Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
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Alex Gonzales inks a grate in the sidewalk on Bullard
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Gonzales shows the result of printing a piece of cloth using the grate as the pattern.
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Two prints from the first runs of the Steamroller printing process in the Maker's Market area.
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Adriana Zavala rubs the last part of a printing process.
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Amanda Jost rolls the ink onto the next steamroller press print, as helpers watch for stray leaves or specs of dirt that could be blown in on the wind.
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Artist Marco Sanchez makes last minute adjustments to his woodcut before printing.
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Helpers carefully place the inked template preparing for the steamroller to produce the print.
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A heavy cloth cushioning is placed over the paper that the steamroller will print.
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The last wood is placed over the cushioning, the paper and the pattern, before the steamroller rolls over it.
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The steamroller and driver, provided by Fowler Bros., does its work.
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With anticipation of viewing the print, the cushioning is removed.
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The print is revealed
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Sanchez scrutinizes the print to see if he should make changes before the next printing.
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Two long rows of vendors participated in the Print Fiesta 2021
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Patrons visit the vendors
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Sanchez's print is hung with the others.
On a multi-event Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, the Southwest Print Fiesta drew visitors to the Makers' Market area to see demonstrations, paper and cloth prints from various vendors, and the main attraction, the steamroller printing process.