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[Baren 32028] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V36 #3656 (Oct 13, 2006) (Cstreetstudios # aol.com)
[Baren 32029] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V36 #3656 (Oct 13, 2006) (Cstreetstudios # aol.com)
[Baren 32030] Mike Lyon show ("Jean Womack")
[Baren 32031] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week. ("Ellen Shipley")
[Baren 32032] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week. ("Robert Viana")
[Baren 32033] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week. ("Ellen Shipley")
[Baren 32034] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week. (Wanda Robertson)
[Baren 32035] Re: Ray Barker's review of Mike Lyon show at Sherry Leedy (Wanda Robertson)
[Baren 32036] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)

Message 1
From: Cstreetstudios # aol.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:30:22 EDT
Subject: [Baren 32028] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V36 #3656 (Oct 13, 2006)
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Hi -- Regarding Myron's statements about printmaking:
"One of the things the reviewer seems to be saying is that Mike's prints
may have interest to Mike (and by extension to other printmakers) for
their technical achievements but that this interest does not necessarily
carry over to the general art viewing public."

I'm sure it's my habit of living in a vacuum sometimes, but can you
explain what general art viewing public's interests are? What would these be?
Landscapes? still lives? Animals? A Few abstracts based on the first three
ideas.
It sort of boggles my mind when looking at some
art magazines that these are what is shown mostly. I figure this is what
the public feels is most comforting or easy to understand or typical so refer
to
the first two: comfortable and easy to understand.
(of course, I could probably look at some other magazines, but they probably
wouldn't
be considered general public)
thanks!
Jennifer

Small Business Web & Print Design
C Street Studios
Jennifer Ressmann
303-279-8956
cstreetstudios@aol.com
www.cstreetstudios.com
Golden Colorado 80403

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Message 2
From: Cstreetstudios # aol.com
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:37:10 EDT
Subject: [Baren 32029] Re: New Baren Digest (Text) V36 #3656 (Oct 13, 2006)
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I was also interested in hearing anyone's stories on selling there art.
I am familiar with Maria's 1000 prints and her travels to shows to sell her
work and
online adventures. She is doing an inspirational job!!

Does anyone else follow along this line of supporting themselves thru their
art?
While I have been creating art for many years and selling here and there, I
wonder
if the art shows would be for me, too?

Anyone have any thoughts they care to share? Experiences? I'd love to hear.
Thanks
Jennifer
Anyone have their layout for the exchange yet. :)

Small Business Web & Print Design
C Street Studios
Jennifer Ressmann
303-279-8956
cstreetstudios@aol.com
www.cstreetstudios.com
Golden Colorado 80403

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Message 3
From: "Jean Womack"
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:11:10 -0700
Subject: [Baren 32030] Mike Lyon show
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Most great artists were criticized when they started. Some were actually reviled, even if only for their poverty. You have to have a tough skin to be an artist. You have to want to do it for yourself. Unless, of course, you are a designer or commercial artist and get paid to make pictures of what the employer wants. Then it's not fine art: it's commercial art. Any Warhol broke down the distinction between the two, didn't he? They have been showing videos about his life and work on public TV recently. I once sat in a movie theater in the row in front of him to watch one of his movies about Henry Geldzelar. I think that was 1964. I didn't know he was going to be there. I turned around and saw him. I said to my husband, "That's Andy Warhol sitting in back of us." He said, "I don't care, this is a boring movie. Let's get out of here."

He was a commercial artist. I looked at those paintings of soup cans and wondered, I wonder if he is the person who designed the labels for those soup cans and kept part or all of the copyright for himself? I wonder if one of his jobs was photographer and he actually took all those photographs that they say he ripped off? Because he was attacked for that, you know. Maybe he was a Campbells soup heir or something. Maybe some of his relatives owned the Campbell's soup company.

I asked the curator at the SF MOMA if their Warhol silkscreen on canvas was a painting or a print. He said, it's a painting, because it's on canvas.

Jean Womack

Jean Womack

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Message 4
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:19:46 -0700
Subject: [Baren 32031] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week.
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Prints came yesterday! They are wonderful! You did a great job Rob.
Thanx.

I got 5 of my own prints back. I gather there were that number of prints
that didn't make it into the exchange? Is that a normal number? Just
curious.

Thanx again,
Ellen

print blog:
http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/
sketch blog:
http://thepickledpen.blogspot.com/
dog blog:
http://dogblog-catchat.blogspot.com/

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Message 5
From: "Robert Viana"
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:06:42 -0200
Subject: [Baren 32032] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week.
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Hello everyone!
Ellen asked:

> I got 5 of my own prints back. I gather there were that number of prints
> that didn't make it into the exchange? Is that a normal number? Just
> curious.

Ellen,
The final head count for the 29a salon was 26 artist plus 1 print for Baren Archives. So if you sent out 31 prints as most people did then you should receive one of your own in the set and four extras.
Some of the folk were actual a little under 31 and over 31. I think they must have been using my brain to count. No worries though.

I feel bad for Wanda Robertson because I asked her to send a couple more when she was short and then we lost a few people so it was all for not!
Sorry Wanda!

What I don't understand is at the post office, it states that Priority mail will take about 2-9 days, and parcel post will take up to 2-9 days. What is the point of priority mail then? They get there in about the same time. Ah well.
Sorry for the ranting!
Happy printmaking!
Rob

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Message 6
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:35:04 -0700
Subject: [Baren 32033] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week.
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Concerning postal rates, I was told by a postal clerk that air mail will
actually get there sooner than priority mail as a rule. So that's what I
usually use now. At the very least, it will only be a day later.

Works for me. 8-]

Ellen

print blog:
http://pressing-issues.blogspot.com/
sketch blog:
http://thepickledpen.blogspot.com/
dog blog:
http://dogblog-catchat.blogspot.com/

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Message 7
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:08:28 -0700
Subject: [Baren 32034] Re: Exchange 29a Salon were mailed out last week.
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No problem, Robert! I thought when I sent them - I hope he's right, I
hope that we get 30 prints back - but I didn't express that to anyone
but myself. I didn't want to jinx it! :-) I really didn't do it on
purpose, though - I'm the first to admit to my poor counting skills.

Thanks for doing such a bang-up job on the co-ordinating, Robert!
Can't wait to get them. Hey, maybe they are waiting for me at the post
office! I hope, I hope.....

I've always wondered if Priority mail makes any difference, but overall
- I think it does come a little faster most of the time. Maybe those
bright colored stickers make the mail handling machines see them a
little better! Ha!

Wanda

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Message 8
From: Wanda Robertson
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:16:01 -0700
Subject: [Baren 32035] Re: Ray Barker's review of Mike Lyon show at Sherry Leedy
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Great blog, Dave! Thanks for sending us there. I particularly liked
some of the comments on there - both pro & con to Scott's original
post.

This one stood out for me: (I'm going to print it out & put it up on
the wall in BIG letters!)
_________________________________________________________________
Posted by: rd | October 12, 2006 at 05:49 PM

When talkin about success, I think that Sir Winston Churchill nailed it
when he said:

"Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm."

Tallies very well with your post, but with great economy of words.
_________________________________________________________________

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Message 9
From: Blog Manager
Date: 14 Oct 2006 03:55:09 -0000
Subject: [Baren 32036] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification
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