pecha kucha night - el paso
Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-cha ku-cha)

It's time for the design talent in El Paso to "See & Be Seen."

Here's the chance for you, designers of all kinds, to tell the world about YOUR big ideas! Break out of those pesky specialties, see what cool things are going on right here in town. Who knows you might just stimulate some cross-discipline collaborations & connections & maybe even get inspired in the process.

We have invited designers in product design, interactive media, photography, illustration, fashion, graphics, film, video, architecture & landscape to stand-up and show the world what they can do.

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Presenters Lineup /
Alejandra Dozal, El Paso Inc.
Vol. 03 | Category: Photography
Eddie Marquez, Cartoon illustrator for C2 Magazine
Vol. 03 | Category: Illustrator
BIO: Eddie Marquez 29 is a graphic artist from El Paso Texas. Eddie is currently working on promoting his character DeadBoy who is loosely based on himself. DeadBoy is a young boy who escapes Death ( a character in the series) to be close to his beloved girlfriend Violet. Eddie Marquez released a small comic titled Little Stories last year and is picking up popularity among the art show crowds. “ I debuted DeadBoy in August of 2005 at a comic book art exhibition at UTEP and quickly sold out of art prints and ever since the character has picked up momentum”. DeadBoy was like so much by students at UTEP that they published a spread on DeadBoy in one of their literary magazines the following year. Eddie Marquez designed all the products for DeadBoy such as comic books, pins, stickers, shirts, art prints, and toys. This summer I have released a book of prints called Illustration Art and it is available now.

PRESENTING: ball point pen work.

Edson Gardea, Neomedia Design Group
Vol. 03 | Category: Visual Effects
Edson H. Gardea is President of Neomedia Design Group (NDG), and he's a key 3D visualization expert for the company and is able to interpret architectural design and documentation from Architects, Interior Designers, and Land Developers for creating advanced 3D models, 3D renderings, and production videos. His tendency for continuous improvement, has introduced NDG to the Print Media and Visual Effects markets.
neomedia-dg.com
Jorge Luis Sarmiento, Convertir Solar Art
Vol. 03 | Category: Technology
The proposed renewable solar concentrating power technologies to be implemented are: Artistic Solar Murals for water heating.
Marisol Lopez, City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Dept.
Vol. 03 | Category: Fine Arts
BIO: The Public Art Ordinance was adopted by City Council April 4, 2006 to promote and encourage private and public programs to further the development and public awareness of, and interest in, the fine arts and cultural properties, to increase employment opportunities in the arts, to encourage the integration of art into the architecture of municipal structures for the City of El Paso and to provide for the citizens of the City high quality, publicly accessible works of art, which contribute to the urban landscape and symbolize the City’s sense of place.

PRESENTING: Introduction of the City of El Paso Public Art Program, its establishment, process, and goals.

Presentation of completed Public Art Projects (fabrication to installation).

Presentation of future Public Art Projects currently underway for the City of El Paso.

Promotion of our Call to Artists for the Public Art Program in April 2009.

Community Participation and Involvement.

http://www.elpasotexas.gov/mcad
Maritza Jauregui
Vol. 03 | Category: Fine Arts
Patty Aleman Chavarria, Art Director, Kvia Abc-7
Vol. 03 | Category: Visual Effects
Patty will talk about the creation of the new graphics package for kvia. thoughts on bringing video, 3d elements, motion graphics and audio together.
kvia.com
Randy Pulido, ColdRock Apparel
Vol. 03 | Category: Graphic Design
ColdRock Productions is a small design outfit which focuses on distilling the El Paso vibe and sensibility through a pop culture prism, to produce fashion and graphic work which captures the essence of my life and experiences, of wallowing in modern commercialism, which hopefully can touch others with similar experiences. In effect, we are recycling experience. Re-animating the co-opted corpses of things that used to mean something.
Sandra Salas, Creative Gong
Vol. 03 | Category: Graphic Design
BIO: A native El Pasoan, Sandra was raised in both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and experienced and absorbed two cultures, two languages and two peoples. Her creativity is inspired by the solutions-oriented American culture and the vibrant, simple, and ingenious Mexican way of life. Ms. Salas offers a wide range of creative solutions and services - from intriguing doodles, to corporate identity, collateral and website design. No stranger to the creative industry. Sandra spent 5 years as Senior Graphic Designer for Geronimo Design Inc. and received her Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art with a focus in Graphic Design and Communications from UTEP. She has been an active Ad Fed member since 2002 and an Ad Fed board member since 2005.

