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Message 1
From: Ruth Egnater
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:17:38 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43577] micro tools
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Hi Slinders, I do use the micro tools and was able to buy them individually so I can use them all and then I have 3 other kinds of carving tools to add to the mix. Always looking for something to make smaller cuts, and the micro tools are great for that.

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Message 2
From: Monica Bright
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:21:17 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43578] Last call for exchange #49 confirmation
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Greetings everyone, your friendly neighborhood coordinator here... I still haven't heard from :
Kalle Pihlajasaari
William Joel
Nathan Hillstom

Not to be seriously grumpy but I need to hear from you ASAP. If I haven't heard by July 1st to confirm I will drop you to the wait list and move those on the wait list to the active exchange. I know first hand how quickly time slips away, with commitments for most of our day jobs, family, and the essential need to create. Please don't put this one off.

Alright, I'm off my soap box... :)
-Monica Bright

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Message 3
From: Gayle Wohlken
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:24:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43579] Dockyard micro-tools
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Sharen, which of the dockyard tools do you use most for cutting small areas? I also have bought a couple sets of these, but find quite a few of them useless to what I need them for. What sizes would you recommend for our tiny print exchange?

~Gayle

> Do you use the Dockyard micro-tools? I love them! Here's a
> source for buying them and the wooden slip strop sharpening
> guide to use with them. I like this resource because you can
> order tools individually... The sets often have one or two
> 'good' tools, and the rest are unused.
>
> http://www.chippingaway.com/woodcarving/MicroCarvingHandTools/MicroHandCarvingTools.htm

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Message 4
From: Guadalupe Victorica
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:35:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43580] RE: New Baren Digest (HTML) V55 #5650 (Jun 16, 2011)
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Thank you Graham. For the exchange I would like a uniform size of paper for all, this makes it better if someone wants to do an exhibit.Where can one buy a Worksharp?Saludos, Guadalupe

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Message 5
From: Eileen Corder
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:37:01 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43581] Gion District
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Sisters of the Gion.
Netflix carries this wonderful early film by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Namaste,
Eileen

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Message 6
From: Bette Wappner
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:40:01 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43582] Re: Dedicate to Claudia
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Eileen,

What a beautiful idea to dedicate the small print exchange to Claudia.

Bette Norcross Wappner

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Message 7
From: slinders # comcast.net
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:40:03 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43583] Re: Dockyard micro-tools
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Hi, Gayle,

If you do a lot of lino/woodcut work and like to work small
perhaps it's most economical to get this set of u-gouges from
Woodcraft. I'm glad that Woodcraft has finally made this
grouping available! I've found it helpful to have the full
range of U-gouges because I use them consistently. (I did use
the v-gouge from their other 'collection' sometimes, but found
that with this range of sizes in u-gouges I was covered for the
work that I do.)
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2001361/10463/Micro-Gouge-Set-of-5.aspx


I also have and enjoy using a couple of sizes of 'veiners' from
Woodcraft, made by Pfeil.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Search2/Search.aspx?query=veiner
These have mushroom handles and are wonderful to use!

Happy printmaking!
Sharen

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Message 8
From: slinders # comcast.net
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:44:25 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43584] Dockyard micro-tools (this time with the link!)
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Repeat of Message 7

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Message 9
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:59:14 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43585] Thanks for new years cards, tool sharpening
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Hi,

I am home in Washington and enjoying opening all the new year cards.
My apologies for not having mine ready. The unexpected death of our
son in law has taken a lot of our time this spring. I understand and
have great sympathy for all of you suffering loss. My block is carved
and my tigers are ready to sign, they will get out as soon as I can
manage. Again thank all of you for your wonderful New years cards,
they are truly special.

I have both a leather strop and a water stone that have the grooves
for sharpening the v and u gauges. They work well. The one other thing
I would agree with is to sharpen frequently as you work. It is much
harder to bring back a very dull tool. Use that leather strop often as
you work and you will find little need for stones.

