We raised $425.50 for the Center for Biological Diversity.

Here is some of the great work from the show:

A view of the arch…

Reyna’s three friends.

¡Hamster Power! by Reyna

a view of the wall. . .

Bunny by Reyna

Taylor’s awesome print.

Tree with Peacock by Reyna

other view of the wall

Yeti by Thackery

After nearly two decades of painting, I have arrived at a style that reflects the mysteries of everyday life. My forms and shapes are at the same time ordinary and simple, yet can be very powerful and moving.

Many of my paintings are black and white, cutting to the basics of form and shape, but even those in color remain simple, yet mysterious and strong.

The show runs from May 1st thru May 26th, Opening is this Saturday, May 4th from 6pm-9pm.

You and Your Big Ideas Gallery

174 E Toole Ave

Tucson AZ

520-629-9230

https://www.facebook.com/YouAndYourBigIdeas

www.chrishutter.com

So I have my Summer Woodblock class schedule set.  Along with the Woodblock Weekends, there are two new offerings. First is a Big Block Woodcut, which runs through the summer. And the Tuesday night lab from 6 pm – 8:30 pm, which starts in May. The lab start lines with the print show and allows Big Block woodcut students to come in and work on their blocks. All classes are at The Drawing Studio 33 S. 6th Ave. You can sign-up online at www.thedrawingstudio.org

Big Block Woodcuts                       

June 29th,  July 13th, August 3rd, 24th

Saturday 10am – 4pm

with Tuesday night labs

This is chance for students to create, draw, carve, and print a big block. Each student with have a 15″ x 30″ birch plywood block to carve. Spread over the summer we will officially  meet four Saturday mornings. And each student as a opportunity to use the Tuesday Relief lab twice, to carve and proof your block. This is a step up from smaller works as the student must have a solid composition. Although all tools and materials are provided, I recommend students have a set of carving tools they are comfortable using. This should be an awesome class and a chance to make a print that will push and come out great.

Also at The Drawing Studio starting this May, is the Tuesday night Relief Printmaking Lab, 6pm-9pm.

So far I have two monitors in training so anyone else who wants to train can let me know. This lab is for students and printmakers working in any relief print medium. This lab allows printmakers to work on projects and to sharpen your carving and printing skills. Working in a group is great way for knowledge and information to get passed around. Come on down and Spread The Ink. The fee is only $65.00 per month.

Woodblock Weekend 

Section A  July  19th – 21st

Friday 6pm – 9pm,

Saturday, Sunday 10am – 4 pm

Woodblock Weekend 

Section B  August 16th – 18th

Friday 6pm – 9pm,

Saturday, Sunday 10am – 4 pm

Woodcuts are one of the most  expressives medium. This
workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn and
practice the basic techniques of woodblock and try
your hand  at designing, cutting, and
printing a woodblock print without having to buy a
bunch of tools, inks, paper, and the like. This class
is for both beginners and folks who want to try their
hands at woodcuts again. The focus will be cutting,
tool care, composition and printing. We will only be
using black ink in this class.
Fee: $180 (Associates, $155) All materials and tools
included

You can sign-up online at www.thedrawingstudio.org

Tanline printing is setting up shop at YAYBIG for three weeks in April.  All of the great screenprinting you know and love will be set out. There are posters, post cards, and stickers. This is a chance to see all the awesome work from Tanline and bring some home or have some work done for yourself.  Another exciting item is that YAYBIG is going to home to a sticker machine (Yes, virtual fist pump) and it maybe a custom one. Also, all the wares are for sell at great prices, so help out a great Tucson resource and artists and come on down.

Sin Miedo Screen Printers from SRC  Gonzalo Espinosa, Joshua Woodhall, Karl Whitker

Fear is the devise which stops creativity, and that is why we are Sin Miedo. In spanish this means without fear, thusly we create. Our group is small but our ideas are big. Under the tutelage of master printer Gonzalo Espinosa, Joshua Woodhall and Krrrl learned to go above and beyond conventional silk screen techniques. Taller Sin Miedo is located at the Sculpture Resource Center.