PRESENTING: I will present a set of Bowling Tournament Trophies. I was assigned to make 5 bowling trophies for the Annual AdFed Bowling Tourney... The challenge was that I could only spend approx $100 for all of them... The piece is mixed media... actual bowling pins, paper, cds, small plaques and chains, acrylic paint, spray mount and high gloss sealer.

creativegong.com
Tony Duenez, Sir Realistic Productions
Vol. 03 | Category: Video Production
Sir Realistic Productions was founded in 1989 by Tony Duenez (pronounced DWEN-yez) in El Paso, Texas as a private studio used to produce songs for his group TSO (now Mano Sol). As the studio began to grow, so did his alliances with fellow area artists, and he began to produce demo tapes for various local artists, as well as music for radio and television. Now located in Downtown El Paso, Sir Realistic Productions has ventured into video and television commercial solutions, providing a one-stop media production boutique.
www.sirrealistic.com
Victor Guerrero, City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Dept.
Vol. 03 | Category: Fine Arts
BIO: Victor Guerrero serves as the Marketing and Cultural Tourism Coordinator for the Museum and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD) of the City of El Paso. He conducts public relations and marketing for 3 local municipally owned museums. Victor is a proud UTEP graduate and currently working on a Masters of Arts in Communication at the same institution. Victor shares his talents and passion though involvement on the Young Leaders Society and is an executive board member of the Public Relations Society of the Southwest.

My presentation will be strictly information based. Many individuals are not aware of the cultural resources in our community. Many times artists in various disciplines forget that these are institutions that can be utilized for inspiration.

www.elpasoartsandculture.org
Wayne Hilton, ASA Architects
Vol. 03 | Category: Architecture
asa-architects.com
Wendy Reyes
Vol. 03 | Category: Metalsmith
“Art has been my passion since I was a child. I first started sketching in napkins before my mother got angry and bought me a sketching pad. Then when I discovered what I could do with colors, my interest in art became bigger. The love I had for creating art brought me to become more and more interested in learning about the great old masters and indeed all eras and phases of art.”

Wendy Reyes was born on June 11, 1990 in El Paso, TX. She grew up in a cultural atmosphere as she started piano and painting classes at the early age of 7. It was until high school that her passion for art exploited, making her win several scholarships as well as recognitions.

At the early age of 18, Wendy is very active in the El Paso art community. She has participated in numerous art shows and activities, including "Chalk the Block", “The Outlet Shoppes Mural”, “Western Impressions”, “Lancer’s Club”, etc. She has been a resident artist in: The Rose and Crown Gallery, 9900 Gallery, El Paso Crafters' Corner, and 300 Galleria. Wendy is also an entrepreneur, beginning her small business entitled "Portraits and Commissions"

Although very focused on promoting her artwork, Wendy is also a full time student at EPCC. She plans to transfer to NMSU in the future to pursuit her Applied Science degree specializing in hotel management (aside from art!).

"Art is not a hobby, is a way of life."

starryvangogh.webs.com
Pecha Kucha-Global
This is the El Paso version of Pecha Kucha, originally created by Klein Dytham Architects in Tokyo. Pecha Kucha has gained great success in Tokyo and it has been transferred to over 178 cities world wide, including El Paso.

Pecha Kucha is intended to gather creative individuals to share their work and ideas in a night, chilling-out, getting together and exchanging thoughts in an informal environment. Pecha Kucha welcomes creative minds from the fields of Architecture, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Fashion Design, Animation and Design in general. We also invite students who are looking for a job and want to promote their skills. Pecha Kucha represents a new expression venue for people in the creative world.