Howling at the Moon

These past few weeks have been emotional and stressful. We decided to put Princess down due to her becoming sick. It was a hard decision but honestly it was for the better. We got her when she was maybe 6 months old and we’ve had her for 11 years. So 12 years old for a pug ain’t too bad. She surpassed her boyfriend and many of her babies. We honestly thought we’d lose my oldest chihuahua of 14 years before her. It definitely came to a surprise. I’m glad the last few months of her life I was about to take her for walkies thanks to a dog stroller I found discarded in my neighborhood. It’s like things weirdly feel into place. It made it easier on her to still be able to go to the dog park and I didn’t have to worry about carrying her 20 lb butt for 3 miles. It sucks that euthanizing and cremating your dog has to cost so much out of pocket. Especially since we weren’t expecting it and I’ve been in and out of the doctor lately. Luckily one of my friends has been kind enough to help me, but I would like to pay them back already. If you would like to buy a Princess print, it would def help me out a lot. I also set up a kofi for donations since I know some of y’all were asking how you can help out, but don’t feel pressured to. Everyone has enough on their plate. Things will work out. 💖 I miss you already, Mamas. I hope you’re reunited with your boyfriend Gordito and all your puppies. I’ll chase all the toads on your behalf and try not to be so scared of the thunder. No one will ever be the stinkiest as you. 🥺

ICYMI: new screenprinted wall hangings/banners are done! 😘 I loved the linocut version I did, but these screenprinted ones are slick. Printed by hand and sewn by yours truly. 🐽

Part two of making these screenprinted marranito banners! Sewing it together is always the best part. Going from scrap to a clean look. I wish I took some better footage at a different angle but it’s hard to position a tripod while you’re trying to sew. 8 of these babies are up en la virtual tiendita! I know some of y’all were interested and now they’re ready for their forever homes. 🐽💖

If you’re in San Antonio this Friday, go check out our art show! I won’t be able to make it but there’s a lot of great work and I know the rest of the artists would love for you to be there. 💖 The work will also be up for the rest of the month, so stop by and treat yourself to a cup of coffee. 😘

All fundraiser misprints have finally been shipped! Thanks to everyone who donated to my mom’s Relay for Life team. Every year we raise money for the American Cancer Society. The print sale raised $365 and our team as a whole raised $2,958. Honestly not bad for a small team! I have my own reserves about it, but it’s something that my mom believes in so I try to be supportive as best I can without bias. I know she definitely appreciates y’all supporting. 💖

Remember those prototypes I made a couple months ago? Decided to go with a screenprint instead of the original linocuts I was doing. Here’s part one of the process! After this, they’ll dry overnight, get ironed in the morning to set the ink, and then will be sewn together to make the final wall hanging/banner! Check back for part two where I assemble it all. Shout out to my buddy @juanjalapena for exposing the screen for me at his place. I still haven’t gone down the road of fully at home screenprinting just yet. John was definitely a big help in getting it done.

Free Comic Book Day this Saturday!! I’ll be sharing a booth space with @juanjalapena as per usual. Plus our bff @riggyartwork will be there too. 😍 We’ll be at @lvl2gaming from 12-6pm, so come support your local small businesses and come have some fun. Lots of cool stuff going on so check it out!

$What’s the point of framing if ya can’t be extra about it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ For a show in San Antonio in a couple of weeks. 😘$

What’s the point of framing if ya can’t be extra about it? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ For a show in San Antonio in a couple of weeks. 😘

Spent 24 hours in Houston for It Came From the Bayou and didn’t really get much footage. But it’s all good. Had a great time at the show and peddling my smut. Serious thanks to all who came out. Happy to have see old friends and new. Tiny announcements: - Whataburger prints have finally sold out, so not reprinting but will make another version for 2024 later. - Half of the Swamp Wizard edition is now en la virtual tiendita! - If you donated to my team’s Relay for Life fundraiser, the prints should be shipping out this week finally. The print sell raised $395! Our team’s total was about $2900. Final tally will come out in a few days or so. But everyone did a good job this year. Will share more on that later. I’m going to bed for like 3 days straight. It’s been a loooong weekend.

Come on down to @saintarnoldbrewing in Houston! We’ll be out here until 4pm. Don’t let the rain stop ya. 😘💖 Also sorry, no butt pose today. 😭 too many people got here and not giving me enough room to back my ass up.

READY FOR THE BAYOU! Two of the SWAMP WIZARD print are up en la virtual tiendita! The other half of my edition is still drying, but two of these are done cookin’. I know there were some interest, so check ‘em up. They’re the same color but cameras always have trouble picking up greens so coloring correcting is a nightmare. 😑 CLINK IN BIOM. 🐸💖

HOUSTON. This coming Saturday and Sunday, It Came From the Bayou! Saturday April 22nd - It Came From the Bayou Poster Show and Weiner Welcome @ Mid Main Gallery from 6-9pm. Lots of cool pieces will be hung out, so come chill, let’s socialize while scarfing down some weenies. Sunday April 23rd - It Came From the Bayou Printslinger Showcase @ Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Upstairs Beer Hall from 11-4pm. Printmakers from all over the country and a bunch from Texas will be set up with their prints. Come browse our tables and buy some new art for your collection! There will be prints, stickers, buttons, zines, anything that counts as printmaking, we probably got it. Come have a drink!

Hey Laredo! It’s been a while since I’ve set up in town. @juanjalapena and I will be sharing a booth tomorrow at @mercaditofest from 11-3pm. Come hang out, check out the new work we’ve made, and grab something if you wanna save on shipping. Seriously tho, ya don’t have to buy anything from me, I would just love to see your faces before I go back into my reclusive cave. 😘

Fresh pulls, baybee! Ready for @it_came_from_the_bayou next weekend (22-23) in Houston. 🐸✨

🎶 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑤𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑜 𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑙, ‘𝑡𝑖𝑙 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑖𝑛’𝑡 🎶 Finished carving this baby for @it_came_from_the_bayou. Already pulled some prints but guess you’re just gonna have to wait for the next part for the reveal. 😉

Taxes are filed and the wizard toad prints are dry. Hopefully going out in the mail by the end of the week. 💖 They’re up en la virtual tiendita so go check them out. Help me recovery from the gooberment stealing my monies.

Printmaking tip of the day: always tent your hands to prevent an accident from happening. It’s always good practice to cut away from yourself. I know bad habits are hard to break, but better to be safe than have to go to the ER for stitches and a tetanus shot. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

✨ 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐 ✨ Toad wizards now up en la virtual tiendita. 🐸💖

Wanna guess what plants are in this print? Witches Flying Ointment print is finally numbered and signed! Now up en la virtual tiendita. Bink in lio, or whatever the kids say nowadays. Also I threw the toad wizard in there already if you feel so inclined. 🌚🐸💖