Marilynn

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Message 10
From: slinders # comcast.net
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:13:53 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43586] ...........Missing 'Charlie Overshoe'
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I'm missing 'Charlie Overshoe'! That was the name that would
appear when Barbara Patera would e-mail, and it always made me
giggle! I wish I'd asked how she came on that name!

Has anyone spoken of Barbara Patera's death December 10? If
they did, I missed it. And it's been too difficult to write
about Barbara until now.

Barbara was such a strong and eloquent printmaker and member of
Barenforum! We'd corresponded off-list about Chicago, the Art
Institute, and about gardening, as well as prints and
printmaking. Sometimes she mentioned physical problems that
were making travel and getting around difficult. That was
always astonishing because she had such strength and power in
her prints! They had the decisiveness of mark and strength of
statement of Kathe Kollwitz' work!--and I told her that!

She consistently participated in life drawing classes, and that
gave her a defined power in presenting the human form. She
participated in most of our exchanges, and it was always a great
gift to open the packet and find one of her prints!

Her later exchange prints often portrayed people she'd seen in
doctors' waiting rooms! And she spoke so strongly of death in
her more recent exchange prints that we knew she was
unflinchingly looking it in the eye!

"Crawl Space", ex42:
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_42/exchange_frame.html

and "Charon", in ex46, the ferryman of Hades who carries souls
of the newly deceased across the rivers Styx and Acheron:
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_46/exchange_frame.html


She was an active part of Baren for such a long time, in our
on-line conversations and exchanges. She coordinated exchanges
for us as well as initiating exchanges.

For ex39 she wrote comments about being a tree that again
reflected her personality, straightforward, honest, and to the
point.
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_39/exchange_frame.html


"Me as a tree?? Though I went for a straight forward tree it was
difficult to make a decision as to what kind. Finally decided
that, given my age, it would be a winter tree and that if I were
a tree, I'd probably be one of those midwestern ones ... a box
elder or black willow ...not elegant... but surviving almost
anywhere.... thriving in the middle or on edges of fields but
equally at home and tenacious in an urban empty lot."

Today I'm thinking of Barbara and missing her. Perhaps some of
you also didn't know of her death. I have her hilariously
humorous "Year of the Ram" framed on my desk now, with his
striped, curly horns and pointy hooves that look like can-can
dancer's high heels.

http://www.tributes.com/show/Barbara-Patera-90358353

Thank you, David, for this list and for these friends!

Today I'm missing 'Charlie Overshoe'!

Sharen

You may want to remember her through her prints, too.
...................................................
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_38/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_36/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_35/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_34/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_32/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_30/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_29a/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_26/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_25/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_24/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_24/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_22/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_20/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_17/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_16/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_14a/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_14/exchange_frame.html
Read her exchange comments:
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_13/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_13/exchange_frame.html
http://www.rst-art.com/lpe-II-bp1.htm
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_10/exchange_frame.html

http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_8/exchange_frame.html
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_7/exchange_frame.html

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Message 11
From: Kristine Alder
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:52:19 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43587] From the Exchange Manager RE: Exchange 50
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Hello [Baren] Members!
We've had great conversations and contributions on the format for Exchange 50. After reading and tallying comments and "votes," the decision is this: Exchange 50 will be a small format print (Tiny Print/Big World).
The size will follow the inspiration of Japanese printmaker Takahashi Hiroaki Shotei (you should look him up, very interesting and sad story), who worked in various formats, including a miniature that measured 2 1/8 x 3 1/6 inches. (Now, before you get all upset at that very odd size, read further.)

PAPER SIZE: We will actually be adjusting the paper size to a more contemporary format of 2 1/2 " x 3 1/2 " (6.5 cm x 9 cm).
This size is widely used in many circles internationally for works such as Artist Trading Cards, Artist Cards, etc. Since there are already protective sleeves and storage pages made to accommodate this size, archiving becomes an easy task.
IMAGE SIZE: The image you choose to make can be any size that fits within the boundaries of the 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (6.5 cm x 9 cm) paper.
THEME: There will be no theme. Celebrate the 50th Baren Exchange with whatever image suits you.
SIGN-UPS: Officially open July 1, 2011. There will be no limit to the number that may participate. (We may however need to divide the total number into smaller groups to make printing easier for all.)
DELIVERY DATE: Prints will be due to the coordinator on or before November 1, 2011.

