¡ALBUЯ-BRIJES!

Virgel's ALBUЯBRJIE in AUGMENTED REALITY

Karl's AUGMENTED REALITY

Inspired by the huge Oaxaca ALEBRIJES in downtown Albuquerque (from June 1st to July 17th, 2026), we have to answer them with our own versions -- the ¡ALBUЯBRJIES!

MORE ALEBRIJES -- Real and Fake

There are eight 20 foot huge

Oaxaca ALEBRIJE Sculptures in downtown Albuquerque

ALEBRIJES at NIGHT

The Alebrijes light up at night

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PROPOSITION

The proposition is to make small 8x8 inch ALBUЯBRIJES linocut prints -- that can be carried around in a bucket and shown on the spur of the moment. 

Spontaneous print exhibition

at Cartel Coffee in Tucson

At least 10 small 8x8 inch framed prints

fit in an Igloo Bucket

I also want to enhance them with AUGMENTED REALITY.  So the prints will be scanned, colored and turned into 3D with AI -- and those 3D versions will superimposed on each print in AUGMENTED REALITY when the viewer hoovers their phone over the print.

MINDAR Working!

An example of AUGMENTED REALITY

with the standing augmented man

floats over the "target" image in the real world

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ALBUЯBRIJE PRINTS

VIRGIL VELASCO

Virgil Velasco was the first to start his print, on a 6x6 inch linocut square:

Virgil's drawing

Virgil Velasco's print

Virgil made a marble drying rack

The drawing was enough to generate a colored version in 3D with AI:

KREA

MESHY

Paint 3D

EzGIF

Virgil's ALBUЯBRIJE in 3D

Then we put it in AUGMENTED REALITY:

KREA

MESHY

Paint 3D

EzGIF

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Virgel's ALBUЯBRIJE in AUGMENTED REALITY

next to the real Alebrije in downtown Albuquerque

KARL WHITAKER

I (Karl) started drawing my ALBUЯBRIJE linocut:

Carving in progress

View on your smart phone in

AUGMENTED REALITY

KREA

Midjourney

EzGIF

My ALBUЯBRJIE animated with AI

BARBARA ENDICOTT

Barbara Endicott started her linocut -- she showed me on June 30, 2026:

Barbara Endicott

Carved

Virgil Velasco and Barbara Endicott

at the Farmer's Market on June 27, 2026

HENRY MORALES

Henry Morales sent these photos on July 3, 2026:

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OTHER

ROPE CRITTERS

KREA

FLOW

Midjourney

EzGIF

Horny Toad Javelina Alebrije

generated with AI

May 22, 2026 -- ALEBRIJES

TripoSplat

FLOW

EzGIF

ALEBRIJE nesting dolls

May 4, 2026

KREA

Midjourney

EBSynth

EzGIF

As I was talking to Mark Williams at Side Track Brewing Co, about carving an Alebrjie print on July 4, 2026, this Los Alebrijes food truck pulled up in front of us:

Los Alebrijes food truck

in front of Side Track Brewing Co

• (YouTube): Pedro Linares & His Alebrijes
• YouTube): videoMAKINGOF (the alebrijes)
• (YouTube): ALEBRIJES PARADE 2025, Heading to the Day of the Dead in Mexico
• (YouTube): Elaboración de Alebrijes en Cartonería - JAVIER JUÁREZ ORTEGA
• (YouTube): How is it made? The Making of an Alebrije Sculpture, "Oaxaca Snail"

Showing in Santa Fe at the Folk Art Museum: Alebrijes: A Linares Family Tradition