Photos by Jamie Cline
Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Manda Clair runs an ink roller over the print before it is placed on the ground and run over by the steamroller.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
The Southwest Print Fiesta artist market took place downtown on Market Street on Saturday.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
People strolled up and down Market checking out the various booths where artist sold their artwork.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
One of the large steamrolled prints.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Diana Cameron of the Mimbres Art Council sold raffle tickets and gave out information about the fiesta.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
A print titled "Leptonycteris Yerbabuenae".Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Silver City Musuem's Jo Lutz and another volunteer offered a free children's activity.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Artist Douglas Miles watches people walk by his booth.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
The Power and Light Press truck was parked on Market!Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Volunteers place a large piece of wood on top of the print before the steamroller approaches.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Streamroller printing went on throughout the day and included several prints.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Manda Clair Jost directed the steamroller.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
The steamroller event was free and open to the public.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Time to reveal the final product!Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Artist Aaron Freeland pointed out this print of his was special.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Screen Printing by Saba displays a jacket print customized just for a buyer that stopped by this booth.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Kyle Durrie and Power and Light Press offered people a chance at working the printing press to create a sign of their own.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Tanline Printing and Tiny Town Surplus and Gallery sold bags, stickers, notebooks and shirts with prints of all kinds.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Dan Grissom holding his piece titled "Mama Bear and Cub".Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Falconberry Prints offered prints with star constellations.Southwest Print Fiesta 101219
Matt Suhre offered cyanotype photograms.
The fourth annual Southwest Print Fiesta took place on October 11 - 13 in downtown Silver City. Printmakers came from across New Mexico, as well as parts of Arizona and Texas. Visitors participated in workshops, demonstrations and shopping goods at the vendor market. There were activities for all ages, kids were able to stamp the painted letters of their name onto a piece of paper.