In the month of March, we have a great show of the Sin Miedo screen printers from the Sculpture Resource Center (SRC). Gonzalo Espinosa is from Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, currently living in Tucson, is a master screen printer and mixed media artist. Gonzalo Espinosa considers his work as a passage between his life experiences and their translation into his art.

Joshua Woodhall is a screen printer/3D artist. Many of his screen prints are one of a kind hand colored works. Karl Whitker translates his drawings seamlessly into screen prints.

Dates for the show are as follows:

March 1st – 30th, 2013

Opening Saturday March 2nd, 6pm – 9pm

  2nd Saturday March 9th, 6pm – 9pm

You And Your Big Ideas Gallery (YAYBIG) is a space for Tucson artist to explore and experiment with their work. YAYBIG is a resource for Tucson artist, a place where ideas are born and grow an made to happen. Opened on 12/12/12 YAYBIG is located at 174 E Toole Ave. in the red building. YAYBIG’s hours are Tues., Thurs., Fri., 1pm – 4pm and Fri., Sat. 6pm – 9pm. Please check YAYBIG out at

https://www.facebook.com/YouAndYourBigIdeas

Joe Marshall

YAYBIG director

520-629-9230

www.porkchopress.com

This awesome portrait by Tiana!

Regina’s bird is ready to fly.

These condors by Pat are perfect.

The Great Raven, who brought us the sun, by Janice.

Ellery’s maze-like piece.

Gloria’s Girl&Bird

Jaguar from the Americas

Do you see Amy’s wabbit?

outside the NYC public library

and Amy’s horse is working.

So another great class and another set of great work. Don’t forget my next class on Color Reduction is in April, here are the details.

Reduction Woodcut

Four Saturday mornings, 10am – 2pm

April 6th – 27th

Pre-requisite: Students must have taken a woodcut
weekend or have a good handle on woodblock
techniques.

Reduction woodblock printing is a name used to
describe the process of using one block to print
several layers of color on one print. This usually
involves cutting a small amount of the block away, and
then printing the block many times over on different
sheets before washing the block, cutting more away
and printing the next color on top. This allows the
previous color to show through. This process can
be repeated many times over. In this process only
one block is needed, and different components of an
intricate design will line up perfectly. We will approach
color as value, with three to four value ranges total.

Fee: $155 (Associates $135)

All materials and tools provided.

For online resigntration at  www.thedrawingstudio.org

Hey folks here are some upcoming shows and events at YAYBIG:

Mixed Medium Prints by Joe Marshall

This is a showcase of mixed medium prints I have been working on for the last two to three years. Using cast-off and proofs I cut, shred, fold, paint, and paste the images to create a brand new work. This process can alter the meaning and intention of the orignal print, plus I have a great time making them. The show runs from Saturday Feb 1st – 24th, 2013.

Opening Saturday Feb. 2nd, 6pm-9pm

2nd Saturday Feb 9th, 6pm-9pm

Gonzalo Espinosa, Joshoa Woodhall, Karl Whitker

Screen printers from the SRC

Three awesome and inventive screen printers show their work together for the first time. There will be posters, monoprints, and mixed medium pieces.

March 1st-30th, 2013

Opening Saturday March 2nd, 6pm-9pm

2nd Saturday March 9th, 6pm-9pm

Tanline Printing Mega Show

Jeik and his screen printed posters, cards, stickers, and more. You know his stickers from Che’s, La Cocina, and Congress, now come check out the rest of Tanline’s wares.

April 1st-20th, 2013

Opening Saturday April 6th, 6pm-9pm

2nd Saturday April 13th, 6pm-9pm

Open Studio Tour

YAYBIG will be open during the tour with some great art ready to move out the door.

More info as it happens.

