"Centenario de la Revolucion Mexicana" @ Mexic-Arte

My print "Tierra y Libertad? 1910-2010" will be exhibited along with the rest of the prints in the "Centenario de la Revolucion Mexicana" (Centennial of the Mexican Revolution) portfolio at Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The portfolio is being shown as part of the museum's exhibit "Promises of Independence and Revolution: Artists Interpreting Mexico" September 25 through November 21, 2010.

Tierra y Libertad?

My friend, Rene Arceo, invited me to participate in a print portfolio he is putting together. The theme is celebrating the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. Twenty five printmakers from the USA and Mexico will be participating.

My woodblock relief print will represent the idea of "the more things change, the more they stay the same." The image shows a modern day Emilano Zapata, hoe and corn seed in hand, standing in a field of corn while cobs rain down from the sky. I wanted to speak on the fight against big foreign seed companies that have potential to contaminate the indigenous corn strains with their gmo seeds. This in the land where corn was first domesticated. With this invasion the companies have the power to "steal" the modern Mexican farmers' way of life just as the big hacienda owners did a century ago.

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Print and Present

My little apprentice signed his prints this weekend.




Some of the work I've done for MJK and Tool are going to be on display at The Vicker's Theater in Three Oaks, Michigan to coincide with the Blood Into Wine Screening on May 6th.

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Thanks to my parents for inviting me here, showing me love and giving me fabulous brothers and sisters.

Llego la Primavera

It’s been a while. After my winter exhibition I kinda curled up to re-juvinate. I’ve been coming out of the winter blues and enjoying the spring activities. I’ve been traveling a bit and meeting up with old friends, as well as, making some new ones.




March was Puscifer month. My wife and I were able to catch the Chicago shows and my buddy Al and I made the Milwaukee show as well. In all, I got to see 3 unique versions of the performance and they were all incredible (V-Airline, Country Boner, Religious). MJK and troupe inject the live performances with energy and artistry that is seldom seen these days.






Last week I was invited to attend the NALAC (National Association of Latino Art and Culture) conference in San Jose, California. It was another one of those head exploding experiences. The panels on roles of various art and community projects, leadership, history, and plans for future were very inspiring. The wealth of information from the many people I met will be resonating for quite some time. I hope to incorporate some of that information and relationships in my own work and life.
There were some amazing performances by Susana Baca, Las Krudas, Las Bomberas de la Bahia, Los Soneros del Este, Los Planeros de la 21, Sones de Mexico, Los Cenzontles and the amazing Liza Garza. Some of the personal highlights were: meeting all the great people and artists (esp. Maria Luisa Colmenarez,Carmen Lomas Garza and Gilbert “Magu” Lujan, Las Gallas) attending a glass blowing workshop at BAGI by Jaime Guerrero watching The Royal Chicano Air Force and Tomas Ybarra Frausto receive their lifetime achievement awards and the midnight jam between members of Los Planeros and Sones de Mexico in one of the ballrooms of the Marriott.


Now it’s on to completing the new prints for the portfolios I’ve been invited to participate in, printing some of my little apprentices’ print editions, starting some new paintings and getting the garage studio project back on track.

Print portfolios

I am participating in three portfolios this year.

Dirty Printmakers of America


Arceo Press


Consejo Grafico


More days in the week please.