Colophon 50
Colophon 50
outeverycolorinmypalette.Afterallhowlongcouldittaketoprintababysize
[Baren]Exchange#50BarenCelebrates50ExchangesWorldwide!, canyon?NineblocksandfourweekslaterIcansaymyBabyGrandisfinished.I
addedafinalreprintofareducedkeyblocktofinishitoff.Ithinkitlookslikea
OpenThemeACEOSize littlepainting!IhadoneofthoseprintingepisodeswhereIjusthadtokeep
CoordinatedbyGayleWohlken experimentingwithinkcolor,transparency,additives,printinginstrument,etc.
Sotosaythatthe"editionvaries"wouldbeaGRANDunderstatement.Inthe
spiritoftheGrandCanyon,letsjustsaythattheeditionvariesGREATLY!Proper
KristineAlder
notationwouldbee.v.G.Allofthismeansthateachparticipantwillgeta
Email:[email protected]
somewhatuniqueinterpretation.Ihopeyoulikeyours.
Location:St.George,UT
VizaArlington
PrintTitle:HereFishie,Fishie
Email:[email protected]
PaperDimension:31/2x21/2inches
Location:CheneyWashingtonUSA
ImageDimension:3x2inches
Block:linoleum
PrintTitle:linocut
PigmentorInk:waterbasereliefink,black
PaperDimension:ACEO
Paper:mulberry
ImageDimension:bleedprint
Edition:125
Block:linoleum
Comments:Aftercarvingtheimageofthelittlebluegill,itgotme
PigmentorInk:danielsmithblackoilbasedreliefink
reminiscing,anditseemedonlynaturaltogiveitthistitle.Whenouroldestson
Paper:cansonedition
wasverysmall,hewatchedaSesameStreetsegmentwithcharactersErnieand
Edition:200
Bertfishing.Erniewouldcalltothefish,"Herefishie,fishie,fishie!"andthefish
Comments:handcoloredprintedonetchingpress
wouldjumpintotheboat.Mysonwasdelightedbythis,sonaturally,whenour
familywouldgofishing,ourlittleguywouldstandontheshoreandcall,"Here
fishie,fishie,fishie!"Oneofthefirstfishhecaughtwasalittlebluegillsunfish,
withafishingrodofcourse.Whenhewasalittleolder,hehadafishbowlinhis E.B.Atwood
room,andhewouldcalldownintothebowl,"Herefishie,fishie..." Email:[email protected]
Location:Topsham,MaineUSA
PrintTitle:OEyeII
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5
MariaArango ImageDimension:1.75x2.25
Email:[email protected] Block:Woodblock
Location:LasVegas,NevadaUSAhttp://1000woodcuts.com PigmentorInk:Waterbaseink
Paper:Hosho
PrintTitle:BabyGrand Edition:120
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches Comments:Variationoftheoriginal3colorprint
ImageDimension:2.5x3.5inches
Block:9cherrywood
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithWaterSolubleReliefInks
Paper:StonehengeNatural
Edition:150Comments:Idon'tknowexactlywhatmademethinkoftheGrand
Canyon(WesternUSA,ColoradoRiver),possiblyoneofthemostvastviewsin
theSouthwest.ButassoonastheATCsizewasdecidedIknewIwasgoingtofit
theentiretyoftheGrandintoapocketsizeprint.
CaroleBaker MonicaBright
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Gustavus,AlaskaUSA Location:Smithfield,Utah
PrintTitle:Willow PrintTitle:Child'sPlay
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" PaperDimension:2.5"X3.5"
ImageDimension:21/2"x31/2" ImageDimension:2.5"X3.5"
Block:shinaplywood Block:linoleum
PigmentorInk:watercolorandgouache PigmentorInk:LampblackwithBurntSiennaDanSmith
Paper:Hosho Waterbasedink
Edition:101unnumberedplus20trialprintsexist Paper:Stonehenge
Comments:TheprintisoftheviewoutsidemystudiowindowwhichI Edition:110
mistakenlydidthemirrorimageof.Theprintismostlydonereductive...Ihadto
cutasecondblocktofixthegreentreesontheleft.Ididsomeexperimenting TinaBrowder
withgouachehopingtolightensomevalues,butwasn'tverysuccessful.Idid Email:[email protected]
about8impressions,notallofwhichareapparent.Mokuhanga,printedwith Location:Cicero,Illinois
baren.
PrintTitle:Oscar
LindaJ.Beeman PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
Email:[email protected] ImageDimension:2"x3"
Location:Ovid,Michigan,USA Block:lino
PigmentorInk:BlickWSBlockPrintingInk
PrintTitle:Ripe Paper:Unryu
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" Edition:101
ImageDimension:1.75"x2.75" Comments:Mycat,Oscar,triedmanytimestolayonmylittleseaturtlesasthey
Block:4shinablocks driedonthefireplacemantle.Ispentsomuchtimeshouting,"Oscar!"thatI
PigmentorInk:watercolor decided"Oscar"wouldbeagreatnameforthisguy.Itwasachallengetoprint
Paper:shikoku somanyprintsandcertainlymylargesteditiontodate.Itwasexcitingtosee
Edition:120 themallcompleted!
Comments:Mylocallandscaperipeningfieldsofwheatinlatesummeronour
farm.Treesinthefencerowsseparatethefieldsfromeachotherandwide CaroleCarroll
cloudlessblueskieshintatthesummerheat. Email:[email protected]
Location:Seattle,WA
ConstanceBrewer
Email:[email protected] PrintTitle:Butterfly
Location:Gillette,WYUSA PaperDimension:21/2x31/2inches
ImageDimension:2x3inches
PrintTitle:Alice,thinking Block:Linoleum
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 PigmentorInk:AkuaIntaglioCarbonBlack
ImageDimension:2.5x3.5 Paper:MagnaniPescia
Block:Lino Edition:Open
PigmentorInk:DanialSmithReliefInk(LampBlack)
Paper:ArtTradingCardBristol
Edition:120
Comments:WhatisAlicethinking?Youdecideandfillinherthoughtbubble...
