La Cucaracha Press

I make prints for other makers. My shop offers custom print services in silkscreen, letterpress, and other media.

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It feels unbelievable doing a big drawing after not doing anything large scale for so many years! This is about 40” wide for reference. It is kind of like finding a piece of myself that I had lost. The content is like an endurance test, but it’s got purpose and meaning behind it. . . . . . #drawing #graphite #large #scale #face #portrait #formerguy #fallen #deface #politicalart #pencildrawing #contemporarydrawing #drawn #handdrawn #blackandwhite #losangelestattooartist #laartist #littletokyo (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnin5xJ19a/?igshid=infbbjtcpom4

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Check this one out!! It’s been quite a bit of hard work dialing this in...and so worth it in the end! Such a fun chill Cali vibe print. 😎 Coming soon as a limited run notebook here at @shopshorthand , letterpress printed in situ by yours truly here at @ironcurtainpress. Pushing this windmill to the limits this week. 🤟🤯🥰😂😁 (at Shorthand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdkvPUpqEj/?igshid=qqbvym47ftz1

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My latest and greatest pet portrait. Actually...my only pet portrait. A 5x7” woodcut hand printed on Kitakata paper. My Tinder, the sweetest white German Shepherd I ever did know. I’m so happy how it turned out. 😋 (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNbhzVaJLch/?igshid=1jhmh7809lkhr

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And the carving is done! This majestic beast is ready to print and I’m so excited for that moment when the first roll of ink hits the surface of the wood. Everything becomes clear. During my final couple of years in Kansas City my dog Tinder was a lynchpin in my daily routine. We went on LONG walks, played in the fields near our house, and he was my running buddy in the heat and up the hills in our neighborhood. He played fetch like a champ. Then when he wore himself out we would just sit in the grass and soak up some sun. He taught me the value of slowing down. It’s such an honor to commemorate my old buddy with this little woodcut. I’m such a German Shepherd guy now because of him. 😁 . . . . . #germanshepherd #whitegermanshepherd #whitegermanshepherdsofinstagram #whitegermanshepherdpuppy #woodcut #carving #plywood #chisel #precise #petportrait #petportraitartist #printmaker #losangeles #kansascity #westside #goathill #walkingthedog #smile #ourdoors #sunshine (at Westside, Kansas City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNXyfdep9P9/?igshid=1jcqs2hkx7rc5

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Don’t forget to stop by @paperchasepress tomorrow from 11-6pm in Hollywood! We’re doing a pop up sale and I’m bringing out some of my favorite prints from the archives. There’s leather, jewelry, notebooks galore, Moon Juice, coffee, tarot readings, and more. It’s gonna be a fun day. . . . . . #paper #notebook #papergoods #printmaker #printmaking #bookbinding #printsale #boutique #popup #la #losangeles #hollywood #fresh #forsale #coffee #juice #itsjustjuice #hustle #made #madeinamerica #california (at Paper Chase Press) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1hwYf8pwVG/?igshid=1r0p4arsjvw3f

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Really happy with how these turned out today! Forest green and a subtle cool grey on 220# Lettra pearl white. If only I could let y’all run your fingers across the lovely texture this paper holds. (at El Segundo, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BseeBpInwDh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1350yxsk7sscm

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Happy holidays to all! Here’s my top 9 for the year. I’m glad my scary insane Disneyland photo made the cut. It performed better than anything related to my professional work, so here’s to that and more insane experiences in 2019! (at Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brv9dmOniBx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ozqucl7mm0n

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DISNEYLAND! (at Dole Pineapple Whip Hut) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqqaPownHAi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rsvdzvc9io1h

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And onward I ride. Title: Original Affluence (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqBtZIiHbdc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=181ojqhhppet4

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Working on adding foliage to my latest piece. (at El Segundo, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpvAlZ1nXfJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t502q2kqggz8

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at Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkCCD8nbIf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nymlkpagkxam

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at Miracle Mile, Los Angeles https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpd6_Vrne6O/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ufhcv5d246ci

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at Stranger Things . https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbNN0iHlzQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ltb747wdic3t

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New piece under way. . . . . #ipadpro #illustration #artprint #contemporarydrawing #losangelesart (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpbEiYdnEkf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g1fts7tvkocu

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at Los Angeles, California https://www.instagram.com/p/BpScGyNnqWr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lm8zanc75fjw

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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 (at Copper Willow Paper Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4ldLbHF4a/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p5dfjye876wr

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#workinprogress Sometimes your muse is simply found in the places you frequent and I can’t tell you how much inspiration I find just traveling around LA. I hope I can manifest the images I see in my mind and it’s way beyond just plant studies. Picture it: drawing mashups of oil pumps, telephone poles, graffiti, hand painted signs, succulents, and garbage all coexisting. First impressions. This is just the beginning. (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVvZY-HtMj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=74dn9c1y9ods