Tuesday, April 30, 2024

HERSTORY -- Wheat Paste Prints in Santa Fe

On April 20, 2024, the HERSTORY Printmaking Collective wheat pasted prints behind Site Santa Fe to create a mural -- WOMEN OF THE RAILSAlso check out the blog post about the women in the FINISHED MURAL:




Teamwork!






THE PROCESS










Wheat Paste




They tacked the prints up with magnets
before wheat pasting them to the wall







The walkway behind the mural


In another part of the park 
they were having a perfornance that day




organized the mural project


ART VANS

Two Art Vans were there during the wheat pasting -- Axle Contemporary and ART TO G.O.:










Maybe we should make prints with the ART TO G.O. van sometime:

The ART TO G.O. table
had a Sizzix embossing machine -- 


The Sizzix embossing machine
was cutting out patterns
in EVA foam




The mural was in the park


THE BEST GALLERY IS IN THE STREET

HERSTORY is following the wheat paste tradition of the printmakers in Oaxaca:

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

BIG INK SUMMARY -- Albuquerque 2024

BIG INK pulled 14 different prints (about 3 copies each) in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 13th and 14th, 2024:

the BIG INK print workshop
in Albuquerque, New Mexico


The BIRTH of a BIG PRINT





LIST of BLOG POSTS
BIG INK stopped in Albuquerque during the "Making HISSTORY" tour of 2024 -- but is also printing in Massachusetts, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Washington, Minnesota, California, Oregon, Michigan, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Maine:




The BIG INK team driving and printing across the country is:  Lyell Castonguay and Carand Burnet:

shown here holding our little Bucket-o-Prints

Lyell Castonguay directed the printmaking:

 adjusts the BIG TUNA press

Carand Burnet also co-directed the printmaking, and played psychedelic surf music for us about noon on both days:





BLOG POSTS

These are the links to the six Bucket Exhibitions blog posts about BIG INK in reverse order.  Click on the photo to go to the blog posts:

THE PRINTS





VIDEOS

All four Albuquerque BIG INK videos big printmaking in Albuquerque are on on this YouTube PLAYLIST:

THE PRINTS



SATURDAY



SUNDAY



BIG PRESS



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With these two playlists:
We had a lot of fun printing with BIG INK in Albuquerque!!! 

The whole printing process went very smoothly.  Not only was BIG INK quite organized, but all the printmakers worked impressively well together to make loads of big prints -- at least three each of 14 different prints.

contributed a small print
to our BUCKET PRINTS


on the wall with a magnetic hook


We donated a stack of 6x6 linoleum squares
as they are hosting the a print art market in Albuquerque -- 


Barbara appreciates the Adjustable Roller Stand,
which keeps the press bed from falling on her ankles
when it is extended


Chuck checks out the Anchovy Prints --
the small prints made by 
the small 3D printed OPEN PRESS PROJECT press


Celebrity visit from Cassandra,
who has been watching the process from the beginning


A celebrity visit from Kyle,
who organizes the annual Southwest Print Fiesta
 in Silver City, New Mexico


Some happy BIG INK printmakers


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BIG INK BLOG POSTS


Exquisite TESSELLATION Prints

While working on making collaborative prints -- like an Exquisite Corpse -- the model suggested we make collaborative  TESSELLATION prints...