Print Exchange 

Hi all : Large print exchange

Dan writes : "Is it mandatory to mount the lino to wood?"

For printing using a press, you may be better of living the lino
un-mounted. My two cents


Julio :

"I got more questions too, as far as I know we are suppose to send 25 (?)
prints to Rudolph...on a flat package
( except for those outside the US having mail restrictions...)....right ?"

- - Number of prints to send in : So far 25
- - Flat ? Yes, please !!!!!, No tubes !!

We just heart about the sad news that Jeanne's studio burnt down.
Even if she cannot send in any prints for this exchange, I think we could
send her a collection of our work. She may feel happy about !!!
Also, nobody appears to have dropped out so far, so the number stays at
25 !

"My press can accomodate approx 18" X 26"....is that considered large enough
to meet the requirements of this exchange ?
What is the largest and smallest dimension acceptable ? I know the info
board says 22"X30" (or 22"X32")  ...that's a big difference in paper size,
thus my question !"

- -The print format is in-between 16 x 20" - 22 x 32" , the mailing format
22x32". (This mailing-format has to be used for all mailings even if your
prints are
smaller than this size, as the package material will be used for
return-mailing and has to be suitable to handle prints up to 22x32")


"If we need to stick closer to the larger size, no problem, then I will get
on a plane and fly over to Vegas so that Maria can teach me how to print
with her truck....."

This is of course a very intriguing problem/situation. I think, Julio, you
have to ask
Maria herself. If she insists that you should stick closer to the larger
size - eventually  "because of sort-of-common ancestry" as I learnt recently
from her in a similar context -  you may have to fly. No problem !

Rudolf




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From: Cucamongie@aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:55:31 EST
Subject: [Baren 16630] transfer to lino? 


Dan, perhaps your drawing is too complex to do this way, but you can trace 
over the drawing w/tracing paper, flip the tracing paper over & attach to the 
lino block w/carbon paper in between, and trace back over the drawing to 
transfer.  It works on woodblock and on lino.
Sarah


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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 16:17:27 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16631] Sad News 


Dear Baren Members

I hate to drop out of the exchanges, all of them; including the large 
print, Gospel, #12, Firemans etc.=20
But due to a very sad happening, on Dec. 26th my studio had a fire and 
all of my paintings, inks, paper .furniture, including my press was 
destroyed.
 I had the Year of the Horse all ready to send on the first but now that 
is gone too.

After the shock of it all ,I came to and will rebuild. Although I sure 
cannot recapture all of my history, catalogs, etc. I will have to start 
anew. The studio is totalled, and my wonderful press looked like a John 
Chamberlain sculpure. We had insurance but of course that never can 
replace the art work.

I could have been worse, but am sure sorry about the exchanges.
 I am going to have a very small space set up in the garage at home but 
will not be able to start for awhile .=20

Life goes on, and I have lots of wonderful friends and a great husband 
to see this through.

Love
Jeanne Norman Chase


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From: Dan Dew <ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 12:21:18 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16632] Re: Sad News boundary="MS_Mac_OE_3092991679_702312_MIME_Part" 


Jeanne, if there is anything I can do, anything I can send, let me know, I'm
not that far away.


Daniel L. Dew
ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com
ddew@tampabay.rr.com
http://www.dandew.com




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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:05:24 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16633] Re: sad, sad news 

Thanks Barbara

I sent out my little note a little too late.
My address is still the same. The mail box is still standing and my
wonderful mailman thought I was a little nuts when I suggested that I still
wanted to pick up my mail from my embers. I just want to stay connected to
my once, but will be again studio.
As soon as I get set up again I will do my Year of the horse". They will
just be a little late and if you are one of the early ones who sent me a
"Horse" I am sad to say that your little horsy was amongst the ruins. Mine
was ready and in its little envelope , just waiting for Jan 1st. Alas he did
not make it!!!

luv to you all, you are my support group.

Jeanne N


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From: "Jeanne N. Chase" <studiojnc@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:12:05 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16634] Re: Sad News 

Thanks Dan

If I need anything, I will holler. Finally got a new computer set up at 
home and I have a wonderful husband and good friends to see me through 
this.
You can do something for me though.
I need the addresses or phone numbers of; Rembrandt, Daniel Smith, and 
Graphic Chemical catalogs. As you know, Sarasota has zip when it comes 
to supply houses and I need some paper and paint and barens, etc.

I am ok!!!!!!!

Luv Jeanne



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From: ArtfulCarol@aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 13:37:34 EST
Subject: [Baren 16635] Re: Sad News 

I am glad you are OK!!!

Some paper on its way.

Graphic Chemical  is at
728 North Yale Ave
PO Box 27
Villa Park, Ill  60181

email:    graphchem@aol.com
800 465-7382

Carol

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From: GraphChem@aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 22:12:26 EST
Subject: [Baren 16641] Re: Sad News 


Sorry to correct but Graphic Chemical hasn't been PO Box 27 for several 
years. The address is:
       Graphic Chemical & Ink Company
       728 North Yale Avenue
       P.O. Box 7027
       Villa Park, IL 60181-7027

It's not a big deal, but once every couple of months the postmaster gets 
funky and returns all of the mail addressed to the wrong box number (there is 
NO box 27 anymore, and GCI is one of their larger customers, but he can't 
figure it out.)

