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Message 1
From: MccarthyDb # aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:08:12 EST
Subject: [Baren 27312] Re: lookie lookie
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Maria,
outstanding work, Morning Star is the most gorgeous thing- absolutely
inspired.
thanks for sharing it.
Bobette

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Message 2
From: "Diane Cutter"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:11:24 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27313] Re: Theme for Exchange #25 (signup starts April 1) ??
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I could go for that...

Diane...

www.dianecutter.com -- New oil paintings (calla lilies)
www.WetCanvas.com - internet artist community
www.eeag.org/dcutter/dcutter.html
www.artplaces.com/cutter/

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Message 3
From: "marilynn smih"
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 07:04:55 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27314] RE: Baren Digest (old) V30 #2982
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I'm with Jeanne on #25, I like exotica. Because it could be a flower, a
nude or all sorts of things. Living half the year in the tropics, well
imagination runs wild, even to the abstract!

Thank you Mike for your hard work, the link worked the second time and the
work is wonderful.

Maria, I loved your last landscape, wow, now how do I get the money to buy
it???? We love retirement and have great places to live, but it does cut
down on the income, oooooops.
You using a scroll saw to cut it apart or a jigsaw? AND I understand wood
exploration, it is fun, my box of scraps is leading me into both myrtlewood
and black walnut, liked em both. The walnut has more grain.

Marilynn

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Message 4
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 10:23:12 EST
Subject: [Baren 27315] Mira! Mira!
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Morning Star and Rainmaker II--Gorgeous!

Carol L. / NY

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Message 5
From: Lana Lambert
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:55:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 27316] Re: Baren Digest (old) V30 #2983
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I don't know if this would be echoing to hard on the
"Pets" theme of past but, what about "A Mythic
Beastiary"?

What about "Winter Prints" ?

-Lana Lambert

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Message 6
From: Robin Morris
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 08:54:49 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27317] Exchange 25: exotic Dreams?
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You are generalizing which widens the category! I'll help- how bout
"Exotic Dreams"
then only normal dreams might be excluded...wealth, fame, beauty, world
peace, etc.
Any fantasy might be called a dream. So all entries would need to show
imagination.
If that leaves anyone out they can always sign up for the next one.
...: )
But hmmm- i'd second u and vote for "exotics or "exotica" a name which
has a nice ring and beckons the curious...

Peace,
Robin

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Message 7
From: "Peter Petersen"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:00:32 +0100
Subject: [Baren 27318] AW: lookie lookie
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I love morning star
Peter

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Message 8
From: Bette Norcross Wappner
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 12:06:24 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27319] Re: Theme for Exchange #25 (signup starts April 1) ??
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I agree with Sharri for Exchange 25 theme: "Dreams and Visions".
(it can include the exotic or whatever).
Bette
(Kentucky)

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Message 9
From: "Maria Diener (aka Arango)"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 09:12:13 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27320] Re: scroll saw
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> You using a scroll saw to cut it apart or a jigsaw? AND I
> understand wood
> exploration, it is fun, my box of scraps is leading me into
> both myrtlewood
> and black walnut, liked em both. The walnut has more grain.
>
> Marilynn

I use a scroll saw with very thin skip-tooth blades. I am still not very
confident with it but seems I am getting better at judging the tightness of
the blade needed for certain kinds of wood. When sawing 3/4" cherry I leave
the blade rather loose so it will make the tight turns without breaking or
burning the wood.

This padouk piece was only about 3/8" thick but much harder than cherry so I
tightened a bit more....oooops, too much! Snap bang wacka-wacka-wacka
(that's the sound of the blade breaking and banging against my precious
block. New blade, back off a bit on the tightness and finished the job
without a hitch. I am getting a better feel for the blade tightness
according to the wood I am sawing now.

I use the jigsaw (hubby got me a cordless/variable speed for my birthday
last year, romantic, huh?) when sawing very large blocks that don't fit in
the depth of my scroll saw. They sell very thin kerf, fine tooth blades for
jigsaws for "scroll" work but I still prefer the hairline kerf of the real
scroll saw.

Maria, eyeballing six little pieces of purpleheart...

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Message 10
From: Aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 12:23:07 EST
Subject: [Baren 27321] Re: lookie lookie
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maria
both prints are gorgeous especially morning star now i want to go to
home depot and get a scroll saw!!!
bravo
georga

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Message 11
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:55:34 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27322] Re: lookie lookie
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Both are oh, so beautiful! Just breathtaking! Makes me hungry for the
desert. Now, I've never camped out & watched the sun come up - so
maybe I will try that. :-) I like landscapes by night, myself.
Flooded by moon & stars & barely visible & so mysterious. Hard to draw
or paint it though....

Wanda

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Message 12
From: "Bea Gold"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 13:04:21 -0800
Subject: [Baren 27323] Re: lookie lookie
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They are lovely - I love that you are using so much more color. Great. Bea

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Message 13
From: "Dan Dew"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:08:38 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27324] First Time Hanga Boy Day#2
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Well, don't ever use Speedball as your black outline ink! Not if you plan
on using any water based glue to put the other prints down on the blocks for
the color.

Well, they are all on the wood, 6 blocks (not counting the original black
line print).

I have found the most helpful thing to be this:

http://www.woodblock.com/encyclopedia/entries/000_09/000_09_frame.html

Highly recommended for any first timer!

I used a watered down decoupage stuff to paste the sheets down, waiting for
them to dry.

Would this stuff work when printing? Nice consistency and easy to work with.



Oh yeah, is there a poor man's version or substitute for the brush thing?



Dan dew

Sweating in Florida already

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Message 14
From: "Diane Cutter"
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:14:27 -0500
Subject: [Baren 27325] Re: lookie lookie
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Just exquite, Maria... I love your landscape especially...

Diane...

www.dianecutter.com
www.WetCanvas.com - internet artist community
www.eeag.org/dcutter/dcutter.html
www.artplaces.com/cutter/

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Message 15
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:44:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [Baren 27326] Re: First Time Hanga Boy Day#2
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Dan,
If it is watersoluble truly. That is it will get completely dry and then dissolve in water again. If so you could probably use it, If not, do not use it as it probably has a polymer in it.
By brush do you mean the one he is putting the ink on with? There is really no substitute for one, although a shoe polish brush might work but will not give you streak free printing. I have seen Walt Padgett do quite a big print with a very small brush, we have some left from the last summitt, they are 24mm and only $8.
Best to you,
Barbara

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Message 16
From: b.patera # att.net
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:55:03 +0000
Subject: [Baren 27327] Re: Theme for Exchange #25 (signup starts April 1) ??
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I like Sharri's idea .... dreams and visions

Barbara P.

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Message 17
From: Aqua4tis # aol.com
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 21:56:29 EST
Subject: [Baren 27328] Re: Theme for Exchange #25 (signup starts April 1) ??
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i also vote for sharris idea dreams and visions
georga

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