Monday, October 21, 2019

Albuquerque Stirrings (and Cuba)

Ambos Lados printmakers are busy in Albuquerque, New Mexico (where your blogger lives).

Henry Morales set up his press at the mall, Jessica Weybright had a print opening at Remarque Print Workshop, Julianna Kirwin gave a print workshop in Mountainair, New Mexico -- and we found a Cuban printmaker visiting Santa Fe, Dairen Fernandez  (though he is not one of the Cuban printmakers in Ambos Lados).


HENRY MORALES
AT CORONADO MALL

Henry Morales set his press up at Coronado Mall, in the shop "Something Different," and does live printing there, as well as sells his woodblock prints.

Henry Morales printing at Coronado Mall in Albuquerque


in front of the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque


Henry in front of the "Something Different" store


Henry inside the "Something Different" store


Henry's print on the left celebrates Albuquerque,
with a skull, balloons (of the Balloon Fiesta),
behind a watermelon (referring to the Sandia Mountains)










JESSICA WEYBRIGHT
OPENING AT REMARQUE PRINT WORKSHOP

Jessica Weybright is showing at Remarque Print Workshop in Albuquerque in October.  She is one of the 4 owners of Remarque Print Workshop, which has pictures of her prints on their website.

Jessica Weybright at opening, on Friday, October 4th, 2019









JULIANNA KIRWIN
WORKSHOP IN MOUNTAINAIR

Juliana Kirwin gave a print workshop in Mountainair, New Mexico, while we were showing Ambos Lados in Silver City.


Juliana Kirwin's workshop
showing off their prints


CUBA
DAIREN FERNANDEZ

We bought a print from Dairen Fernandez of Cuba, as he was in Santa Fe for the Clandestina event (Cuba's first independent fashion label) at the International Folk Art Market

 We bought this print from Dairen Fernandez of Havana


Dairen Fernandez is not in Ambos Lados, but he did participate with Octavio Irving (who is in Ambos Lados), and 3 other Cubans, in the LA Havana portfolio.  The Cuban artists made their prints at Self Help Graphics in LA, and the US artists made their prints in the Taller Experimental de Grafica in Havana.  Stuart Ashman (current director of IFAM in Santa Fe) was instrumental in putting together this portfolio.




LARGE PRINT PORTFOLIOS
During the same time they were creating 
the LA Havana portfolio,
our previous print project


CLANDESTINA

Clandetina is Cuba's first independent fashion label, and they silk screened t-shirts at the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, October 18 -20, 2019.



 John Tollett holding up his t-shirt,
freshly screened by Clandestina



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