If you have further questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me offlist.
Happy Cutting and Printing!
Kristine


Kristine Alder
Baren Exchange Manager


St. George, UT

Art Educator/Printmaker/Book Artist/Graphic Design


email: alder@pineview.org

imakeprints@hotmail.com

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it,
but that it is too low and we reach it." --Michelangelo

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Message 12
From: David Bull
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:06:26 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43588] Re: From the Exchange Manager
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> The size will follow the inspiration of Japanese printmaker
> Takahashi Hiroaki Shotei (you should look him up, very interesting
> and sad story), who worked in various formats, including a miniature
> that measured 2 1/8 x 3 1/6 inches.

If anybody wants a look at some samples of the Shotei prints that
Kristine is talking about, there are dozens of them 'dumped' into this
directory:
http://woodblock.com/temporary/shotei/

It's a random selection from the hundreds of such designs that he
produced.

Dave

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Message 13
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:27:12 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43589] Re: From the Exchange Manager
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Wow, these are amazing.... I really like the one with the sun and waves, such a
strong image
My best to all,
Barbara

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Message 14
From: Louise Cass
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:20:56 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43590] Re: Dedicate to Claudia
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Forgive me for asking but who is/was Claudia? I remember
exchange #37 was dedicated to the memory of Wanda Robertson
who I was privileged to meet and work with at the Vancouver
Baren Summit (06) - it seems so long ago -was Barbara Patera
there ? I don't think so -
Louise

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Message 15
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:30:53 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43591] Re: From the Exchange Manager
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Shotei! POWERFUL! And one person made all these prints!
Carol Lyons


In a message dated 6/16/2011 7:27:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

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Message 16
From: "Oscar Bearinger"
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:31:02 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43592] Re: ...........Missing 'Charlie Overshoe'
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Thank you, Sharen, for your memories of Barbara Patera.

Thank you particularly as I did not know how Barbara had been getting along
so I appreciate knowing that, sad as it is.

I asked her about the Overshoe but she never told me :~) I loved her work,
especially those human figures. Your gathering together of her prints is
lovely, thanks.

Oscar

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Message 17
From: Charles Morgan
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:37:46 GMT
Subject: [Baren 43593] SWNS11 exchange reminder
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Just a reminder. If you want to sign up for the SWNS11 exchange, you only have a few more days ... deadline for sign-ups is June 21. Don't put it off!!!

NOTE: This is NOT an official Baren exchange, although quite a number of Bareners often participate.
Cheers ...... Charles
### CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ###
*** SWNS11: The 2011 Southern Winter Northern Summer Solstice Print Exchange ***
Exchange coordinator: Charles Morgan --- CharlesGMorgan@yahoo.com
To sign-up, send private email to me at the above address.
Sign-up deadline: June 21, 2011 ... the southern winter northern summer solstice
Theme: OPEN ... any thing you like
Technique: any editionable technique you like
Due date: prints are due in my hands by September 1, 2011
Return date: I will endeavor to mail out the packages of prints to the participants by October 15. Late prints will be returned to the sender.
Paper size: 7.5 x 11 inches, or 19 x 28 cm
Image size: anything that fits on the paper
Participation fee: $10 Australian, Canadian, or US ... to cover the mailing and packaging costs ... Your fee should be included with your prints when you send them. Cash or Paypal preferred (use my email address above for Paypal). If you are financially indisposed and still want to participate, then contact me privately and I will make arrangements for you.
Edition size: to be determined by the number of sign-ups ... typically between 20 and 30 ... to be announced after the sign-up deadline
DON'T DELAY!!! SIGN-UP TODAY!!!!

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