CNM Big TESSELLATION Prints

On Monday, November 10, 2025, we made THREE MORE BIG TESSESLLATION LINOCUT PRINTS at the community college in Albuquerque, the westside CNM campus:

The 3 Big Tessellation Prints

hanging on the wall at the community college

Scott, Aaron Bass (the instructor) and Ellie Weadock,

pulling the big collaborative tessellation print

These were from four of the big linocuts-- from Virgil Velasco, Henry Morales, Ellie Weadock and Julie Sola -- that we had originally printed with a steamroller at the Southwest Print Fiesta 2025, and later at the Open House at Remarque Print Workshop in Albuquerque:

FIRST PRINT

The first print was from the three linocuts of the Albuquerque Dream Team, who previously worked together in 2024 to make a big collaborative print with BIG INK:

By the Albuquerque Dream Team --

Virgil Velasco, Henry Morales, Ellie Weadock

ALBUQUERQUE DREAM TEAM ARTISTS:

• Virgil Velasco  (Albuquerque)
• Henry Morales  (Albuquerque)
• Ellie Weadock  (Albuquerque)

Ellie Weadock adjust the pressure on the press

Cranfield Safe Wash Relief Inks

We used three Cranfield Safe Wash Relief Inks:

• Rubine Red
• Burnt Umber
• Light Orange

SECOND PRINT

The second print was from big linocuts by Virgil Velasco and Julie Sola:

Virgil Velasco (Albuquerque) and

Julie Sola (Las Vegas, New Mexico)

ARTISTS:

• Virgil Velasco  (Albuquerque)
• Julie Sola  (Las Vegas, New Mexico)

THIRD PRINT

We pulled a third print on black Somerset paper, using Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink Soft Shades. The linocuts were from Ellie Weadock and Julie Sola:

Ellie Weadock and Julie Sola

ARTISTS:

• Ellie Weadock  (Albuquerque)
• Julie Sola  (Las Vegas, New Mexico)

Cranfield Caligo Safe Wash Relief Ink Soft Shad

Rolling on the Caligo Soft Pink ink

Rolling on the Caligo Mustard Yellow ink

Cleaning Up with Baby Oil

OTHER PRINTS

Ellie's lithograph

Ellie's silk screen

A different silk screen approach,

and half done print by Ellie

Scott painted liquid tusche onto the silk screen,

before covering it with screen blocker

Stones Liquid Tusche

I also learned that CNM and UNM used the Ecotex AP BLUE photo emulsion to coat their silkscreens. This emulsion can be used out of the container -- it is not a two part emulsion that has to be mixed first.  Moreover Aaron said that it keeps pretty well, as long as there are not large temperature swings.  Probably still best to store it in the refrigerator:

Ecotex AP BLUE photo emulsion

• Now we need to figure out if we can safely laser cut this photo emulsion