ABQ Steamroller Printing -- Part 1

This is a more robust set of photos about the big Albuquerque Steamroller Printing event on September 4th, 2020.

Steamroller printing in Albuquerque, New Mexico

(during the Zozobra broadcast)

Listed as a Facebook Event

The Dynamic Steamroller Printer duo

straight outta Ambos Lados --

Henry Morales (l) and Mike Kimball (r)

Steamroller Print by Mike Kimball

Steamroller Print by Mike Kimball

Steamroller Print by Henry Morales

(check out his carving in process post)

Steamroller Print by Henry Morales

Kent Swanson

Public Art Coordinator for Bernalillo County

organized the event

The steamroller event was directed by

Remarque Print Workshop in Albuquerque

(Lincoln Draper taking photos, left,

is one of the 4 co-owners of Remarque)

Jessica Krichels, one of the 4 co-owners of Remarque Print Workshop,

gives an interview with KOB TV

The true heroes, 

Holland Hardie of Remarque Print Workshop (l),

and Anthony Stewart (r) did all the hard work

Gentlemen, start your inking up!

MIKE KIMBALL

Makes the First Print

The firsts print

by Mike Kimball on newsprint

The first steamroller print of the day!

SWEATING THE TECHNIQUE

The steamroller crew sweated a little bit over the technique.  They used Relief Ink by Gamblin (though Henry Morales snuck in a little etching ink).  And when the prints came out weak, they started spritzing the paper with water.

Mike Kimball spritzes the paper with water

before printing

Life under the tent

ABQ Steamroller Printing -- Part 2