La Cucaracha Press

Always keep learning! Ever teach yourself a new technique? Was it an elaborate machine like this Kluge? I’ve been walking myself through many steps today figuring out how to do foil stamping. We were fortunate to meet this awesome old mechanic named Bob from Kluge who taught us some of the basics but otherwise I’m on my own. 1. Step one: registration 2. Step two: make it feed paper consistently and accurately. 3. Step three: make the print look pristine. #packing... 4. Step four: cross my fingers and hope it can run a job without too much fuss. 5. Step five: when it goes awry, call @kcprintgarage for help with all earlier steps because I have no one else to turn to. #letterpress #foilstamping #kluge #germanmachinery #invitations #businesscards #losangeles #elsegundo #printshop #printmaking #selftaught #thrownintothefire @ Copper Willow Paper Studio See more

Announcement!...You’re looking at the new full-time letterpress printer for Copper Willow Paper Studio! #journeyman #forlife #letterpress #stationary #invitations #printmaking #multiples #foilstamping #printmaker #printfindsme #employed #jobseeker #losangeles #elsegundo

My most recent commission framed in a Birdseye maple frame by @shigouri installed at @antlerroomkc I’m still so pleased and honored to have my work on their walls. It’s one of my most epic projects to date. . . . #woodcut #carving#printmaking#matrix#woodblock#ukyoe#shina#plywood#painting#contemporaryart#contemporaryprintmaking#printisntdead#printisdeadlongliveprint#adorned#surfaceadornment #graphic#hands#earth#soil#organic#cultivation#food#heritage#collage#contemporarycollage#contemporarypainting#duck#horse#sow @ The Antler Room

FINALLY - fitting my latest work to custom frames today. Thanks @shigouri for matching the style and vibe of this artwork, not to mention how it connects so well to the new home for these pieces. I can not wait for them to be up and living in their new home at the @antlerroomkc this week. So psyched for this whole project. @ Mission, Kansas

Studio Closing Celebration Tonight! -

When the studio is cold as hell, and my landlord has rained toxic dust on everything I own, I'm thankful for my @_commonwild_ neck warmer thing.

"Closing Ceremonies" - Art Exhibit and Studio Closing Celebration - Feb 9th 6-9pm, Feb 10th 10-4pm. lacucarachapress.com

Please join me in celebrating 6+ years of hand-pulled prints. La Cucaracha Press is closing shop in KC and I'm hosting a weekend art pop-up at the studio. Come say hello and view the collected works including my newest woodcut diptych "American Pastoral".

Printing-in-progress.

Hilarious and awesome outtakes from my past. Before I ever cared to do "graphic design" I designed countless fliers. They advertised sales and classes, I chastised food and art thieves, and I recall each being executed so quickly that I rarely edited anything. I love when I stumble onto this folder. It reminds me to relax! There's even a reference to my future print shop 3 years before it existed @ La Cucaracha Press

La Cucaracha Press