Baren Digest            Saturday, 14 September 2002    Volume 20 : Number 1957


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From: "Lee and Barbara Mason" <lbmason71#attbi.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 07:32:47 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19152] exhibits  

Good morning, or maybe good day, depending on where you are and when you
receive this. We think of this as instant but truthfully it sometimes takes
a day for these emails to go around the world.

I was thinking this morning about what a great list this is and how everyone
seems so enthusiastic about exhibiting the exchange portfolios all over the
world. When I joined the exchanges, exhibitions were the furthest thing from
my mind, I just wanted 29 prints from other printmakers. However, now I
admit I sometimes think of them as being exhibited. I don't know if my work
is any different, but it keeps me on my toes a bit.

When we think of how many exhibits the work of our baren artists have been
in, it is pretty amazing. NY, Tokyo, Israel, Oregon, California, Ohio,
Florida, Illinois, Idaho,Uganda, Scotland....I probably forgot a few. So pat
yourselves on the back "Baren Artists". Dave Bull started an amazing thing
here and I am sure once in a while when he stops to think of it he can
hardly believe what has become of his small 6 person chat list. 10 behind
the scenes people working to keep things smooth on the site and list, the
mall for supplies and to earn a small bit on money to pay for the upkeep of
the website and possibly pay to help future exhibits, the opportunity to
award small prizes to up and coming woodblock artists (
http://www.barenforum.org/awards/ )

The fireman print exhibit is going on as we  speak, both in California with
Georga Garside and in Nampa, Idaho with Tyrus Clutter.  I still have the
Oregon exhibit in my van, awaiting unloading at the studio and hopefully a
day soon to tediously un frame them all and try to get them all home to
their respective folders. This may take till spring....

John Amoss designed an outstanding brochure for the baren, a trifold printed
on both front and back. He does this for a living so you can imagine how
professional it looks. Printed here in Oregon it is available for
distribution if anyone sets up an exhibit. If you just want a few copies for
yourself, let me know and I will send them.

All in all, this is a pretty amazing thing, this information exchange, this
amazing encyclopedia and this round table of interested printmakers from so
many countries. I am so pleased to be a part of it. Post to the list folks,
your participation is what keeps it going and interesting. I got a mall
inquiry wondering if we were still in business....the answer is a resounding
YES.
Best to all,
Barbara



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From: slinders#attbi.com
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:52:58 -0500
Subject: [Baren 19153] Firefighter Portfolio 


Hi, Carol,

What an interesting note!  I'm delighted to hear of your
activity, and I feel that it would be appropriate to donate a
portfolio of the prints to a New York Library, where they seem
to have a good understanding of printmaking and the care of
prints, and where the prints will be kept so close to the homes
of so many with losses connected with this tragedy, and for whom
the portfolio was designed.

I'm also pleased that you took it upon yourself to act so well
on our behalf in offering a print to the firefighter that you
met.  I'm especially fond of Frank's print!  The prints all feel
very familiar after working with them and living with them
through the exhibits!  

Yesterday I brought two of the prints, at the request of the
President of the Student Senate of Harper College, to stand as
part of the College and Community's noon Memorial Services that
were held at the College.  The large Student Center was crowded
and there were participants standing in all of the balcony and
aisle spaces!  

This service had poetry, music, beautiful words and memories,
and the prints had an eloquence of their own! 

I'm so proud of this portfolio, and of all of the contributions,
artistically, monetarily, and by those making such efforts to
get the prints to the right places to be seen, appreciated and
kept!  

Thanks to you especially Carol, for marking the way to exhibit
with such well thought out footprints.  You've made subsequent
exhibits more successful through your clear thinking, problem
solving, and many other efforts!  

And my warmest gratefulness to you, John, for beginning this
project with your earnest and direct call to action as our
emotions held us paralyzed with what we were seeing!

This was such a good project for us to be involved in together!

Sincerely,
Sharen

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From: "Gillyin Gatto" <gillying#Maineline.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 1956 08:53:38 -0700
Subject: [Baren 19154] acacia 

thank you,  Darrell and Jack, for the feedback on acacia
seems to be quite an amazing family of TREE     gillyin

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From: Minna Sora <indian.girl#luukku.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 11:35:09 +0300 (EEST)
Subject: [Baren 19155] Baen 14a 

Hi Marilynn,

I know i must have it somewhere, but, what  was your address?

And how many prints it was at last?

Minna


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