LouiseCass EileenCorder
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Toronto Location:Hayfork,California
PrintTitle:SeaweedandShells PrintTitle:HRI
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2"
ImageDimension:same ImageDimension:21/4"x33/8"
Block:2linoblocks(forspeed!) Block:Shinaplywood
PigmentorInk:Speedball(forspeed!)waterbasedgold, PigmentorInk:GraphicChemicalAntiquarianBlack
yellow,black,redandgreeninks Paper:Nichinouchi
Paper:assortedwashi Edition:101
Edition:openandvariededition Comments:HRIistheSanskritseedsyllableforAvalokiteshvara,thoughhereit
Comments:Thisblockprintwasanimagedrawnfrommybeautifulcollectionof appearsinTibetanscript.Itnaturallyoccursfromtheunionofemptinessand
(handpicked)Floridaseashellsshellswerecutoutand1stblockwasprintedin compassion.Mayallsufferingbedispelledfromtheworld.
gold;2ndblockwastheseaweedthepinkshellonmostoftheimageswasa
dabofdilutedredinkwhileprintswerelaidouttodryveryeasywhenthey're DianeCutter
sosmall!asusualmyregistrationisbyeyeandnotalwaysperfectbutIfeelit Email:[email protected]
adds'life'totheprints..handprintedwithasmallbaren.. Location:Ceiba,PuertoRicoUSA
CarolChapel PrintTitle:"Rising"
Email:[email protected]:Oregon,USA PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"(ACEO)
ImageDimension:21/8"x31/8"
PrintTitle:CasaBlanca Block:Shina
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 PigmentorInk:DanielSmithTraditionalBlack
ImageDimension:2x2.5 Paper:Arches88
Block:"soft"peezecut Edition:110
PigmentorInk:Caligo Comments:I'vefalleninlovewiththecranesweseearoundthemangrovesand
Paper:Kitikata fieldsinruralPuertoRico.Ihadincludedacoupleinapastexchangebut
Edition:101Comments:Reliefprint,printedonanetchingpress wantedtorevisittheimageagain,justsmaller,workingupmycouragetodoa
woodengravingsoon.
JaneCloutier
Email:[email protected] DarylDePry
Location:Mason,Michigan,U.S. Email:[email protected]
Location:LasVegas,NV
PrintTitle:SummerDay
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches PrintTitle:50th
ImageDimension:2.5x3.5inches PaperDimension:2.5inchesx3.5inchesImage
Block:3blocks,shinaplywood Dimension:bleed
PigmentorInk:Windsor&Newtonwatercolors Block:linoleum
Paper:Stonehenge PigmentorInk:VansonCMLoilbasedblackink
Edition:openedition Paper:110lb.cardstock
Comments:Imadeiteasieronmyselfbycarvingtheimagetwiceineachblock, Edition:110
thenprintingonto3"x8"piecesofpaperandcuttingthemapart.Twiceas
muchcarving,halfasmanyimpressions.I'mverymuchabeginner,soIwas
gladofthesmallprintsizeandlargeeditionrequired;itgavemealotof
opportunitytoexperiment,learn,andpractice.
KoleneDietz LoriElliottBartle
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Lawrence,Kansas Location:Omaha,Nebraska
PrintTitle:LotusPods PrintTitle:"Bergen"
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5" ImageDimension:2"x3"
Block:AllShina Block:shinaplywood
PigmentorInk:HolbeinWatercolors&NoriPaste PigmentorInk:Gamblinreliefinkandtransparentbase
Paper:UnryuGold Paper:Mulberryoffwhite
Edition:125 Edition:125
Comments:Thelotusplantinourpondhadmanybeautifulbloomsthissummer Comments:ThisimageisbasedonthewarehousedistrictofBergen,Norway,
butthesedriedpodshaveabeautyalltheirown. wheremyfamilyvisitedthesummerof2011.
CaroleDwinell AndyEnglish
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:California(SanFranciscoBayArea Location:Ely,UnitedKingdom
PrintTitle:ATreeFullofMoon PrintTitle:Hare&Moon
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"(portrait)ImageDimension:2.5"x PaperDimension:90x65mm
3.25" ImageDimension:40x35
Block:1threecolorreduction,1keyblockshina,Pigmentor Block:ResurfacedVictorianendgrainboxwoodblockPigmentor
Ink:lithographicink Ink:LawrencesLetterplessCarbonBlackink
Paper:EliteGloss110lb.coatedstock Paper:ZerkallMouldMadepaper
Edition:101plus5A/P Edition:101printsforBarenexchange#50
Comments:Achallenge.Triedawaterbasedink.Not.Thelithoinkworkedout Comments:Ihaveusedthehareandmoonmotifoncebeforeandwantedto
fairlywellbutwon'tuseacoatedstockagain. revisitit.Settingthesceneatnightallowedmetobuilduptheimagefromtiny
marks.TheengravingwasprintedusinganAlbionhandpressmadein1865.
RuthEgnater
Email:[email protected] RavenVictoriaErebus
Location:Okemos,Michigan Email:[email protected]
Location:LosAltos,CA
PrintTitle:Dreaminchair
PaperDimension:21/2x3/1/2 PrintTitle:DestinationUnknown
ImageDimension:variesbutmost2x3 PaperDimension:2.5x3.5
Block:Linoleum ImageDimension:2.5x3.5
PigmentorInk:waterbasedAkua Block:linoluem
Paper:Varies PigmentorInk:oilbasedletterpressink/watercolor
Edition:145 Paper:FolioVellum
Comments:Ihavealwayshaddreamsofmeflyingdoingthebreaststroke, Edition:115
especiallywhenIwasyounger.Thechairreallyhasnoexplanationexceptit Comments:OriginallyIintendedtoprintasecondcolor,butIhadmyfirst
shouldntbeabletoflyeither. printingpressmishapandsmashedmythumbbetweenthepressandthe
flywheel.WithmynowtenderthumbIdecidedtogiveitarestand
watercoloredtheimageinstead.
