June 3, 2025

We drew and printed at Sir Henry Morales' studio in Albuquerque:

Deep Dream Generator

• KREA is down today because someone cut their fiber optic cables, so I could not alter my drawings with their AI

Barbara Endicott's drawing

The same model posed for a pastel portrait by Marilyn Drake, which was recently hanging in the Pastel Society of New Mexico Exhibition at the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos/Prado:

This pastel portrait of the same model

was hanging in Taos

PRINTMAKING

We used the Styrofoam disc plates from Taos and the Juan Tabo Library to print on an apron, using an antique book press:

The printed apron looked great!

The apron 

over Pavel's raccoon t-shirt

The huge heavy antique book press

The Styrofoam discs

We used Gamblin Textile Black Relief Ink

The inked Styrofoam discs

look like a cookie sheet

Easing the apron

over the inked Styrofoam discs

Sandwiched between two pieces of wood

Crunch!

The Reveal!

The Styrofoam discs printed really well, way better than we expected.  However we may not be able to use them again.  The antique press flatten them out pretty severely, and the fabric ink did not wash off well.

We've printed from Styrofoam plates before, and got pretty good results, such as this masterpiece by Robert Atkinson:

Quelab Print Party

Robert Atkinson's masterpiece print

from a Styrofoam plate

In Mexico they made a huge steamroller print from large Styrofoam plates in 2021:

New Mexico Printmaking Invitational 2021

Print a huge roll of canvas with a steamroller

using Styrofoam plates in Morelia, Mexico

MADA

The next printmaking event will be on the grounds Santa Fe Art Institute on Saturday, June 14th, 1- 4 PM, as part of a MADA event:

We will be printing at the

Midtown Momentum Summer Celebration

in Santa Fe on June 14th

Ellie made a check list for future print events:

The "BUCKET" List

It looks like we might have reversed the from the little ones, though that probably won't make any difference:

The big tessellation tiles

might be "mirrored" from the little ones

FRANCISCO DELGADO is having an opening at HECHO A MANO gallery in Santa Fe on Friday, June 6th -- and a Donut Talk on Saturday, June 7th, 12 - 1:30 PM:

Donut Experience with Francisco Delgado