Wednesday 20 October 2021

Southwest Print Fiesta 2021

 I went to Silver City to experience the Southwest Print Fiesta 2021 on October 8th and 9th.



THANK YOU
Kyle Durrie and Jamie Karolich


Kyle Durrie and Jamie Karolich of Power and Light Press took over the Southwest Print Fiesta from the Mimbres Region Arts Council in 2020, and did a really fine job this year.

Kyle Durrie


Jamie Karolich


ZOOM

This year Los Tres Gatos Press from Guadalajara kicked off the Print Fiesta with a Zoom presentation live from Guadalajara on Friday, October 8th.

Tres Gatos Press from Guadalajara
giving a live Zoom presentation,
Alejandra Mares (left) and Xavier Moreno (with mask)


Four video presentations total
at Power and Light Press
started off the Print Fiesta on Friday, October 8th


 VENDOR MARKET

The main event was the print Vendor Market on Saturday, October 9th, when I ran into a lot of Southwest printmakers I know.

Entry to the Vendor Market


Tortilla Press Prints

Manuel Guerra of Horned Toad Prints in El Paso brought his Tortilla Press to Silver City and pressed free 8 x 8 inch prints which he handed out to visitors.  Two of the relief plates came from Tres Gatos Press of Guadalajara, who pioneered printing with the tortilla press.

Manuel Guerra smiling in the background


Gummi Thordarson inking the plate


printing with the tortilla press



Skuishi (Susan Gonzalez)


Skuishi also made a steam roller print
in addition to having a booth


Remarque Print Workshop from Albuquerque --




Chris Bardey of Crooked Man Press
 of Las Cruces


Rosie Carter from Colorado


Jeik Ficker from Tanline in Tucson


Natalie Rae Good of Etc Letterpress 
of Santa Fe













holding down the booth for Saba


from Tuba City, Arizona




Charles Townley


Monica bought a set of the 
Southwest Print Exchange 2021








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