MandeeFleming GillyinGatto
Email:[email protected] Email:
Location:Lakeland,FL Location:Machias,Maine,USA
PrintTitle:Fly PrintTitle:MANBIRDEAT
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5in PaperDimension:21/2x31/2"
ImageDimension:2x3in ImageDimension:21/8x31/4"
Block:Linoleum Block:linoleum
PigmentorInk:OilBasedInk/Watercolor PigmentorInk:GamblinBlack
Paper:BFKRives Paper:STONEHENGERISING
Edition:101 Edition:unlimited
Comments:Allprintswereprintedonahandmadebottlejackpress.Theimages Comments:myfriend,Bowie's,parrot,Ruby,sitsonhisheadeverymorning,
wereprintedandthenhandtintedbyhandwithwatercolors. andshareshisoatmel.Iworkedfrommyphotosofofthem.
Ichoseaheavypapertogivesomesubstanceandkeptthevisageblacktogive
DavidFrederick power.BoandRuby'sprofilestogether,createalivelynegativespace(white)I
Email:[email protected] lovemylittleprintENJOY
Location:Lincoln,NE
AaronGillette
PrintTitle:ThePeak Email:[email protected]
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" Location:Bettendorf,IA
ImageDimension:1.34"x2.34"
Block:Birch PrintTitle:Untitled
PigmentorInk:Waterbased PaperDimension:21/2x31/2inches
Paper: ImageDimension:2x3inches
Edition:105 Block:Linoleum
PigmentorInk:AkuaKolor
AEleenFrisch Paper:Sekishu
Email:[email protected] Edition:104
Location:Wallingford,CT,USA
BeaGold
PrintTitle:ExplodingDiwali`11 Email:[email protected]
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" Location:LosAngeles,California
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
Block:4shinablocks,1lacewoodveneeroncardstock PrintTitle:NoahJacob
PigmentorInk:Guerrapigmentsuspensions PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2"
Paper:Iwanosanhosho ImageDimension:21/2"x31/2"
Edition:101 Block:4shinablocks
Comments:Imageisslightlyscatteredrangoli,designedforDiwali2011. PigmentorInk:AkuaKolorwaterbasedcolor
Paper:JapanesepostcardspurchasedfromtheBarenMall
MichaelGaffney Edition:150
Email:[email protected] Comments:Hangamethodofprinting.Watercolor,MethelCelulosepaste,hand
Location:SaltLakeCity,Utah printedwithaballbearingbaren.
PrintTitle:Untitled
Edition:101
AmandaGordonMiller
Email:[email protected]:Baltimore,MD AnnetteHaines
Email:[email protected]
PrintTitle:PaintedLadyButterfly Location:Plymouth,Michigan
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5"ImageDimension:2x3"
Block:shina,2blocks PrintTitle:untitled
PigmentorInk:akuaintaglio PaperDimension:3.5x2.5inches
Paper:MagnaniPesciaEdition:150 ImageDimension:3.5x2.5inches
Block:shinaplywood
Name:MaryGrassell PigmentorInk:Akua
Email:[email protected] Paper:Nishinouchi
Location:Hurricane,WestVirginia,USA Edition:open
Comments:Oneblockwithhandpainteddetail.Thisprintisbasedonavery
PrintTitle:AIR quicksketchIdidfromlifeofmy(un)standardpoodle.
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2"x3" DougHaug
Block:Linoleum Email:[email protected]
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithReliefOilBasedInk Location:ColoradoSprings,COUSA
Paper:HoshoProfessional
Edition:100Comments:Theprintisalinoleumprint,handprinted,withhand PrintTitle:Hwy50West
coloring(watercolored).Thesubject,whichisreally"BirdsoftheAIr"(named PaperDimension:2.5x3.5
simply"AIR"forshort)ispartofalargerserieson"Creation."Itispartofa ImageDimension:Somewhatless
seriesofsmallprintsfeaturingmyinterpretationofthisbroadsubject. Block:shinaplywood
PigmentorInk:GamblinreliefPortlandIntenseBlack
K.GretchenGreene Paper:RivesBFKwhite
Email:[email protected]:Cambridge,MA Edition:110
Comments:SeveralyearsagoIcelebratedmy50thbirthdaybytravelingUS50,
PrintTitle:Dog America'soriginalMotherRoad(notHwy40orRte66,sorry!)Itisabout50
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" milessouthofmylocation.Itisabeautifulroad,filledwithwonderfultowns.
ImageDimension:115/16"x3"
Block:115/16"x3" SarahHauser
PigmentorInk:GraphicChemicalBoneBlackEtchingInk Email:[email protected]
Paper:RivesBFKWhiteEdition:102 Location:NewYork
PrintTitle:HareBoySensesDestiny
KarmaGrotelueschen PaperDimension:3.5"x2.5"
Email:[email protected] ImageDimension:3.5"x2.5"
Location:MineralPoint,WI Block:oneblock,shinaplywood
PigmentorInk:ColoredPencilRubbing,HandColoredwith
PrintTitle:AspeninAutumn AcrylicPaint
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" Paper:HangaShi
ImageDimension:1.5"x3" Edition:102
Block:linoleum Comments:TheStoryofHareBoy
PigmentorInk:Speedball Inrecentyears,therehasbeenscientificdiscussionoffusinghumancellswith
Paper:MiTeintesback(smoothside) bunnyeggs,inhopesofspeedingupresearchprocesses.
