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.
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
Adriana of Dead Bread Design
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 --
Reviver Screen Printing of Las Cruces
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
Chip Thomas and Thea Gahr
holding down the booth for Saba
from Tuba City, Arizona
Charles Townley
Monica bought a set of the
Southwest Print Exchange 2021
Thanks for these photos! What a fun time!
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