Friday, September 19, 2025

PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP in Juarez

On September 13, 2025, they had a printmaking workshop in Juarez, Mexico in the gallery of the Centro Cultural de las Fronteras -- as part of the TUNEL GRAFICO exhibition:













There were some EXQUISITE TESSELLATION
linocut prints hanging on the rack


This workshop was part of this exhibition



NEXT


The next workshop for the TUNEL GRAFICO exhibition is "PAN & PRINTS" on October 11th, 2025, from 1 - 3 PM -- "Imprime Tu Pan Favorito" with Luis Roacho and Yorch Otte:

PAN & PRINTS workshop
on October 11, 2025, from 1 - 3 PM



Sunday, September 14, 2025

OFFCENTER ARTS Print Workshop

OFFCENTER ARTS in Albuquerque offers a free PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP, from 5:30 - 7:30 on Wednesdays:


in Albuquerque





Krrrl (your blogger) went there on September 10th, 2025 to carve his EXQUISITE TESSELLATION linoleum tile:

Krrrl brought his own carving tools --

The Press






The linocut (left)
next to the print (right)


The print on newsprint




Print masterpieces






PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES:

The different printing techniques
at OFFCENTER ARTS

The printmaking studio is EXTREMELY WELL ORGANIZED:

The carving knives
are very orderly


Likewise the silk screening squeegees
are very orderly




The RULES


SILKSCREENING:



They burn silk screens
with a halogen light


The Speedball silk screening emulsion,
and Speedball emulsion remover

There was a second room, for printmakers to carve in:

The second room

The second room

Inking someone's Speedy Carve block


The block and the print


The prints look good together






Roadrunner with ink




Zimmy accepted an EXQUISITE TESSELLATION tile to carve:







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There is a lot of talent at OFFCENTER ARTS, as we have seen from their Printmakers previously:

2023





SOUTHWEST PRINT FIESTA 2025 -- Preparation

tinyurl.com/SWPFtess We are showcasing the  EXQUISITE TESSELLATION  Prints at the  SOUTHWEST PRINT FIESTA 2025  -- October 10th - 13th.   We...