Manuel Guerra of HORNED TOAD PRINTS came up from El Paso to make prints in Santa Fe -- on a TORTILLA PRESS in front of HECHO A MANO gallery at the top of Canyon Road, on Saturday afternoon, August 7, 2021:
TORTILLA PRESS Printing
at HECHO A MANO gallery
in Santa Fe
HECHO A MANO announced the event on Instagram.
We pressed and gave our free prints to visitors from Washington State, Arizona, Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Rhode Island, and Mexico City. Santa Fe draws visitors from around the world.
John Tollett brought a linocut to print on the TORTILLA PRESS, which was featured in the video above.
Inking John Tollett's linocut
with Akua Carbon Black
Hand cut linoleum (left)
vs the laser cut linoleum (right)
John Tollett filming Manuel Guerra
Holly Grimm holding her fresh
tortilla pressed print
HECHO A MANO gallery owner Frank Rose
taking pictures of the Tortilla Press action
Henry Morales printing
while Vicki Laszlo watches
receives a print by Alejandra Mares of Guadalajara
Henry Morales printing
Many of the Santa Fe Tuesday Night Drawing group artists brought linocuts to print on the TORTILLA PRESS. As the group has been drawing on Zoom for over a year since the Covid 19 pandemic, it was wonderful to see everyone face to face again:
Rex Culp at the far right (white shirt)
Greta Young brought a linocut to print
Greta Young showing her freshly tortilla-press-printed artwork
Arlene Ory showing her freshly tortilla-press-printed artwork
Note: The 8 x 8 inch inexpensive frame, in Arlene's Instagram post above, makes a difference (available on Amazon too)
Caryn Crimmel showing her freshly tortilla-press-printed artwork
Richard Nicholas brought his woodcut to print
Richard Nicholas' freshly tortilla press-printed-artwork
Later we printed the laser cut version of Rex Barron's piece:
Later that night we went to the opening of Raye Leith at the Peyton Wright Gallery (she also draws in the Tuesday Night Santa Fe drawing group):
A visitor originally from Mexico City
showing off the print he received
from the Guadalajara artist
LOS TRES GATOS
Los TRES GATOS PRESS of Guadalajara innovated the TORTILLA PRESS, and also sent two linoleum plates from Guadalajara (via FedEx) for us to print:
Alejandra Mares of los Tres Gatos Press
sent us a linocut for us to print and give away
Xavier Moreno of los Tres Gatos Press
sent us a linocut for us to print and give away
LOS TRES GATOS taught Manuel Guerra how to print on the TORTILLA PRESS which they innovated, on the streets of Tlaquepaque in Guadalajara in 2019:
Joseph Velasquez of DRIVE BY PRESS built and shipped the tortilla press that we used in Santa Fe. He also made the video below on how to use the TORTILLA PRESS:
THANK YOU to
HECHO A MANO
ALBUQUERQUE
The previous night -- August 6, 2021 -- we made prints on the streets of Albuquerque, for the August downtown ART WALK.
Horned Toad Prints posted some of the images on their Instagram:
We are coming back to HECHO A MANO on Friday, August 27th, to TORTILLA PRESS Print during the opening of printmaker Alberto Cruz of Oaxaca, 5 - 7 PM.
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