Edition:open
(continuedSarahHauser) RayHudson
Alittleknownfactisthatseveralmillenniaago,therewasasightingwhich Email:[email protected]
occurredinasecludedareainthehillsofEngland.Acreaturewhichwaspart Location:Middlebury,Vermont(U.S.A.)
woman,parthare,whosenamewasHortense,gavebirthtothemythical
creaturenowknownas"HareBoy".Hisfathersoriginisnotknown,but PrintTitle:AutumnWoodPile
Hortenseandhermatewererumoredtobetheproductofmysteriousgenetic PaperDimension:21/2x31/2inches
experimentation,whichoftensurfacesinancientscriptures. ImageDimension:21/4x3inches
HareBoy'sbirthwasespeciallynotedbecauseoftheappearanceofabright Block:Twoblocksofcherry
orangecarrot,whichremainedconstantlyfloatingabovehishead. PigmentorInk:tubedwatercolors
Hewentontoperformmanymiraclesthroughouthislife,suchasthelevitation Paper:xuan(Chineseunsized)
ofthecabbagepatchandtheappearanceofthegoldenlettuceleaf. Edition:102
ThisprintcapturesthemomentinwhichHareBoy,barelyoutofinfancy, Comments:Thetwo"chops"representBaren's50thexchange
glimpseshisdestiny.
KayIngs
CarolHetherington Email:[email protected]
Email:[email protected] Location:Newcastle,Australia.
Location:Australia
PrintTitle:Identity
PrintTitle:G'Day PaperDimension:6.5cmx9cm
PaperDimension:4.5x3.5inchesapproxImage ImageDimension:6.5cmx9cm
Dimension:3.5x2.5inches Block:Lino
Block:Cherry PigmentorInk:WaterBasedBlockPrintingInk
PigmentorInk:CharbonnelBlack55981/touchof Paper:185gsmprintmakingpaper.
watercolourtotheeyes Edition:101
Paper:Washi:Kitakata(Ithink)
Edition:125 GeorgeJarvis
Comments:PiedCurrawonganoisy,bossy,Australianbirdwithcharacter. Email:[email protected]
Theytravelinafamilygroupandfiercelyprotecttheiryoung.Parrotsand Location:Akita,Japan
cockatooscometothebackgardenatmybeachhousetofeedthecockatoos
chasetheparrotsawaythenthecurrawongsarriveandchasethecockatoos PrintTitle:Nixie
away.Ifthebigblackcockatoosarrivetheychaseawaythecurrawongs.They PaperDimension:6.5x.9cm
allsitinthetallgumtreeswaitingforanopportunitytogetbacktothebird ImageDimension:4x6cm
feeder.It'sentertainingtowatch! Block:MatsumuraShinaPlywood
PigmentorInk:NipponInkCo.SoyaBlack
ElizabethHolster Paper:Idehawashi()100%JapaneseKozo
Email:[email protected] Edition:140
Location:LosAngeles,California Comments:Nixieisakindofpondsprite.Sheisprintedonapaperhandmade
hereinAkitabyTakahashiAkikowhoisayoungladywhorecentlystartedher
PrintTitle:LAOverpass ownsmallpaperfactory.
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
Block:Shina
PigmentorInk:Waterbasedpigmentswithnori
Paper:Mulberry
Edition:125
IonaJohnson SharriLaPierre
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Hobart,Tasmania,Australia Location:Vancouver,WAUSA
PrintTitle:'Metamorphosis' PrintTitle:TheLovebirdSings
PaperDimension:6.5x9cm PaperDimension:3.5x2.5inches
ImageDimension:4.25x5.75cm ImageDimension:3x2inches
Block:woodblock Block:1Cherry,2Luanplywood,1stencilPigmentorInk:
PigmentorInk:oilbasedreliefink Charbonelgeraniumoiletchingink,CaligoSafeWashblackrelief
Paper:Kozo ink
Edition:100 Paper:SomersetSatin
Comments:AfterKafkapsychologicalchange,althoughinthiscaseIwasalso Edition:114
squeezingmyselfintoaverysmallspace.Ihavenotdoneaprintthissmall Comments:TheLovebirdSings(toallmyfriendsatBarenforum.org)onthe
before... celebrationofour50thExchange.Thislittlegalhasbeensittinginasketchbook
ofdoodlesforaverylongtimeandnowsheisoutandsingingsweetly!Idida
AngelaKatonaBatchelor fewthingstospeedheralong:wrappedandtapedtherubberblankettothe
Email:[email protected] pressroller(soIwouldn'thavetorepositioniteachtime),andmademylar
Location:LakeOswego,OR maskstospeedtheinkingoftheblocks.AfterinkingIwouldjustflipthemask
backitwasattachedtotheblockwithamaskingtapehinge,placethepaperin
PrintTitle:MyLittlePeanut thekentos,whipitontothepressbedandawaywewent.Theprintingwentso
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 quicklyIalmostfeltitwasoverbeforeIbegan!
ImageDimension:2x3
Block:Linoleum PrestonLawing
PigmentorInk:Akua Email:[email protected]:Winona,Minnesota
Paper:Masa
Edition:101 PrintTitle:AutumnLeafSpecial
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
LindenLangdon ImageDimension:2.25"x3.25"
Email:[email protected] Block:linoleum
Location:Hobart,Tasmania PigmentorInk:oilbased
Paper:hoshoEdition:101
PrintTitle:Weedy Comments:sixcolorreductionprint,printedonVandercookletterpress
PaperDimension:6.5x9cm
ImageDimension:6.5x9cm LdLawrence
Block:plywood,craftwood Email:[email protected]
PigmentorInk:charbonneletching Location:Sequim,WA
Paper:bfkrives300gsm
Edition:115 PrintTitle:RajasthaniDove
Comments:TheWeedySeadragonsliveinshelteredspotsontheTasmanian PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
coastline.Theyareshyanddisguisethemselvesamongtheseaweeds.A ImageDimension:2"x3"
beautifulsmallcreatureforasmallprint! Block:lino
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithOilBasedReliefInk
Paper:KoreanhandmadeMulberryEdition:open
Comments:Ilovedwatchingthehugevarietyofbirdsswoopinginthedeepblue
Rajasthaniskiesthispastspring....soIbroughtthisDovehome.
