They had a wonderful 8x8 print exhibition in Guadalajara on July 8, 2023:
Manuel Guerra, of Horned Toad Prints in El Paso, joined with Xavier Moreno and Alejandra Mares, of 3 Gatos Press in Guadalajara -- to exhibit prints, and make prints, at the Galeria Sepia in Guadalajara (Gabriel Ramos Millán #81 Col. Americana):
Manuel Guerra pointing to the framed print exhibition
Manuel Guerra sent a small selection of prints from his recent 8x8 II exhibition (culled from the 189 prints in El Paso, on 8x8 inch paper) to frame and show in Guadalajara.
Manuel Guerra also brought a stack of round linocuts, mostly from El Paso and New Mexico, to print and give out to visitors. Alejandra Mares and Xavier Moreno brought their Tortilla Press, as well as other round linocuts from Mexican artists. So visitors had a wide range of quality images to choose from both countries:
Manuel Guerra inking
Alejandra Mares working the Tortilla Press
A happy visitor receives the print of her choice
A partial selection
of the round "Taco" linocuts to choose from
They even got a round linocut from Australia, as Carnegie Muir emailed an image which Manuel Guerra had engraved on linoleum with a laser cutter. Why not go worldwide?
The round "Taco" linocut
from Carnegie Muir of Australia
(which was laser engraved into linoleum)
Manuel Guerra in yellow
Xavier Moreno in black
Alejandra Mares looking up
THE EXHIBITION
Other Photos
OUR DEBT
TO 3 GATOS PRESS
We "borrowed" the idea of doing live printmaking with a Tortilla Press from 3 Gatos Press. They took us to print on the streets of Tlaquepaque in 2019:
CELEBRATE
A cake surrounded by round "Taco" linocuts
The print heroes (left to right):
Manuel Guerra, Alejandra Mares, Xavier Moreno,
Eunice Barajas sitting
- Also a big "Thank You" to Jeff Blanco, for having the prints framed in Guadalajara.
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AMBOS LADOS
Currently there is also another previous exhibition of both Mexican and USA prints -- the Ambos Lados International Print Exchange -- at the El Paso Museum of History. The closing will be on July 15th, 2023.
- In a sense, the 8x8 exhibitions are a follow-up to Ambos Lados...
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