ELLIE WEADOCK did all the printmaking at the BUCKET EXHIBITIONS tent, and handed out wet prints for free:
ALBU-BRIJES
We mostly pulled
ALBU-BRIJE Prints, carved by those in Henry Morales' printmaking circle in Albuquerque. These are Albuquerque versions of
Mexican Alebrijes, inspired by the
eight 20 feet huge Oaxacan Alebrije sculptures exhibited in downtown Albuquerque from June 1st to July 22nd, 2026.
The
ALBU-BRIJE Prints have also been enhanced with two types of
AUGMENTED REALITY -- after being colored and made 3D with AI. That way we could place them in front of the REAL Alebrije sculptures and get screen shots:
The public could choose their favorite ALBU-BRIJE linocut
to take home after we printed it
Ellie holding Virgil Velasco's ALBU-BRIJE
MINDAR
AUGMENTED REALITY
MINDAR treats the print as a QR Code to conjure up the AUGMENTED REALITY image after going to a URL first (
this single URL will deliver several AR experiences from several prints):
The phone about to superimpose AUGMENTED REALITY
over Barbara Endicott's ALBU-BRIJE print
The MINDAR Augmented Reality experience
ENVIRONMENTAL
AUGMENTED REALITY
We also used another Augmented Reality program --
<model-viewer> -- to project the Augmented Reality object into the environment, and take screen shots:
Projecting Barbara Endicott's ALBU-BRIJE into the environment with
QR CODE LINKS
to the Augmented Reality Experiences
SET-UP
We set up under a tree to get some shade for the afternoon:
PRINTING
Ellie Weadock pulled fresh prints and gave them out to the public:
Gangster Cat by Daniel Allen --
not an ALBU-BRIJE
Celebrity visit --
John comes to all the printmaking events!
Cooling Off
LEAF PRINT
We traditionally print a leaf during THE PRINTERS PLANET Festivals:
Shadows of the leaves above our tent
Ellie decided to print a leaf
Printing with an antique glass door knob
We also printed one of
Madeliene Sharp's cat plates by hand, after it would not go through our press:
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