LeeOldfordChurchill Block:13ashplywoodblocks(eachblockproducedfouridentical
Email:[email protected] imagesinordertoreducethenumberofsheetsprinted)Pigment
Location:Calgary,Canada orInk:ChannelBlack&Sumipigmentsuspensionsinricepaste
Paper:hoshobyIwanoIchibei
PrintTitle:Threefishes Edition:32sheetsproduced128prints
PaperDimension:2.5x2.5" Comments:Selfportraitimagedividedinto35x25tenthinch
ImageDimension:2.5x3.5" tiles,eachassignedoneof13grayvalues.13blockswerecarvedusing
Block:birchveneerplywood computercontrolledrouter,traditionalkentoregistrationoneachblock,four
PigmentorInk:lampblack identicalsubblocksperblockinordertoreducethenumberofsheetsprinted
Paper:90unknowncottonragand11Archestextwove (32sheetslatercutaparttoyield128individualprints).Eachsheetwas
Edition:101 printed13times(oneprintingperblock)beginningwithabouta30%dense
Comments:Originallyintendedasastraightlineimage,Ienjoyedthe washovertheentireimageandeachsubsequentprintingwithabitdeeperand
backgroundbeingpickedupsomuchthatIdecidedtheimagewasbetterforit. deepershadeofgray.PaperbyIwanoIchibeiprintedusinghonbarencovered
withexperimentalPVCshrinktubing.
CliveLewis
Email:[email protected] JenniferMartindale
Location:Guelph,OntarioCanada Email:[email protected]
Location:Dorset,UK
PrintTitle:Teddy
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 PrintTitle:Wren
ImageDimension:1.75x2.5 PaperDimension:6.5x9cm
Block:lino ImageDimension:6.5x9cm
PigmentorInk:rubberbasedletterpress Block:4blocksofbirchplywood
Paper:stonehenge PigmentorInk:watercolour
Edition:n/a Paper:hosho
Comments:Mydaughter'steddy,averypatientmodel. Edition:110
Comments:ThisJennywrenisasmallandnoisyresidentinmygarden.
SharenLinder
Email:[email protected] BarbaraMason
Location:Kildeer,ILUSA Email:[email protected]
Location:AlohaOregon
PrintTitle:PrairieBlossom
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 PrintTitle:MtHoodRevisited
ImageDimension: PaperDimension:3.5x2.5inches
Block:Resingrave'inverted'block ImageDimension:3.5x2.5inches
PigmentorInk:Graphic'sSenefeldersCrayonBlack Block:3blocks6impressions
Paper:RivesBFKtan PigmentorInk:pigmentandwater
Edition:open Paper:Gampi
Edition:101
MikeLyon
Email:[email protected]
Location:KansasCity,Missouri,USA
PrintTitle:untitled(selfportrait)
PaperDimension:afractionover3.5x2.5inchesImageDimension:3.5x2.5
inches
BronwynMerritt ErinK.Nolan
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Carrboro,NC Location:DeKalb,Illinois,USA
PrintTitle:EverythingisOK PrintTitle:Crow'sClaw
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" PaperDimension:2.5"wx3.5"h
ImageDimension:2.25"x3.25" ImageDimension:2"wx3"h
Block:Linoleum Block:3/8"Shina
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithwaterbasedblockprinting PigmentorInk:Watercolor
ink,Sienna Paper:Kozoshi
Paper:AfricanburlapmeshoilpaperEdition:101 Edition:125
Comments:Handprinted. Comments:Ifoundacrow'sclawontheorangebricksidewalkasIwentonmy
morningwalk.Iassumedtherewasacontent,fatowlnestedinthefirtree
JulieMorrison above.Itintriguedmewithit'srichblack,beautifultextures.Inormallywould
Email:[email protected] notgettoseesuchdetailifitwerenotforthatowl.Findingthecrow'sclawgave
Location:WestChester,Pennsylvania meaneeriefeelingallthatday.Perhapsitwasanomen,oracurse?
PrintTitle:Wherehavealltheflowersgone? JeanneNormanChase
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" Email:[email protected]
ImageDimension:11/2"x2" Location:Florida
Block:Linoleum
PigmentorInk:Oilbasedreliefinkandsumink PrintTitle:BlackSheep
Paper:RivesBfkEdition:101 PaperDimension:31/2x21/2"
Comments:Arinsedprint. ImageDimension:31/2x21/2"
Block:
JamesMundie PigmentorInk:DanielSmithblacketchingink
Email:[email protected] Paper:various
Location:Philadelphia Edition:31
PrintTitle:untitled AlexOrgren
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5 Email:[email protected]
ImageDimension:2.5x3.5 Location:Andover,NJ
Block:pine
PigmentorInk:Handschyblackwoodblockink PrintTitle:Here,Us
Paper:kitikataEdition:101 PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
CarolL.Myers Block:5shinablocks
Email:[email protected] PigmentorInk:Guerrapigmentdispersionsandalittlesumi
Location:Indianapolis,IN Paper:Nishinouchi
Edition:open
PrintTitle:WingedSpiral Comments:Thisimagecomesfrompictographsmaderoughly1500yearsago
PaperDimension:31/2"x21/2" nearthefamousQuailPanelattheLongHouseRuininGrandGulch(UT).They
ImageDimension:same appeartohavebeenmadeattwodifferenttimes,withthelightonesbeing
Block:gomubanplatefromMcClains older.
