Thanks Sharri for the pictures!
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Baren-suji is the online newsletter of [Baren]; The International Forum for Woodblock Printmaking. The official internet site of [Baren] is http://barenforum.org Baren-suji are the marks left by the baren when printing. Similarly, this newsletter assumes the role of recording the marks left by the woodblock printmakers that constitute [Baren].
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Pics from Summit2006 Exhibition
Exhibit by Summit 2006 attendees
Thanks Sharri for the pictures!
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Thanks Sharri for the pictures!
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Monday, August 14, 2006
All 2006 Summiteers: we want stories!
Just a note to all Summit attendees! Please post on this Baren blog your stories and pictures. Barbara has the sign in and password. Once you sign in, just click on Create a New Entry and you will be taken to the posting page where you can also post pictures. Yeah! Let's hear about all the fun! Here is a pic of the Baren Council in the last Summit in Kansas City. 
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Hideo Nishiyama
This print is from Hideo Nishiyama's rarely seen series of the national parks, "Yoshino Kumano Kokuritsu koen" (Yoshino Kumano National Park). Tourist boat excursion landing at the Kumano river. The carver Nagashima, printer Shinmi. Published in 1960.
The original artwork was obviously a crayon sketch. It is astounding how well the carver and printer have worked to recreate the layered crayon texture. I cannot imagine how this might be done. Each pass of the crayon can be seen sitting atop of the one underneath. The rough texture of the crayon on the paper is also rendered perfectly. The surface of this print is quite smooth and the back shows baren marks. It is a woodblock print.
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The original artwork was obviously a crayon sketch. It is astounding how well the carver and printer have worked to recreate the layered crayon texture. I cannot imagine how this might be done. Each pass of the crayon can be seen sitting atop of the one underneath. The rough texture of the crayon on the paper is also rendered perfectly. The surface of this print is quite smooth and the back shows baren marks. It is a woodblock print.
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Friday, April 7, 2006
Sun Fading and UV-Glass protection
There is a fine article at the Ukiyoe gallery website on the effects of sun fading on prints. The website is run by Thomas Crossland and is full of many interesting articles.
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