Printmaking in Oaxaca

It has been so wonderful to be making some prints here in Oaxaca! Bob and I are staying near some friends, Ed and John who have also fallen in love with woodcut printing!We all went to Espacio Zapata to work with Cesar Chavez, a master printer. Thanks to all!

Four Saturdays: Holiday Print Sale!

I’ll be opening my studio for a Holiday Print Sale on four consecutive Saturdays beginning November 25th and ending December 15th. Prices begin at $20! I’ll have lots of gift items and will be serving hot mulled cider. Stop by my studio on Mountain Road!

My piece, Mariachi Story, exhibited at NHCC

So excited to have my piece, Mariachi Story,  exhibited at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Museum at the June 16, 2023 opening from 5-7pm! It will be shown as part of the exhibit “Aliento a Tequila and the Art of Agave” and is part of their permanent collection. The show invites visitors to explore the culture and traditions that gave birth to tequila and will be up from June 16-August 13.

“Mariachi Story” by Julianna Kirwin, mixed media collage, 2018

Abq Public Art Award-I get to print at Tamarind!

 

Thanks to an award from Abq Public Art, I was selected to make a lithograph at our world famous Tamarind Institute! Three local artists (all women) worked alongside Luis Fitch designer/artist from Minneapolis. It was a huge learning curve for me because I had never done lithography, but I have to say now… that I LOVE LITHOGRAPHY! We are pictured here with one of the student printers (next to Luis). What a great experience it has been to collaborate so closely with the skillful master printers at Tamarind.

Herstory Printmaking Talk at Hecho Gallery

Our Herstory Printmaking Collective will be giving a talk at Hecho Gallery on Palace Avenue February 17th, 5-7pm. Registration is required, so please go to the Hecho Gallery event page: https://hecho.gallery/show/hecho-gallery-evening-art-gatherings-herstory-a-parintmaking-collective

Hope to see you there!

Opening night at Regalos show, Hecho Gallery

Each year, Hecho Gallery (on Palace Ave.) has a special show called “Gifts” and this year I have three pieces in the show. My grandson Gerald came with me to the opening and I got to meet new people at the show! The Santa Fe Plaza is just a block away, bedecked with colorful lights for the season. The show will be up until the end of December.

Herstory Printmaking, featured artists at the Southwest Printmaking Fiesta

It rained and rained but we wheat pasted our Herstory images at the Southwest Print fiesta anyway! We also conducted a public printmaking event and gave a presentation about how Herstory got started using our Womanifesto as the theme. Such a fun festival-always great to see printmakers from the whole region. The steam roller event was super fun. Thanks to our sponsors Power and Light in Silver City!

 

Printmaking Tour of Oaxaca

We had such an amazing time on my Printmaking Tour of Oaxaca! The five day tour was packed with visits to local printmaker’s studios, twelve in all.

Each one has a little different focus, most are collaborative. The printmaking scene in Oaxaca is alive and well! Special thanks to Federico Lopez who gave us a three day class in the art of woodblock, Oaxacan style.

Teaching at Ghost Ranch

Printmaking Class Students at Ghost Ranch


Print from class at Ghost Ranch


Print from class at Ghost Ranch

It was a wonderful experience teaching at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. My five students learned to do linocut and woodcut, using a variety of inking and printing techniques. Each of them took home many prints in their own unique style! We were hand printing in the beautiful landscape that is so unique to Ghost Ranch.