Monday, October 26, 2015

Mexico City and Oaxaca pop-up shows


We are showing the first 28 of   *the prints*  in pop-up shows in Mexico:


    October 30, 2015 (evening)
Mexico City -- Taller 75 Grados



*AND*

     November 1st 
Oaxaca -- Process Ediciones





There is a Facebook event:



Some of the prints are now posted for sale!!!



Sunday, October 25, 2015

Henry Morales


"Southwest Pachamama"


Henry Morales of Albuquerque had a friend build him a homemade press, and printed his edition at his home studio.







In the shop making the printing press






The press arrived at Henry's studio






The rollers under the bed
are skateboard wheels


Bought blankets at Takach Press
in Albuquerque


Gamblin etching inks of many colors














Henry Morales is now selling his prints on Etsy.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Tino Ortega


"Our Heritage Future"


Albert "Tino" Ortega from El Paso had his silkscreen print done at Proper Printshop (El Paso):




Isiah Marines
pulling the print






Tino signing


Tino and Alan Hodson (co-owner of Proper Printshop)
hold up the finished print




Saturday, October 17, 2015

Pavel Acevedo


"Black Biel (60 fwy)"


Pavel Acevedo of Riverside, California, pulled his print at Urge Palette art store (Riverside).  Pavel is originally from Oaxaca, which is a printmaking Mecca right now.



Pavel and the model for the print,
(who set Francisco Delgado up in Oaxaca 
to do his print for the Desert Triangle)


We met Pavel and daughter,


Deborah Cool-Flowers drove her Laguna etching press out from El Paso to Riverside, and gave it to Pavel, to do this edition and more magnificent prints.


Laguna etching press



Loading up the etching press,
in a U-Haul
in El Paso, Texas




drove her press out to Riverside, California,
to give it to Pavel


Arriving in Riverside,
and putting the press back together


Adjusting the press 
at Urge Palete art store


Finished!
Deborah's husband, Jim Cool (far left),
Deborah, and Pavel (far right)


Ready to print!





Pavel signing the prints






Pavel has been using his new press 
to make many more prints,
including this self-portrait


Even Pavel's daughter,
used the press to make a leaf print


Collaborative mural in Riverside,
Pavel painted the big female face


Pavel also painted this mural earlier
in Oaxaca.
His style would lend itself 





Pavel also participated in the 
organized by Irving Herrera.

Pavel on Facebook.

Pavel GoFundMe, for a project in Project Space 1785

Pavel's prints for sale at BigCartel.


Update:  Pavel is shaking it up in Los Angeles.  A lot of the following info is also on another post --  Post-Momentum:


Interview at Modern Art Blitz
with Mat Gleason
Note: His Desert Triangle print in the background
UPDATE -- YouTube link


Exhibition at Avenue 50 Studio
in Los Angeles
Opening May 14th, 2016
runs until June 4th, 2016


Group show at Self Help Graphics
in Los Angeles
Opening May 12, 2016
up until June 10th
(Also, Los Dos is in this show)


Also Pavel was interviewed on KUCR, the radio station for the University of California at Riverside.


UPDATE (Sept 2017):

Pavel's print is now part of the permanent collection of the Riverside Museum of Art in California.  Moreover, it is currently displayed on the web banner, and also hung in the museum.

From the banner


Pavel's print hung


Update (Oct 2017):  Cheech Marin has fun with Pavel: