Annual INK PRINT RALLY at Emerge Gallery in Coeur d'Alene,ID

INK RALLY 2021

WE ARE BACK IN PERSON! WITH A NEW LOCATION FOR THE EMERGE GALLERY, AND THE ASPHALT ROLLER EVENT TAKING PLACE JUST FEETS AWAY FROM THE MAIN STREET IN COEUR D’ALENE, ID.

CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S DOCUMENTARY AND GET TO KNOW THE ARTIST’S BEHIND THE LARGE PRINTS.

INK RALLY 2020.

Due the Pandemic and smoky skies, this year’s steam roller project was celebrated behind closed doors but preserved on the following documentary.

Get to know each artist behind each large carved print and inspiration for taking into this big challenge.

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2017 the first annual Ink Print RallY

15 artist came together to print large woodblocks using a steam roller under a sunny day in CDA, ID

 

A sunny warm summer morning in Coeur d'Alene Idaho was the set for a printing experience out of proportions.

At Emerge Gallery parking lot ten large carved wood pieces were laying on the pavement waiting for the precious ink that would bring them to life. Many printmaking enthusiasts from Idaho, Montana, Washington and Venezuela, came together for a full day of unconventional printing.

Artists: Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and James Bailey collaborated with other 14 feature artists on inking and printing large pieces of fabric using an asphalt roller as a press.

 

Check the press note in the Inlander by Carrie Scozzaro:

 

 
Left: Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and James Bailey pulling a successful copy of RGZ's block

Left: Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and James Bailey pulling a successful copy of RGZ's block

Pulling the first proof... The first reveal comes always full of surprises and lacking ink.

Pulling the first proof... The first reveal comes always full of surprises and lacking ink.