The Dirty Printmakers of America are coming to your town! A printing party and fashion show is in the works this Friday at VINI Gallery.
“We’ll have six different printmakers from across the way,” says Joseph Velasquez, veteran printmaker and one of the event’s organizers. “I’ve got a couple of people from Chicago, Minneapolis, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, and New York and we’re all converging there at the VINI gallery.”
- Velasquez with one of his prints.
They’ll be printing up the woodblocks, carved with Derby-themed designs, on t-shirts and other garments, and also on paper. The Roller Derby girls will model the printed garments at a fashion show and art exhibit, where posters and garments will be on sale, with 50% of the proceeds benefiting the Memphis Roller Derby.
