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Message 1
From: Lynita Shimizu
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:02:28 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45461] Re: Making pigment from powder
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Here's my method for working with dry pigment:
I've been using either Sennelier or Gamblin Dry Pigment for many years. I put the powdered pigment in an old cup or jar and add a bit of water. If it doesn't dissolve, I'll add alcohol until it dissolves and then add water until it is the right consistency. The rice starch goes in a separate small glass jar with water and is microwaved for about 15 - 30 seconds, stirring and adjusting the water amount as needed. (The starch goes on the block, not in the pigment.) When I'm finished printing, I let the pigment dry out in the jar, never using a lid. When it's dry, it goes in a big basket that I cover with a cloth to keep out dust. I usually keep the stirring tool in the cup, too. Mold is not a problem because air gets through the basket and cloth. When it's time to print again, I simply go through the jars in my basket and look for the colors I need. When liquid is added to the dried pigment that has already been mixed, dust is minimal and there's no waste. Easy breezy!

Lynita
Lynita Shimizu
Pomfret, CT
http://shimizuwoodcuts.com/

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Message 2
From: greg.bentz # gfbentz.com
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:51:44 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45462] RE: New Baren Digest Ruth and Barbara Mail problems
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I don't know if this will help, but when I had verizon mail, the mail server (at verizon) automatically bounced any messages from gmailThey said it was for security reasons, you could try a different mail server, or check your spam folder

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Message 3
From: "Suekallaugher # comcast.net"
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:22:59 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45463] Washington DC woodcut demonstration
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Bartenders
This weekend 19 th & 20th May Keiji Shinohara is giving a talk/demonstration of woodcut printing at 2pm at the Sackler Gallery Smithsonian. There are also some woodcut exhibits.
I plan to go & would love to meet any other bareners who can make it.
Best
Sue

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Message 4
From: Ruth Egnater
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:32:48 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45464] Re: Relief for relief
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Barb. I tried gmail first. I think I'll get my 24 yr old to help. She may figure out why
>
> My best
> Ruth

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Message 5
From: "Maria Arango Diener"
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:10 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45465] Re: Making pigment from powder
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"PS, yes it would have been easier to just purchase some from the local art
supply shop.....lol"

Yeah but what's the fun in THAT!?



You might want to savor this little gem:

"Collecting and Using Mineral Pigments" by Lorena B Moore from our very own
desert in Arizona USA.

Available in CD and more information about mineral pigments than you can
shake a magic outback stick at!

www.mineralarts.com is the web address of the
author and I think you can still purchase from pigments AT mineralarts DOT
com



It's a delight to learn every little detail.



Once I had a wild idea to set off into the desert with nothing but water and
a few tools and actually complete a woodcut print from found natural
materials.

Block, ink, paper, all made "out there" on site. Would that be cool or what?
So far the illustrious Charles Morgan has expressed interest in such an
unusual notion.

Any other takers? Sound like an adventure?



Maria



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www.1000woodcuts.com

www.artfestivalguide.info

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Message 6
From: jennifer kelly
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:50:36 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45466] Re: Making pigment from powder
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I'm there! Maybe more than water though. My recent trip to the edge of the outback went thus..... my husband was away for 2 weeks, after one week I released I was a bit bored, thought "I could do with an adventure....I have never seen a desert, I had always wanted to see a desert, so less than 24 hours later, packed the car with art supplies and went in search of the closest desert........quite a distance away. I would have left much earlier, but had an appointment.The trip was not as successful as I had hoped, there had so much rain in the months before, the desert was the greenest it had been in a decade! Perhaps I need to go again...Maria, do I have the requirements to tag along on your adventure? You may need to provide the car, I have not heard of a successful diving trip over the Pacific Ocean. LOL
Thanks for the pigment info...I am looking specifically for info relating to suspended pigment.

From: 1000woodcuts@gmail.com
To: baren@ml.asahi-net.or.jp
Subject: [Baren 45465] Re: Making pigment from powder
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 08:57:00 -0700

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Message 7
From: jennifer kelly
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 23:05:34 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45467] Uneven wood for engraving
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I have some timber (cannot remember what it is) that has a very even end grain. A very famous Australian printmaker, Margret Preston used it in woodblock prints. My problem is that it has been cut unevenly, and I would like input relating to either/both how to get the end grain ends parallel, or printing from blocks that are not parallel. Besides a gorgeous Albion press such as Andy English has, what would be the best mode of printing? I have an etching press, proof press and a little adana press in a bad state of repair. Would a bottle jack press be the way to go? If I use the etching or proof press, would it weaken the edge of the end grain?
Jenny

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Message 8
From: Barbara Mason
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 02:56:30 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45468] Re: Uneven wood for engraving
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Jenny,
I would print it on very lightweight paper by hand if it is uneven. Any press will crush wood, less on the end grain...the trick it so use so little pressure that there is little or no embossing. It is better to modify the ink than crank up the pressure.
My best
Barbara

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Message 9
From: jennifer kelly
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 04:21:09 GMT
Subject: [Baren 45469] Re: Uneven wood for engraving
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Would I be best to use a baren? Any suggestions?

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