PigmentorInk:caligowashsafeetchingink
Paper:ShinTorinokoWhiteEdition:110
AlexOrgren(continued) ImageDimension:2.25x3.25inches
Therearemanyinterpretationsofthehandprintasusedinthisculture,among Block:Twosintrablocks
thembeinganexpressionofhumananddivinecreativepower.Anotheristo PigmentorInk:DanielSmithwaterbasedinks
markthenearbypictorialworkasaprayer,forwhichthetitleisplayonwords. Paper:GraphicalChemical:GraphicHeavyweight
I'veneverbeentemptedtobaseaprintonthosepictorialimages,butthe Edition:115
handprintsreachouttome. Comments:ThisimageisderivedfromstonecarvingsatIshak
Palace,an18thcenturyOttomanpalacefilledwithwonderfulstonework.Itisin
Asinotherexchanges,Iassignedmyselfachallengeforthisprint.Thisonewas easternTurkeyneartheearthquakearea,whichwevisitedinearlySeptember.
tocarvetheblocksinapaneoffouridenticalimages,whichletmecontrolthe
overallnumberofdropsinthelargerrunwithoutreducingthenumberof KallePihlajasaari
colors. Email:[email protected]
Location:Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
NANCYOSADCHUK
Email:[email protected] PrintTitle:Wanderlust
Location:CALGARY,ALBERTA,CANADA PaperDimension:65x90mm
ImageDimension:45x67mm
PrintTitle:Lilies Block:Endgrainwood(backofwoodtype)PigmentorInk:
PaperDimension:3.5"x2.5" Unknownoilbasedetchingink
ImageDimension:3.5x2 Paper:Fabriano,Accademia,bianco200gms
Block:CHERRY Edition:250
PigmentorInk:SENNELIERVERMILIONPIGMENT Comments:Thesmallprintsizespurredmetodomyfirstwoodengraving.I
Paper:STONEHENGE/KOZO wantedtotryendgrainwoodandhadaspareAmpersandinwoodtypeand
Edition:106 workedonthereverse,perhaps50yearsoldsoIthinkharderthananewblock.
Comments:InspiredbyBlueEyedGrass,amemberofthelilyfamily. ItwasalsomyfirstgoatusinganAdana8x5tabletoppresswhichallowedfor
thelargeedition,thoughmanywillhavetoberedone,thepaperwasdryand
PatriciaB.PhareCamp theinkdriedonthepressgivingmuddyprints.
Email:[email protected]
Location:CitrusHeights,California Atruepioneerplantof40+millionyearsexperience,thecoconutpalmis
lookingattheislandinthedistancewonderingifanyofitsseedswilleverget
PrintTitle:TeaPartyACEO acrosstoexploredistantshores.
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5" MariaPinto
Block:shinaply Email:[email protected]
PigmentorInk:GraphicChemicalBlackwatersolublereliefink Location:SaoPauloBRAZIL
Paper:variouscolorsandlotsofJapaneseprintmakingpapersincludingbutnot PrintTitle:boibumb
limitedtoMasa,MulberryandHosho. PaperDimension:6.5x9cm
Edition:openedition ImageDimension:6.5x9cm
Comments:RaggedyAndywaitsforhisfriendtheVelveteenRabbittocomeby Block:2blocksofcedar
forHighTeainthegarden. PigmentorInk:SunChemicaloilbasedink
Paper:Hahnemhler
LarryPhelps Edition:110
Email:[email protected]
Location:RockSprings,Wisconsin
PrintTitle:50
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches
MellissaReadDevine MargotK.Rocklen
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Sydney,Australia Location:Connecticut,U.S.A.
PrintTitle:Picnic PrintTitle:AwaitingDusk'sRewards
PaperDimension: PaperDimension:2.5x3.5
ImageDimension: ImageDimension:2.5x3.5
Block:Resingrave Block:ShinaPlywood
PigmentorInk:CharbonnelEtchingInk PigmentorInk:AkuaKolor
Paper:ZerkallEdition:125 Paper:Honen
Edition:101
ScottW.Robertson Comments:4blocks,7sides.
Email:[email protected]
Location:MiddleburgHeights,Ohio JulioRodriguez
Email:[email protected]
PrintTitle:AutumnDew Location:Skokie,Illinois
PaperDimension:2.5"by3.5" PrintTitle:BX#50
ImageDimension:2.5"by3.5" PaperDimension:3.5"X2.5"
Block:9Basswoodblocks ImageDimension:3"X2"
PigmentorInk:TransparentWatercolors Block:Lino
Paper:Nishinouchi PigmentorInk:DickBlick
Edition:124 Paper:RivesWhiteEdition:108
Comments:10handburnishedcolorsfrom9basswoodblocks;MokuHanga;
HikingthroughmylocalcreeksandriversthiscancaughtmyeyesoIsatdown JohnRyrieChicagoIllinois
anddidsomesketches.Itwasveryearyfallsothefirstleaveswerejustfalling
fromthetreesandseemedtodancearoundthisMountainDewcan.
bradrobinson
Email:[email protected]
Location:sanfrancisco
SuzanneJSalsbury
PrintTitle:"mojacarman"
Email:[email protected]
PaperDimension:21/2x31/2
Location:Waterloo,IowaUSA
ImageDimension:2x3
Block:linoleum
PrintTitle:Beelicious
PigmentorInk:black,oilbased.