Dean

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From: Dan Dew <ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 13:47:24 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16636] Re: Sad News 


As a member of Florida Printmakers Society, you get a sneak preview:

http://www.printmakersociety.com/Supplier.htm


Daniel L. Dew
ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com
ddew@tampabay.rr.com
http://www.dandew.com



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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <bemason@concentric.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 11:55:52 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16637] Re: sad, sad news

Jeanne,
We are glad you are back on line, send me your phone # as the one you had is
certainly not connected to anything for the forseeable future. Your  spirits
sound bettter than in your  letter, so that is good. Look at the new studio
as an opportunity to get things really the way you want them, not what most
of us are able to have! We do want to support you, let us know what you
need. I am going to go through my tools and send you the duplicates (hard to
believe anyone could buy the same tool twice, but believe it) Will this
address work for UPS?
Hugs to you,
Barbara


> My address is still the same. The mail box is still standing and my
> wonderful mailman thought I was a little nuts when I suggested that I

still

> wanted to pick up my mail from my embers. I just want to stay connected to
> my once, but will be again studio.
> As soon as I get set up again I will do my Year of the horse". They will
> just be a little late and if you are one of the early ones who sent me a
> "Horse" I am sad to say that your little horsy was amongst the ruins. Mine
> was ready and in its little envelope , just waiting for Jan 1st. Alas he

did

> not make it!!!
>
> luv to you all, you are my support group.
>
> Jeanne N
>
>



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From: "Kristine Alder" <imakeprints@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 14:36:41 -0700
Subject: [Baren 16638] Re: Sad News 

Jeanne,
So sorry to hear about your tragedy! But so grateful to hear that you are safe. Anything 
I can do to help? Please know we are all thinking of you and wishing you the best!

Kristine Alder 
Logan, UT 

Art Educator/Printmaker/Book Artist/Graphic Design 
email: krisalder@cc.usu.edu 
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From: Dan Dew <ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 16:54:57 -0500
Subject: [Baren 16639] Being Bold 

Wanda Robertson <robertson@canby.com>, 
Cate Pfeifer <cate108@earthlink.net>, Carol Slinders <slinders@home.com>, 
James Mundie <jimandkatemundie@juno.com>, Ayre Saar <saar1@degania-b.org.il>, 
Lee Green <legreenart@cs.com>, Rudolph Stalder <stalderp@mindspring.com>, 
Josephine Severn <severn@acay.com.au>, Mary Kuster <mkuster@ix.netcom.com>, 
John Center <FurryPressII@aol.com>, Mike Lyon <mikelyon@mlyon.com>, 
Bea Gold <bnj50@earthlink.net>, Graham Scholes <gscholes@shaw.ca>, 
Maria Arango <maria@mariarango.com>, 
<baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp> 

Alright, I can take it!
I have done a few new things to my web site and would love some visiters.
Sign the guestbook, look around and let me know what you think.  Some new
images, a longer bio, etc....

Have fun!

Oh yeah, here's the link:  http://www.dandew.com



Daniel L. Dew
ddew0001@tampabay.rr.com
ddew@tampabay.rr.com
http://www.dandew.com



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From: "Maria Arango" <maria@mariarango.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 18:55:06 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16640] car print? oh boy! 

Julio,
You are always welcomed at my home for a car print adventure!
On the same note, prints larger than 24" x 36" don't fit on my tiny press
bed, so I do those by hand.
I highly recommend the ball-bearing baren for such daunting task, or one of
my wood-button barens. I also use pre-dampened paper or something extremely
absorbent and soft and pliable like Okawara or any other Japanese paper.
The Western style relief papers are simply too hard to print by hand in such
large proportions. Remember that even if you get a sheet of Arches 88 well
dampened, by the time you hand-print from one end to the other of a larger
print, the paper will be dry.
I have successfully kept paper dampened on one end of the print by keeping a
wet blotter and plastic over half of the print while I "wrassle" with the
other half (I'm talking 31" x 40" prints now). Using dry Japanese papers
null-and-voids the whole dampening problem.
Other than that, larger prints are sort of fun and you will get much
exercise. Being only 5'1 and 5/16" tall, there is also the problem of
limited wing-span which comes in when you are trying to lay the full sheet
of paper over the inked block in a civilized manner (without blurring the
edges). I solve this particular problem by cursing... a lot, and also by
laying the sheet down upside down at a measured distance from the block,
taping the edge lightly with masking tape, then lifting the non-taped edge
with two hands over the block. Okay, I just re-read that and it doesn't make
any sense but I don't have pictures so you will have to use your powers of
visualization.

Jeanne, what a disaster, I feel for you greatly. I hope everything turns out
for the best and you rebuild a great studio.

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: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 23:51:48 -0800
Subject: [Baren 16642] Re: Sad News 

Jeanne,  I'm so sorry.  Your work is wonderful.  I just looked at the Flores
one and of course knew it was yours immediately.  I know you will be back to
work soon and it will give your shoulder a chance to rest.  Fondly, Bea


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