Saturday April 13th and Sunday April 14th  11:00am-5:00pm

KID ARC

Inspired by his new knowledge that many animals are endangered and that our good friend Joe Marshall has a new gallery called “You And Your Big Ideas”, Thackery came up with a big idea of his own to save some animals. We are inviting your children to participate, and you can invite other children. It is called KID ARC (Art to Rescue Creatures) Children’s artwork displayed and sold to raise funds for a variety of organizations working to save endangered animal species. In celebration of Earth Day, YAYBIG is pleased, honored, and excited to host KID ARC’s exhibition. All kids and all favorite species welcome. So far, we selected Center for Biological Diversity, Cheetah Conservation Fund and Gorillas.org as fund recipients, with new organizations to be added. All sales are to be donated.

Monday April 22nd – Sunday April 28th, 2013

Opening/Sale event Saturday April 27th 6pm-9pm

May open

May 3rd-25th

Opening Saturday May 4th 6pm-9pm

2nd Saturday May 11th 6pm-9pm

Collaborative work of Josephine Thomason & Joe Marshall

This show is between my print and stencil work and Josephine’s awesome encaustic painting.

June 1st-29th, 2013

Opening Saturday June 1st, 6pm-9pm

2nd Saturday June 8th, 6pm-9pm

You and Your Big Ideas Gallery  YAYBIG

174 E Toole Ave

Tucson AZ  85701-1211

Contact

Joe Marshall

YAYBIG Director

520-629-9230

You and Your Big Ideas Gallery (YAYBIG) is a new gallery I opened in Tucson, AZ. Located at 174 E Toole Ave, across the street from Scrappy’s, and behind the Tucson City Court building. Why did I do this, why for? Well, the main reason is to give all the great artists in Tucson an new place to show their work. Tucson has so many great artist and not a lot places to show work. I also did it so I can show my own work, self-serving yes it is. I also want artist to push themselves, to use the whole space, to make installations, performance, and any thing else you can cook up. The photos are of the space along with the first show of Tucson woodcut artist. Featuring the work of Danny Martin, Rudy Fores, Martin Quintanilla, and myself, Joe Marshall. This show will be up at least until the end of January.

The next scheduled show is of Tucson screen printers Gonzalo Espinosa, Joshoa Woodhall, Karl Whitker. These three work out of The Sculpture Resource Center on Stone Ave. The show will run from Saturday, March 2nd until Sunday March 31st, 2013.  In April, Jeik from Tanline Printing will be show off his wares. The show dates are April 1st until April 14th, 2013. I will post updates here and on the YAYBIG facebook page. I can’t wait to see all the great stuff that is going to happen, so keep an eye and ear out for YAYBIG.

Hey Everyone

2013 classes are ready I hope see guys again so we can make some great prints, any new students too.

There is a Print Show at The Drawing Studio this May, if you take a class your work can be in the show.

There will also be a print sale during the show, you can sell your prints. The Drawing Studio takes a

40% commission but all the money goes to The Print Room.

Joe Marshall

www.porkchoppress.com

Here is my schedule of classes for winter/spring 2013:

Woodcut Weekend

Feb. 8th – 10th

Friday      6pm - 9pm

Saturday, Sunday  10am – 4pm

Woodcuts are one of the most  expressives medium. This
workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn and
practice the basic techniques of woodblock and try
your hand  at designing, cutting, and
printing a woodblock print without having to buy a
bunch of tools, inks, paper, and the like. This class
is for both beginners and folks who want to try their
hands at woodcuts again. The focus will be cutting,
tool care, composition and printing. We will only be
using black ink in this class.
Fee: $180 (Associates, $155) All materials and tools
included

You can sign-up online at www.thedrawingstudio.org

Reduction Woodcut

Four Saturday mornings, 10am – 2pm

April 6th – 27th

Pre-requisite: Students must have taken a woodcut
weekend or have a good handle on woodblock
techniques.

Reduction woodblock printing is a name used to
describe the process of using one block to print
several layers of color on one print. This usually
involves cutting a small amount of the block away, and
then printing the block many times over on different
sheets before washing the block, cutting more away
and printing the next color on top. This allows the
previous color to show through. This process can
be repeated many times over. In this process only
one block is needed, and different components of an
intricate design will line up perfectly. We will approach
color as value, with three to four value ranges total.

Fee: $155 (Associates $135)

All materials and tools provided.

For online resigntration at  www.thedrawingstudio.org