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Message 1
From: "Mike Lyon"
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:19:56 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43041] Re: Shellac on Plywood
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My two cents on shellac and other finishes on woodblocks for printing
water-borne pigments - all such treatments reduce the amount of water (and
pigment) the surface of the block can hold so finished blocks print lighter
than unfinished.



Some woods naturally have areas of greater and lesser porosity - more porous
areas print darker than less porous areas. Some woods (oak, pine, and
others), have grain which has alternating more and less porous parts
depending on where the growth rings (fiber bundles) intersect the block
surface, so the darker and lighter areas printed exactly follow the wood
grain - this characteristic might be desirable. The grain of cherry is much
more uniformly absorbent than oak, pine, etc -- but independent of grain,
cherry (and basswood etc) have seemingly random areas which are more or less
absorbent than the rest of the block surface - when printed, these look
blotchy. You can reduce or eliminate grain-printing and blotchiness by
applying one or more coats of shellac, varnish, polyurethane, etc. These
make the wood less and less porous until, if you apply enough coats, the
surface is entirely waterproof and glassy. The more you apply, the less
moisture the block will hold and the paler the printing.



You can easily demonstrate this for yourself - prepare a woodblock but don't
carve it - just apply some finish to parts of the block in some pattern you
can recognize, then dampen and brush up the entire surface and print.
You'll see the effect that your finish has on your printing immediately, I
think.



In terms of carving, finishes do stiffen the wood fibers a bit so cuts may
tend to have less tear-out, but a sharp tool is better than 50 coats of
finish in making clean and easy cuts.



Mike Lyon
Kansas City, MO
http://mlyon.com

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Message 2
From: Louise Cass
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:29:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43042] Re: benefit prints for Japan
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Count me in, Barbara!
Louise C

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Message 3
From: Le Green
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:11:58 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43043] San Antonio "Relief for Relief" Juried Show
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San Antonio "Relief for Relief" Juried Show:
This will be in the same place as the Summit and the Baren Summit Exhibition for Summiteers, (Peaks and Valleys: Summit Relief Print Exhibition ) at the Aztlan, but is not a "Baren Show".

This juried show was organized to bring more awareness and access to various relief printmaking methods, especially Hanga and white line, to the San Antonio Community.


Reliefs for Relief: Juried Exhibition of Prints benefitting Japan Disaster Relief
at Centro Cultural Aztlan. Reliefs for Relief will Exhibit prints juried by Lyle Williams, McNay Museum Curator of Prints & Drawings. On exhibit during the time the Aztlan is hosting Baren Summit (a gathering of printmakers practicing Japanese woodcut traditions), exhibition plans were nearly complete when the tsunami hit Japan.
The exhibit was therefor deicated to raise funds for Japanese disaster relief.
For a prospectus email Reliefs4Relief@live.com.
There are special recognition awards for best white line and for hanga, but there will not be cash awards as we will be raising money for relief efforts instead.

Yours,
Le Green Schubert

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Message 4
From: Wouter ten Broek
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:20:11 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43044] tsunami print
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Hi Barbara
If there is still a place left on the list could you please include me as a
participant in this project?
Thanks
Wouter
--
Wouter ten Broek

www.acwwoodcuts.com
http://acwwoodcuts.blogspot.com/

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Message 5
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:24:58 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43045] Re: tsunami print
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ok, everyone so far is in..we have 50 now..so that is quite a lot, I am thinking
two separate groups of prints! What a great group!
Barbara

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Message 6
From: "Browder, Tina"
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:26:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43046] Re: tsunami print
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Hi Barbara,

If you split it into two groups will there be room for me?!

Tina Browder

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Message 7
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:28:30 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43047] Re: tsunami print
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Barbara, two groups is a very good idea. Instead of us having to make 50 prints, it will be better to make 25, but I have a feeling there will be more people signing on to this.

~Gayle

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Message 8
From: "Maria Regina Pinto Pereira"
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:59:31 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43048] RES: Re: tsunami print
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I would like to sign in too if you divide the group.
Kisses

MaRegina

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Message 9
From: Diana Moll
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:36:53 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43049] Re: tsunami print
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I agree with this, 50 would be a lot to print. It might be good to have some single prints for sale too for folks who want to buy and can't afford the big burrito, or are not collectors in that way.

-diana

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Message 10
From: "Maria Arango Diener"
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:24:39 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43050] Woodcut workshop in Goldwell Nevada
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Here is an upcoming workshop in the heart of rural Nevada!

This worshop is being offered by a resident artist in the Goldwell Open Air Museum, an incredible retreat for artists in the midst of a Nevada ghost-town and the beautiful Mojave Desert. At the time of the workshop there should be an incredible wild-flower bloom in nearby Death Valley so if anyone is thinking of coming to the desert for fun and woodcut games, this is the time!

http://goldwellmuseum.org/events/workshops

Maria

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Message 11
From: Graham Scholes
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:55:42 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43051] Re: tsunami print
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You deserve much accolades Barbara for coming up with this idea.
I am involved with a local effort so will not be participate.

For clarification however... I was under the impression that this is not an exchange of prints as has been done for the past several years, but a single print was to be submitted by each participant and this collection of prints was to be auctioned off as a fund raiser.

Having two collections of 25 odd is a benefit in the fact that it could potentially achieve more money for the cause.

Regards
Graham

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Message 12
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:52:16 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43052] Re: tsunami print
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yes. Julio is putting up the info page tomorrow
Barbara

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Message 13
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 05:06:37 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43053] Re: tsunami print
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It is 30 prints from each person for the project, at this point, 52 which makes
it 1560 prints. If we cannot raise a ton of money with this it will be criminal
I envision 52 or more portfolios with up to 30 prints in each. It will depend on
the actual number of participants by the end of May.
This will be one giant job, putting them all together. I may have to enlist
help. To bad Maria lives so far away, she likes a challenge!
my best
Barbara

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Message 14
From: l k
Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:09:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43054] Re: San Antonio "Relief for Relief" Juried Show
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The email address for the prospectus is not working for me.
Do you have another way to get the rules?
Linda
lindakelen-artings.blogspot

...Reliefs4Relief@live.com. is the email that isn't working for me.

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