Printmaking -- during the opening at the El Paso Museum of History

We printed live during the opening for Ambos Lados at the El Paso Museum of History, on March 18th, 2023:

This visitor holds up the print

she drew on a Styrofoam plate

Printmaking table

Printmaking with the Tortilla Press

Receiving a fresh print

carved by Sir Henry Morales of Albuquerque

Another happy visitor

receiving one of Sir Henry Morales' linocut prints

STYROFOAM PRINTS

Visitors drew into Styrofoam with ball point pens, which made a deep enough gouge to avoid the ink and make good relief prints:

PRINTING with our FEET

We printed the Styrofoam plates Skateboard Press style, using a FEZIBO curved anti-fatigue board:

Printing Skateboard Press style

Naturally Erica Marin,

the director of the El Paso Museum of History,

had the best skateboard style

Francisco "helping" Raul of Horned Toad Prints

printing with his feet

Results

We got a lot of nice artwork by drawing into Styrofoam and printing with our feet.  Moreover Styrofoam printing is easy, and the turnaround is quick, though it does not permit as much detail as linocut plates.

We had previously printed with Styrofoam at Quelab, and the Albuquerque drawing session.  Plus we had printed with our feet at Henry Morales' studio in Albuquerque.

• El Paso Museum of History -- Summary

• Coming to the El Paso Museum of History
• El Paso Museum of History -- Gallery
• Ambos Lados opening at the El Paso Museum of History
• Angel Cabrales at the El Paso Museum of History
• Printmaking at the El Paso Museum of History
• KTEP Interview and other publicity