Today's postings

  1. [Baren 45277] Appreciating Osaka prints - new vid from OsakaPrints.com (Mike Lyon)
  2. [Baren 45278] Re: Blog (ArtfulCarol # aol.com)
  3. [Baren 45279] New prints on blog (Marilynn Smith)
  4. [Baren 45280] Baren Member blogs: Update Notification (Blog Manager)
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Message 1
From: Mike Lyon
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:42:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45277] Appreciating Osaka prints - new vid from OsakaPrints.com
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I first met Peter Ujlaki when he happened to attend the opening of my print
exhibition at the gallery Ezoshi in Kyoto in 2004.

Peter and his American partner, John Fiorillo, are dealers of 19th Century
Kamigata prints - Japanese woodblock prints from the Kyoto / Osaka areas.
They've produced a video (oriented toward collectors) which became
available four days ago and can be viewed in four parts from their web site:

http://osakaprints.com/content/mov/osakaprints_video_yt1.htm

I think you'll enjoy this!!

-- Mike

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Mike Lyon
Kansas City, Missouri
http://mlyon.com
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Message 2
From: ArtfulCarol # aol.com
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:53:27 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45278] Re: Blog
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YOU HAVE PLENTY OF GOOD STUFF THERE!

_http_ (http://marilynnsblog.blogspot.mx/) ://marilynnsblog.blogspot.mx/
YOU ARE NOT AFRAID.
Carol Lyons
_http://rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm_ (http://rst-art.com/artfulcarol.htm)
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Message 3
From: Marilynn Smith
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:17:14 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45279] New prints on blog
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Found a few more block prints for this

http://marilynnsblog.blogspot.mx/2012/03/block-prints.html

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Subject: FRANCISCO MENDOZA 1958-2012
Posted by: Dean Clark


Artists, particularly printmakers, are a fairly outgoing lot as a general rule. We are blessed with not only great friendships, but life long friendships with many of our customers.

Francisco Mendoza was one of the most interesting personalities that I have ever come across, in or out of the art field. For 25 years, Francisco taught at what is now the Orozco Community Academy in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. I met Francisco many years ago when he came into Graphic as a customer. His humor was fantastic, and he did uncanny imitations of notable personalities.

I had the honor of going to visit the Orozco Academy back in 2004 or so, as part of my other life - education. The State Board of Education in Illinois had scheduled a meeting at the Mexican Fine Arts Museum (now the National Museum of Mexican Art) in Chicago, and as part of the two day meeting, we visited some local schools , including Orozco. I was totally blown away with the incredible mosaics on display at the school. About 2 months after my visit, I was speaking with Francisco and mentioned that visit. That's when I learned that Orozco was . . .
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Subject: Some good/bad news ...
Posted by: Dave Bull

If you have been browsing my blogs for some time - this Mokuhankan Conversations, and the Woodblock Roundtable - you may remember a series of extended posts I did about a year and a half ago outlining a 'vision' for the future of my Mokuhankan venture.

In the first episode of that series, I was talking with an (imaginary) reporter, and explained to him the policy on the Trainee Premium - an option that could be 'added on' to an invoice whenever somebody made a print purchase.

Well, I have good news and I have 'bad' news, and they are both the same thing. Beginning this spring - active now, actually - the Trainee Premium is a reality. Anybody making a purchase through the Mokuhankan shopping cart will be faced with this, during the checkout procedure:

Trainee Premium (optional 'add-on'): As described on this FAQ page, Mokuhankan has a fund through which we support the training of our printers who are not yet able to support themselves through their work. If you agree - by checking this box - a 'Trainee Premium' of 5% of the amount of your order will be added to the invoice total, and that amount will be saved in our fund. A full accounting of the trainee funds is always publicly available for inspection.

This is followed by the checkbox that is mentioned, and of course, it works as described. If you are purchasing a print for $30. the invoice total will actually be $31.50

Rather than re-write . . .
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Subject: "Papers Revenge"- Beginning



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