PaperDimension:21/2"X31/2"
Paper:gray
ImageDimension:21/2"X31/2"
Edition:101
Block:Shina
Comments:TheIndalo,orMojcarman,isamagicaltotemsaidtobring
PigmentorInk:DanialSmithEtchingInkandGraphicChemicalEtchingInk
protectionandgoodluck,keepingawaytheevileyeandprotectingthosewithin
Paper:RivesBFKHeavyWeightWhite
fromstorms.Theoriginaltotemisthoughttobearound4,500yearsold,andthe
Edition:101
earliestknownoneappearsamongotherprehistoricpaintingsinacavein
Comments:Theprintwasdoneinthreelayers.Thefirstwasahalfsheetof
VlezBlanco.
paperprintedyellow.Thesecondwasdonewithatemplatetopreservethe
yellowsectionforthebeewhileprintingthered.Thethirdlayorwasblack
leavingtheimageareaincolor.
TerrySargentPeart Block:Shina
Email:[email protected] PigmentorInk:DanielSmithwatersoluablered,blue,yellow(brown)hand
Location:SeattleWashingtonUSA mixed
Paper:Arches88
PrintTitle:Lucy'sMorning Edition:101
PaperDimension:3.5"x2.5" Comments:Irevisitedanimageoriginallyrenduredinintaglioetchingonzinc.I
ImageDimension:3.5"x2.5" flippeditandshrunkitdown,playingwiththewingsabit.Afterexperimenting
Block:basswood,twoplates withvariouscolorsIsettledonmixingmyownbrownswithredhighlights
Ink:DanielSmithIridescentSilverBlueandLampBlack tappedin.Thiswasagreatexperience.
Paper:ArchesEdition:110
Comments:FromaphotoItookofLucydogenjoyingtheearlymorning HannahSkoonberg
sunshine. Email:[email protected]
Location:Knoxville,Tennessee
JillSaxtonSmith
Email:[email protected] PrintTitle:everythingchanges
Location:Harare,Zimbabwe PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
PrintTitle:KukowaChibage(MaizeHarvest)PaperDimension:2 Block:woodblock
1/2"x31/2" PigmentorInk:oilbasedinksandwatercolor
ImageDimension:21/2"x31/2" Paper:Okawara
Block:birch Edition:101
PigmentorInk:speedball Comments:Thisisalittlewoodblockprintofaleaf.Handprintedthencolored
Paper:mulberry withwatercolor.
Edition:101
MarilynnSmith
DorothySchultz Email:[email protected]
Email:[email protected] Location:Nahcotta,Washington
Location:Calgary,Alberta,Canada
PrintTitle:Ant
PrintTitle:MountainAsh PaperDimension:21/2x31/2
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" ImageDimension:17/8x21/8
ImageDimension:21/2"x31/2" Block:Myrtlewood
Block:basswood PigmentorInk:DanielSmithEtchingink
PigmentorInk:Speedballblockprintingink Paper:Stonehenge
Paper:Stonehenge Comments:Dampenedpaperrunonanetchingpress.
Edition:101
Comments:Inspirationfromthesunlightthroughthechangingcoloursofthe GrahamStephens
mountainashtreesinouryard Email:[email protected]
Location:Portland,Oregon
EllenShipley
Email:[email protected] PrintTitle:OnaWire
Location:SantaClarita,California PaperDimension:21/2"x312"
ImageDimension:2"x3"
PrintTitle:PaleoDragonfly2 Block:Resingrave
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5" PigmentorInk:GamblinReliefInksPaper:RivesBFK
ImageDimension:2.25"x3.25" Edition:125
AndrewStone JaeSullivan
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Florence,ITALY Location:Ithaca,NYUSA
PrintTitle:LittleJungle
PrintTitle:PrionusCalifornicus(Cherryrootborerbeetle) PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2"
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5" ImageDimension:21/2"x31/2"
ImageDimension:same Block:Doublesidedreliefvinyl;Cherry;
Block:HardMaplekeyblock,3cherry,1beechcolorblocks PigmentorInk:Oil
PigmentorInk:sumi,tubewatercolor,pigmentdispersions Paper:Okawara
Paper:NewHoshoandKihadaLight(WoodlikeMatsumura) Edition:101
Edition:200EV(100grub/100adultbeetle) Comments:VariableEdition;3colorrelief;
Comments:Mokuhanga,woodblockprint
6colorsprintedin78impressionsonNewHoshoandKihadalightpapersfrom SusanSutherlandMartin
WoodlikeMatsumura/JapanEditionVarieof200copies(100eachgruband Email:[email protected]
beetle) Location:Damascus,Oregon
NOTE:twoversionswereprintedfromthesamesetofblocks.(Oddnumbers1 PrintTitle:Wanda
199showthelarvaorgrub;Evennumbers2200showtheadultbeetleand51 PaperDimension:2and1/2by3and1/2inchesImage
ofeachwenttotheBarenForum50thexchange.) Dimension:2and1/2by3and1/2inches
Block:allshinaplywood
IntheUSA,thenative,largebeetlePrionusCalifornicusorrootborerbeetleisa PigmentorInk:gouachewatercolors
seriouspestofcherryaswellasotherstonefruitandhardwoodtrees.Theadult Paper:sumiesketchpaper
beetlecanreach21/2 inlengthandthegrub31/2 .Itisalargebeetle Edition:120
withlong,segmentedantennaeandfallsintothecategoryofCerambycidaeor Comments:ThisprintwasinspiredbyaphotoItookofWandaRobertson,a
Longhornbeetles.Thelarvaeatsamongtherootsandburiesintothetrunk veryinvolvedBarenmemberwhodiedseveralyearsago.
makinglargecirculartunnelsandweakeningandoftenkillingthetreeand
makingthelumberworthlessduetoitsdamagetotheinnerheartwood. JosephTaylor
Infectedtreescanbedetectedbythesmallpilesofwooddustandfrassvisible Email:[email protected]
atthebaseofthetrees. Location:Evanston,Illinois
Othercommondestructivepestsofcherrylumberarethepeachtreemothand
twigborerbeetlesandIdberemisstofailtomentiontheoccasional PrintTitle:River'sgonnarise
woodblockhobbyist. PaperDimension:2.5x3.5
ImageDimension:2x3
MichaelaStubbs Block:BirchPly
Email:[email protected] PigmentorInk:GraphicChemicalBlack,GamblinNaptholRedcutwithochre
Location:London,UK andtitanium(butnotso'syou'dnotice)
PrintTitle:Tiamat Paper:GraphicChemicalHeavyweight
PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches Edition:101
ImageDimension:asabove Comments:Madethemistakeofcarvingbothsidesoftheblock.Made
Block:pine registrationachoreandkeepingcleannearimpossible.I'mgoingtotrytomake
PigmentorInk:watercolor thisimagealargerprint.I'mhappytobeapartoftheBarenForum.
