Today's postings

  1. [Baren 42152] So, regarding apron idea... (Gayle Wohlken)
  2. [Baren 42153] Re: So, regarding apron idea... (Bette Wappner)
  3. [Baren 42154] Re: So, regarding apron idea... (Barbara Mason)
  4. [Baren 42155] illustrators i need advice (Viza Arlington)
  5. [Baren 42156] Re: So, regarding apron idea... ("Ellen Shipley")
  6. [Baren 42157] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:55:35 GMT
Subject: [Baren 42152] So, regarding apron idea...
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I was wondering how we can get that printer's apron (with Dave's quote) designed for the Baren Mall. I like the idea!

~Gayle
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Message 2
From: Bette Wappner
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:58:53 GMT
Subject: [Baren 42153] Re: So, regarding apron idea...
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Having Baren members create them with hand carved block printing
would seem appropriate!

Bette.
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Message 3
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:37:05 GMT
Subject: [Baren 42154] Re: So, regarding apron idea...
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yes, I have seen the drive by press print on t-shirts with oil based inks,,, you
just let it dry and then heat set it. It was regular Graphic Chemical Relief ink
and they printed it on a press upside down, with the fabric stretched over a
cardboard and the block face down. I have a t shirt they did and it seems
fine...how often do you wash an apron anyway?
my best
Barbara
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Message 4
From: Viza Arlington
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 21:30:55 GMT
Subject: [Baren 42155] illustrators i need advice
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Hi,
i don't know if any bareners are also illustrators/graphic artists but
if so i could use a little advice offline. vizaprints@gmail.com
thanks,
viza
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Message 5
From: "Ellen Shipley"
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:37:45 GMT
Subject: [Baren 42156] Re: So, regarding apron idea...
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I've done this myself. Works great on t-shirts and canvas bags. I'm sure it would work on an apron just fine.

Ellen

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Subject: Deskwork days ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

When I finished printing on the recent batch of the current print, I put this notice up on the webcam, to let people know I wouldn't be at the bench over the next few days:

"This batch of prints is now done. After a few days of deskwork, printing of the next batch will get under way, probably on the weekend sometime ..."

Well, here we are in the middle of the 'deskwork' ...

After updating my bookkeeping software with the information on this new print, I pull up the list of collectors and start the invoicing. I still get a good kick out of seeing this every month. I'm not the kind of guy who sits here rubbing his hands together counting his money (what money?), but it is very satisfying watching this stream of invoices pouring out of the printer (a small Canon laser model).

At the same time that the physical copies of the invoices are being generated, the information is also being sent to a database on the woodblock.com website, where collectors are able to access it. Once the invoicing is finished, my software fires off an email to each person letting them know that the billing has now been done, and this includes a link to the page on the website where they can see this new invoice. This page is linked directly to a payment processor. It's not quite 'one-click' for the collectors to make their payments, but it's pretty close!

I then gather everything together ready for Ichikawa-san's pickup later in the afternoon (I called her a couple of days ago, once the timetable had become clear, to let her know when this would be happening ...):


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Subject: Is it January already?
Posted by: Maria

Well, no, it's not January yet...but I did finish my contribution for the Wood Engraver's Network 2011 Calendar. This is an exchange of sorts, where volunteers print up 100 copies of their assigned month and receive a bunch of hand-bound calendars in return. I can't wait!
I must be getting picky in my old age because I stopped "production" to clean the block four times before I was satisfied that it was as clean a print as it would be. By cleaning the block I mean stopping, removing all ink, and recarving spots that were picking up ink without my explicit consent, the rascals!
Didn't help that I just knew that wood engravers carry around a magnifying glass everywhere they go just so they can hone in on the details. I know I do.
In any case, here is the final image. Two blocks, a standard background woodcut block and the engraved foreground in all its gory detail on end-grain maple. I used Daniel Smith inks, Traditional Black oil-based and a black/white/transparent mix for the background.
See? It is snow, it HAD to be clean! The image is from my garden, a quirky Mojave yucca that has the funniest looking seed pods. There was snow two years ago right here in the city, so I'm not completely inventing the composition. I imagine those strange looking pods dumping their seeds in the snow so that they can regenerate during the perfect spring.

I will leave you with a couple of details:



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