Paper:hosho
Edition:101
SylviaTaylor FrankTrueba
Email:syltaylor Email:[email protected]
Location:Ithaca,NewYork Location:Felton,CA,USA
PrintTitle:Morph
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" PrintTitle:Fog
ImageDimension:2"x3" PaperDimension:2.5x3.5inches
Block:lino ImageDimension:approx.2x2inches
PigmentorInk:oilbasedinkwithhandcoloring Block:shinaply
Paper:kitakataEdition:100+afewa/ps PigmentorInk:gouachewatercolorandsumi
Paper:Riveslightweight
JanTelferAustralia Edition:unnumbered
Comments:Japanesewoodblockprint;3blocks,5impressions(blue&green
eachprintedtwice)
AyeshaVemuri
Email:[email protected]
Location:NewDelhi,India
PrintTitle:thelizard
WoutertenBroek PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
Email:[email protected] ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
Location:Cambieure,France Block:ShinaPlywood
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithCharcoalBlack
PrintTitle:LaRosenoire Paper:Handmade(byme)AbacapaperEdition:Open
ImageDimension:65x90mm
Block:Kauri(Agathisaustralis) GuadalupeVictoricaMonterreyMexico
PigmentorInk:Charbonneloilbasedetchinginknoiredouce
Paper:Canson300gramsaquarellepaperbacksideprinted
Edition:110
Comments:Ilikethehighcontrastandcameupwitharose.Astheinkwas
blackitbecameLarosenoire,Thecolourroseismasculinsotheplaywould PrintTitle:Jesus
havebeenrosenoir.Anywaythereitis.OnlyafterInumberedandsignedthem
Isawthepostingwhichmentionedthatprintsofthissizearenormallysigned KatheWelchSanFranciscoCalifornia
ontheback.(Ithoughtaboutthat)Afterabitofgooglingalsofoundoutthatan
ItalianfoodchainisusingthephraseLaRosenoire.Soherewego;afrench
Rosenoirevous.
LisaToth
Email:[email protected] PrintTitle:FourSeasons
PrintTitle:Rabbit
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2"
ImageDimension:3"x21/4"
Block:Linoleum
PigmentorInk:CaligoSafeWashReliefInkPaper:
Mulberry
Edition:120(101tobeinthisprintexchange)
CyndyWilson AleksanderWoniak
Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]
Location:Spokane,WA Location:Szczytno,Poland
PrintTitle:2Crows PrintTitle:Tytus
PaperDimension:21/2x31/2 PaperDimension:6,5cmX9cm
ImageDimension:21/2x31/2 ImageDimension:6,5cmX8,5cm
Block:Linoleum Block:alderwood.
PigmentorInk:DanSmithTraditionalReliefBlackInk PigmentorInk:drypigments,soot
Paper:Mulberry,Ithink. Paper:shiohara
Edition:101 Edition:109
Comments:101printsseemedadauntingnumberand21/2"x31/2"sounded Comments:allthebestbaren!
verysmall.Iwassurprisedonbothcounts.Thetimeprintingallthesetiny
printsflewbyand21/2x31/2didn'tseemsosmallafterall. SherrieYork
Email:[email protected]
GayleWohlken Location:Salida,Colorado
Email:[email protected]
Location:Burton,Ohio PrintTitle:"WaxwingWaits"
PaperDimension:2.5"x3.5"
PrintTitle:Jake ImageDimension:2.5"x3.5"
PaperDimension:21/2"x31/2" Block:shina
ImageDimension:2"x3" PigmentorInk:danielsmithoilbasedreliefinks
Block:cherry Paper:Riveslightweight
PigmentorInk:DanielSmithReliefInk Edition:101plusartistproofsreserved
Paper:Kitakata
Edition:115
Comments:Thisisanimageofalocalmusicianwhoistheaccordionistforthe
ChardonPolkaBand.AnumberofyearsagowhenhewasinhighschoolJake
askediftheycouldincludeanaccordionistinthemarchingband,andhewas
toldtheycouldn'tfindawaytousehimthere,soheformedtheChardonHigh
SchoolPolkaBand,whichisnowtheChardonPolkaBand.Whenyouheartheir
bandperform,youcan'thelpbutwanttodance.It'skindofneattoseeagroup
asyoungastheyareperformingtheoldpolkas.Theyalsowritealotofnew
polkas.Thisyear(2011)theyperformedatourRaccoonCountyMusicFestival
inBurton,Ohioonthemainstage.Jakeisagoodaudiencepleasingperformer,
andIhavewantedtodoawoodcutofhimforalongtime,andmychallengefor
thisonewastoseeifIcouldmakeitsmallandhaveitstilllooklikehim.Itlooks
likehim,buttheaccordionwasn'teasyandyoucanseethatIstruggledwithit.
Iusedmysmallestgouges,butIwonderifIcouldhavehandleditbetterwith
linoleuminsteadofwoodpossiblyevenanengravingonboxwoodwouldhave
beenbetter.IfIdoanother,itwillbelarger,butI'dliketotryagain.Withcolor!